Nicole Kidman’s New Netflix Series ‘The Perfect Couple’ Changes Lead Character’s Name to Avoid ‘Big Little Lies’ Comparisons

The character, played by Eve Hewson, is inspired by Kidman’s character of the same name from the hit HBO series.

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Nicole Kidman in ‘The Perfect Couple’ (left) and ‘Big Little Lies’ (right)

Nicole Kidman‘s latest project, Perfect Couplemakes several deviations from its source material, including drawing inspiration from one of his most popular roles.

In the Netflix series, Eve Hewson She plays a character named Amelia. However, Elin HilderbrandIn ‘s novel the character’s name is Celeste. The show red carpet gala In Hollywood on September 4, producer Jenna Lamia said: Hollywood Reporter The change comes as Kidman, 57, plays a character named Celeste on the HBO series. Big Little LiesThis was one of the changes Hilderbrand, 55, allowed Lamia to make.

“It was a five-year development process for a variety of reasons, so it went through a lot of different forms and was initially closer to the book,” Lamia, whose writing credits include Good Girls And Strange.It has been said THIRD“And then this wonderful director Susanne Bier “He came in and his influence changed things, and when we added the cast, that changed things.”

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Some changes were as minor as name changes. Lamia changed Celeste’s name to Amelia “just to avoid any possible confusion, for a very minor reason.”

Fans of Hildebrand’s novel may be upset by the changes, but the author told Lamia that she would make any changes necessary to make a great TV series.

“I wanted them to make the best possible television show, I wasn’t worried about how they would change the book,” he said. THIRD“I told Jenna from the very beginning, I don’t feel precious about this. People can read the book later or earlier; it’ll be a different experience because it’s a little different, they’ll be able to see how it changes them, and I just wanted it to be great television.”

Hildebrand also had a hand in forming the cast. During the series premiereshe told PEOPLE Lieutenant Schreiber He was Kidman’s first choice to play her on-screen husband.

“I was so big Ray Donovan “I’m a fan, she’s one of my favorite actors. And I told the producer my wish,” she told PEOPLE. “And he said, ‘I don’t know.’ And a few weeks later, he said, ‘Elin, your wish may come true.’ And he didn’t say what it was about, but I was hoping that was what he was talking about.”

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Meghann Fahy (left), Eve Hewson and Nicole Kidman

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Perfect Couple Kidman stars as Greer, a novelist whose perfect plans for her son’s wedding are disrupted when a body is found on the beach on the morning of the ceremony. Hewson’s Amelia plays Greer’s soon-to-be bride. Billy Howle plays Greer’s son.

The lead cast also includes: Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy, Jack ReynorIshaan Khatter and Isabelle Adjani.

All six episodes Perfect Couple is currently streaming on Netflix.

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