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Based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty Nine Perfect Strangers follows nine stressed out people from the city, who all head to the same health and wellness resort in search of a healthier and happier way of life. Resort director Masha (Kidman) is there to guide the tired and weather-beaten city-dwellers to full rejuvenation over the course of the 10 day retreat. But, everything is not as it seems, in fact its far far creepier. This is the second TV adaptation of one of Moriarty...

Commentary: How Nicole Kidmans rich white women took over television Meredith Blake © Provided by The LA Times Nicole Kidman has become the emblem of TVs recent bumper crop of pulpy, high-gloss murder mysteries about affluent white women, including, from left, "Top of the Lake: China Girl," "The Undoing" and "Big Little Lies." (Photo illustration by Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; HBO; Sally Bongers/SundanceTV/See-Saw Films) "The Undoing" had seemingly everything going fo...

“The Undoing” had seemingly everything going for it. A Sunday-night time slot on HBO, real estate that still carries weight with audiences in an era of on-demand viewing. A script by David E. Kelley, one of TV’s most prolific and celebrated writer-producers. Susanne Bier, an acclaimed Danish auteur, directing all six episodes. Hugh Grant, a beloved comic performer in the throes of a fascinating career renaissance. And, perhaps most of all, it had Nicole Kidman, a Big Time Movie Star who h...