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Time Magazine
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
How Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Ends
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 In Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2, Nicole Kidman returns as Masha Dmitrichenko to lead a group of people as they confront their trauma through a unique form of therapy that involves psychedelic drugs and surprising revelations. This time, nine people are brought together in the Austrian alps for treatment under Masha. By the end of Season 2, airing July 2, they realize they have all crossed paths in some way before. Here's a rundown of the main characters and how they all learn that they are connected in the surprising finale. The characters and their trauma Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) selects the attendees for her retreat, which she now leads in an old mansion called Zauberwald that belonged to her former mentor, Dr. Helena Von Falkenberg. It's through Falkenberg that Masha learned about using psychedelic drugs in a therapeutic way. Masha did it herself while processing the grief of the death of her daughter, who was hit by a car, and found it helped her feel like she was with her daughter again. Falkenberg's son, Martin (Lucas Englander), helps Masha run the retreat, guiding the nine participants on their respective trips. There's one couple on the trip, Wolfie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) and Tina (King Princess). They are both musicians, and Tina is a piano prodigy who has lost the ability to play the piano due to some kind of mental block. Tina quickly realizes that she knows one of the group members, Brian (Murray Bartlett) because Brian performed with puppets on a children's TV show, and she was a guest on it once. Brian showed up to the retreat with one of his puppets in tow, which speaks for him when he doesn't have the courage to speak for himself. He lost his job on the TV show when he had a nervous breakdown on camera. Agnes (Dolly De Leon) is a former nun, who is here to work through some guilt that she felt while working as a nurse in a hospital in a war zone. She keeps having flashbacks to the moment when a pregnant patient died under her watch. Imogen (Annie Murphy) is attending the retreat with her mother Victoria (Christine Baranski), in an effort to spend more quality time with her. But she is aghast when her mother shows up with a date, Matteo (Aras Aydin). While her mother is occupied with Matteo, Imogen connects with another group member, Peter (Henry Golding), and they hook up throughout the retreat. Like Imogen, Peter is also attending the retreat because he's traumatized by one of his parents. His mother and father are divorced, he wants to feel closer to his father, a billionaire media mogul named David Sharpe (Mark Strong). How the drug trips go Participants ingest the psychedelics by drinking a specially concocted tea out of a water bottle. In some scenes, they are lying in bed or on a yoga mat with a silver disc on their chest that injects the drugs into their system. Everyone has a different reaction. Participants are even encouraged to dance at one point. In a memorable scene, Agnes, Wolfie, Tina, and Brian go soak in a tub filled with wine at a nearby spa. Agnes is so racked with guilt about the patient she lost in a war hospital that she runs away from the group and breaks into a church, looking to do confession. Sometimes Victoria can't get out of bed, and Imogen is shocked to learn that she has ALS. Matteo, the man she thought was her mother's date, is also her caregiver. In one dramatic scene, Victoria has a seizure in reaction to the medication, and Imogen becomes hysterical. Matteo spends a lot of time during his trip thinking about his parents, who died in a war zone. But he says he doesn't mind the grief, that he sees it as a sign that he loved them a lot. 'My grief is not all that I am. I was a boy who was loved.' The drug trips strain Wolfie's and Tina's relationship. Tina feels like she was brought to the retreat against her will; she thought she was being taken to a normal spa. Wolfie relives the moment when she met Tina and fell in love with her when she was watching her onstage. Tina thinks back to the moment when she was on Brian's TV show and talked about wanting to become an astronaut. She has felt like she played piano to fulfill her own mother's dream for her, even though what she really wanted to be was an astronaut. And Wolfie's pushiness about playing the piano reminds her of her mother's pushiness about playing the piano, leading her to burst out, 'I'm f***ing my mother!' During Sharpe's trip, he relives a magical one-night stand he had with Masha during a business trip. That one-night stand led to the birth of Masha's daughter, who was hit by a car later in life. Masha brought him here to give him a large dose of the drugs so that he could 'meet' his daughter. She also hopes that he will enjoy the experience so much that he will invest in the therapy, which is in dire need of funds. How Nine Perfect Strangers ends The group finds out that Masha selected them for the retreat because, like her, they all have a connection to Sharpe. Sharpe's news division revealed footage of Brian's outburst on children's television, ruining his career. Sharpe's company pulled funding for the music program that Wolfie adored. As a nurse, Agnes tended to victims in war zones bombarded by bombs that Sharpe's company made—bombs that also killed Matteo's family members. Imogen's father developed the satellite technology that guided bombs funded by Sharpe's company, and he ended up killing himself because he was so horrified that the technology he developed was used for such violent means. But Victoria begs Masha not to tell Imogen because she's worried that the news would destroy her. Sharpe says he doesn't deserve all of this blame, arguing, 'Aren't we all flawed people just trying to do our best?' To appease the group, Sharpe promises to cut his company's military contracts and donate the money that they have made to charity. In the most dramatic scene of the finale, Masha's assistant Martin confronts Masha outside in the snow, afraid that Masha is gunning to take over his family's property and cut him out. He shoots Masha, but she survives. While convalescing, she tells Martin he can have the property and run the psychedelic retreats. Overall, the characters seem to find closure in the finale. Tina finds the ability to play the piano again, but she and Wolfie have decided to part ways. Masha cheers up Tina by telling her that the episode of Brian's TV show where Tina was a guest was her daughter's favorite. Her daughter would watch it over and over again, and Masha wanted to see who Tina grew up to be. Imogen and Peter share a passionate goodbye kiss as they part ways and vow to never be apart again. Imogen also vows to visit her mother more, now that she knows that she has a terminal illness. Agnes and Brian have become fast friends, playing with little marionette puppets they got in a gift shop nearby, and she convinces him to take his puppeteer skills to hospitals to cheer up children in need. As everyone is leaving the retreat, Sharpe takes back what he says about cutting all military contracts. Masha shames him by leaking a recording of the moment when he made that promise to the group on YouTube. The participants find out about the leak when they leave the retreat and their cell phone service is restored. A month later, Masha meets Sharpe in a McDonald's. Sharpe wants to invest in Masha's psychedelic drug retreats and incorporate it into an arm of his company. When she hesitates, he shows her the blackmail that he could use against her, footage he bought from her assistant Martin of the chaotic moment when Victoria was seizing, and it looked like her team had lost control of the whole project. She signs the document in the end, and the series ends with the two locked into a passionate kiss. 'You may not love your family but you can't get rid of them,' she says.
Newsweek
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Episode 5 Release Date, How To Watch
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 has viewers in its grip. Here's when you can catch episode 5 of the tension-filled drama. In Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 episode 5, Prague, Masha takes her relationship with David to the next level with the use of experimental psychedelics. As the participants struggle with Masha's unique methods, they question if the healing process is truly worth it. The official synopsis for Prague reads: "Masha takes David on a psychedelic tour of their past together." Read on for how to watch Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 episode 5. Nicole Kidman stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Nicole Kidman stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Hulu The previous episode, The Major Lift, aired June 4. It saw Tina and Wolfie's relationship is put under strain when the Zauberwald ballroom is set up with musical instruments. Victoria offers to have a girls' night in with Imogen, but the plan goes awry. In the second season of Hulu's original show, which premiered May 21, 2025, manipulative guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) invites nine strangers to a mysterious wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. With her methods proving increasingly unconventional, explosives secrets arise. The 2021 original was the most-watched Hulu original at the time. Despite being conceived as a limited series, Nine Perfect Strangers was renewed for a second season. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Episode 5 Release Date Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 episode 5 airs Wednesday, June 4, 2025. You can watch it on Hulu in the US and Prime Video in the UK. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Release Date Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 premiered May 21, 2025. It launched with two episodes, Zauberwald and The Crabapple Clubhouse. Looking to catch up? Season 1 is also available to stream on Hulu/Prime Video in its entirety. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Cast Nicole Kidman reprises her role as Masha Dmitrichenko, the founder of wellness resort Tranquillum House. The ensemble cast includes Murray Bartlett, Henry Golding, and Mark strong. See the full cast below. Aras Aydın as Matteo Christine Baranski as Victoria Murray Bartlett as Brian Dolly de Leon as Agnes Lucas Englander as Martin Henry Golding as Peter Annie Murphy as Imogen Lena Olin as Helena King Princess as Tina Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Wolfie Mark Strong as David Nine Perfect Strangers Episodes List Like the first season, season two consists of eight episodes. The season finale drops Wednesday, July 2. Episode 1: Zauberwald - May 21, 2025 Episode 2: The Crabapple Clubhouse - May 21, 2025 Episode 3: The Field Trip - May 28, 2025 Episode 4: The Major Lift - June 4, 2025 Episode 5: Prague - June 11, 2025 Episode 6: The Other Side - June 18, 2025 Episode 7: Unhinged - June 25, 2025 Episode 8: Batsh*t - July 2, 2025 Nine Perfect Strangers Trailer A snowy retreat, psychological skirmishes, and Nicole Kidman butting heads with Mark Strong. Watch the chilly trailer for Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 below.
Newsweek
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Episode 4 Release Date, Where to Watch
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Nine Perfect Strangers has viewers in its grip. Here's when you can catch episode 4 of the tension-filled drama. In the second season of Hulu's original show, which premiered May 21, 2025, manipulative guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) invites nine strangers to a mysterious wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. With her methods proving increasingly unconventional, explosives secrets arise. The 2021 original was the most-watched Hulu original at the time. Despite being conceived as a limited series, Nine Perfect Strangers was renewed for a second season. Nicole Kidman stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Nicole Kidman stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Hulu In the previous episode, The Field Trip, Martin and the guests venture to a nearby town for a museum trip that, as it turns out, is anything but restorative. The synopsis for episode 4, The Major Lift, reads as follows: "Tina and Wolfie's relationship is put under strain when the Zauberwald ballroom is set up with musical instruments." Read on for how to watch Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 episode 4. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Episode 4 Release Date Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 episode 4, The Major Lift, airs Wednesday, June 4, 2025. You can watch it on Hulu in the US and Prime Video in the UK. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Release Date Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 premiered May 21, 2025. It launched with two episodes, Zauberwald and The Crabapple Clubhouse. Looking to catch up? Season 1 is also available to stream on Hulu/Prime Video in its entirety. Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Cast Nicole Kidman reprises her role as Masha Dmitrichenko, the founder of wellness resort Tranquillum House. The ensemble cast includes Murray Bartlett, Henry Golding, and Mark strong. See the full cast below. Nicole Kidman as Masha Dmitrichenko Aras Aydın as Matteo Christine Baranski as Victoria Murray Bartlett as Brian Dolly de Leon as Agnes Lucas Englander as Martin Henry Golding as Peter Annie Murphy as Imogen Lena Olin as Helena King Princess as Tina Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Wolfie Mark Strong as David Nine Perfect Strangers Episodes List Like the first season, season two consists of eight episodes. The season finale drops Wednesday, July 2. Episode 1: Zauberwald - May 21, 2025 Episode 2: The Crabapple Clubhouse - May 21, 2025 Episode 3: The Field Trip - May 28, 2025 Episode 4: The Major Lift - June 4, 2025 Episode 5: Prague - June 11, 2025 Episode 6: The Other Side - June 18, 2025 Episode 7: Unhinged - June 25, 2025 Episode 8: Batsh*t - July 2, 2025 Nine Perfect Strangers Trailer A snowy retreat, psychological skirmishes, and Nicole Kidman butting heads with Mark Strong. Watch the chilly trailer for Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 below.
Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Nicole Kidman opens up on the death of her mother, says it 'changed every part of me': I'm on the journey of grief
Nicole Kidman is gearing up for the release of her new show Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2. The actor has been on a prolific run, busy with a number of releases and projects. In the midst of this, she recently had a personal loss with the death of her mother Janelle Ann Kidman. She was 84 at the time. In a new interview with Allure, Nicole shared that her mother's death 'changed every part of me'. (Also read: Nicole Kidman thanks fans for respecting her privacy after mother's death) During the interview, Nicole opened up about her mother's death and said, 'Losing my mother changed every part of me,' she says. 'I spoke to her every second or third day. And because she was on the other side of the world, if I woke up at 5:00 a.m., I'd get up, I'd walk around the block and I'd talk to her for an hour before the girls got up, before Keith got up. That was the rhythm of my day.' She went on to add, "I'm so raw with it. I feel embarrassed because I feel like, Oh, you've talked about it enough. So I have to keep saying to myself, It's okay. Maybe it's my sense of what I feel I should be doing. I'm trying to be quiet and have it be a more intimate thing with just my friends or my sister. The love was so profound that the loss of it… I'm on the journey of grief, the year of magical thinking.' The news of Nicole's mother death was revealed when the actor won the Best Actress award for her role in Babygirl at the Venice Film Festival last year. Director Halina Reijn accepted the award on Nicole's behalf and shared a statement that was written by her. "I'm in shock, and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her. I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you. The collision of life and art is heartbreaking, and my heart is broken," read a part of the statement.
India Today
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Resist ageism: Nicole Kidman's advice at Cannes as she champions gender equality
Actor-producer Nicole Kidman was honoured at the 78th Cannes Film Festival with the Kering Women in Motion Awards. She spoke about resisting ageism and how she kept her vow of championing and working with female filmmakers in her career. In the 8 years since she took her vow in 2027, she has worked with 27 female a producer, Kidman revealed that there were hardly a few eligible names to work with initially. The first-timers were considered too risky. "I had to say, 'This is how I'm doing it. We'll take the risk. We're going to mentor, support, help and protect.' The only way to do it is to actually do the world, show up and go: 'I'm here. I'll be in your film'," she explained at an 2017, Kidman took a vow to work with a female filmmaker every 18 months. She has now worked with 27 women in eight years. Executing and keeping her pledge wasn't easy. But, Kidman wasn't backing down. "I was going to make it possible. I was at a point where we had a discussion where there was such a disparity in terms of the choice. You'd go, 'Could a woman direct this?'" she from championing gender equality, Nicole Kidman also advocated for resisting ageism in the field of work."You get to a certain age, and maybe you have made a great film in your 20s that got lauded and then suddenly you're in your 40s, and you haven't followed it up or made choices that didn't succeed. But you're like, 'I'm not over! Please still keep believing in me and investing in me'," she further, she said, "That is important too, resisting ageism. There's the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person. It's about going, 'No, you actually can have a second or third chapter.''Nicole Kidman is the 10th recipient of the Kering Women in Motion award. On the work front, she will be seen next in 'Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2'.
