Nicole Kidman’s new Netflix series changed key detail to avoid Big Little Lies ‘confusion’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the lead characters in Nicole Kidman’s new Netflix series, The Perfect Couple, was renamed to steer clear of any comparisons to her previous hit series Big Little Lies. However, since Kidman’s Big Little Lies character is also named Celeste, it was changed to Amelia “to avoid any potential confusion.” “It was a five-year development process for various reasons, so it did go through a lot of different forms, and it was closer to the book early on,” the series’ showrunner Jenna Lamia told The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere. Billy Howle as Benji and Eve Hewson as Amelia in ‘The Perfect Couple’ Lamia explained: “Even as far as things that are internal to the characters in the book, I had to find a way to pull them out and make them active and external, which is why the ending is different – sorry, no spoilers!” “I wanted them to make the best possible television show, I wasn’t worried about how they changed the book,” Hilderbrand told THR. Imperfect lives, imperfectly depicted.” Kidman previously starred in Big Little Lies, HBO’s two-season adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book.
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