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The Perfect Couple season 2 in talks without Eve Hewson
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The Perfect Couple season 2 in talks without Eve Hewson

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Dakota Fanning, Eve Hewson, Meghann Fahy, Liev Shreiber. Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Netflix

Nicole Kidman is considering a second season of The perfect couple – but that doesn’t mean everyone will come back.

During an interview with Byrdiepublished on Wednesday November 13 Eve Hewson explained why she couldn’t see herself reprising the role of Amelia.

“I heard Nicole was toying with the idea of ​​a season 2,” Hewson, 33, revealed. “I mean, I would work with all of them again in a heartbeat. Some of them are my best friends. I just don’t know how Amelia would fit into another season.

Hewson hoped his character was “just trying to have a peaceful life” after the events of season 1.

“Everyone was like, what do you think? Do you think she had lunch with Greer? said Hewson, referring to the series finale scene between Hewson and Kidman’s characters. “No, I think Amelia had a traumatic experience with this family. One of the family members killed her best friend. I think she’s living in London, hanging out with the penguins and trying to get ahead.

Eve Hewson Heard Nicole Kidman Is Considering Season 2 of The Perfect Couple

Eve Hewson as Amelia Sacks and Donna Lynne Champlin as Nikki Henry Seacia Pavão/Netflix

The perfect couplewhich premiered in September on Netflix, told the story of a wedding weekend that was uprooted when a body was found on the beach. The series premiere revealed that the bride’s (Hewson) bridesmaid, Merritt (Meghann Fahy), was the person killed. It wasn’t until the finale that fans found out who was actually responsible, Dakota FanningIt’s Abby.

While Hewson not sure about Amelia’s future in the series, his co-star (and on-screen love interest) Ishaan Khatter does not rule out a return.

“We felt, with the writing and final editing of the show, that it ended on a bittersweet note,” Khatter, 28, who played Shooter, exclusively told the show. Us every week in September about the potential for more episodes. “But I think it depends on the audience.”

Khatter noted that a second season would allow fans to potentially see Shooter and Amelia “end up together,” adding, “Working with Eve has been one of the most fun parts of this series. She is incredibly talented and has many gifts as an actress, but she is also extremely hardworking and largely instinctive.

He continued: “I really enjoyed working with her because there wasn’t a need for a lot of discussion and there wasn’t a need for a lot of thought or effort on the text.”

According to Khatter, Hewson was easy to work with on the chemistry between Shooter and Amelia.

“Just being present with her allowed us to find chemistry. (Director) Susanne Bier is incredible and she has such a unique and detailed take on it all,” the actor explained. “She was very, very adamant that we find this tension and chemistry that we can hold on to throughout the series. It may be difficult to maintain this over six episodes. But I think there is no better director than Susanne to be able to take this opportunity and execute it the way she did.

The perfect couple is streaming on Netflix.