7/10
Better titled as "Camp Tranquilum"
6 October 2021
"Nine Perfect Strangers" (single season, 8 eps, 45-55 mins, Hulu) is a pretty fun/decent ride since its production is top tier: all star cast and A-team writers and director. The visuals are splendid from actresses such as Samara Weaving and Nicole Kidman, the resort/spa/retreat environment, and the psychedelics that occur. The story itself centers on the spa guests' faults, regrets, transgressions, insecurities, etc, and the pace is pretty fast since we have to examine those elements for each of the nine in addition to several of the troubled staff loyal to Nicole's "Masha" character. I believe this was designed as a single-season mini-series so you're going to wish there was time/budget for a 13-ep run instead of the short-ish 8 eps. Especially since the final scene makes no sense, apparently was thrown together at the last minute, too bad, and those two things are why it's a 7 instead of an 8 or 9 for me.
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