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Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Faces Backlash Over Slow-Paced Third Episode

Its Rotten Tomatoes audience rating has slid five points from Season 1 to 54 percent.

Nicole Kidman stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2
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Overview

  • Viewers on social media have branded Episode 3, “Field Trip,” as sluggish and lacking narrative momentum.
  • The season’s audience score on Rotten Tomatoes stands at 54 percent, down from 59 percent in Season 1, while critics’ approval has inched up to 41 percent.
  • Season 2 premiered May 21 with two episodes and continues weekly, with Episode 4, “The Major Lift,” debuting June 4.
  • Nicole Kidman reprises her role as wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko, guiding a new group of retreat participants against the backdrop of the Austrian Alps.
  • Collider’s recent review awarded the season a 7/10 for strong performances and cinematography, though it noted limitations in the premise and the eight-episode format.