Fans of The Perfect Couple who were waiting with bated breath – while clad in their finest garms – may have to wait a little longer than anticipated for the next glamorous instalment of the Netflix hit.
In March it was reported that the limited series – starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy, Eve Hewson and others – was getting a follow-up season from another Nantucket-set book by best-selling The Perfect Couple author Elin Hilderbrand.
The book in question is 2024’s Swan Song, and it was set to be written by The Bear producer Joanna Calo.
However, Deadline now reports Joanna has exited the project, according to sources, and there is no confirmed replacement for the much-anticipated Swan Song adaption, said to be in early development.
A representative from Netflix declined to provide Deadline a comment, and has never confirmed a possible Perfect Couple season two.
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Swan Song follows the Gatsby-esque mysterious Richardson family – who throw parties, mingle and flirt with locals, while making sure everyone knows how super loaded they are.
But then the worst happens when their house burns to a crisp and an employee goes missing, leaving the whole well-to-do island – where houses are worth an average of at $4.1million (£3mill) – left in chaos.
It was reported Australian acting royalty Nicole and Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier would be co-producing the Swan Song series, as they did The Perfect Couple.
Upon its release in September 2024, the first series racked up a whopping 20 million views in a week, topping the most-watched chart after only four days.
The series was initially reviewed poorly, with some critics calling it a genre ‘mess’. However viewers were hooked and are waiting impatiently for more upmarket murders, making it a successful swing after all.
Speaking to Metro last year, director Susanne emphasised the significance of the Nantucket setting, describing the island as ‘super important.’
‘The island of Nantucket is, is a, is a player of its own. And it’s not just the physical Island. It’s also like a mental island.
‘It is very, it’s, it’s very insular for good and bad.’
In the series Liev, 57, and Nicole, 58, play married couple Tag Winbury andGreer Garrison Winbury, the all-smiles – but sinister – power couple at the head of a glossy, strange family.
Nicole previously revealed she wanted to make sure Liev’s ex Naomi Watts was happy with her starring next to him before taking the role.
She told Entertainment Weekly: ‘We always check in, we’re besties. That was very kind of her to do that.’
After giving Nicole her blessing, Naomi revealed she was excited to tune in, as she told EW: ‘I’m desperate to [watch] because everyone is raving about it. It just launched, what, two days ago.
‘I’m very much looking forward to it. I have seen the trailer. It looks fantastic.’
The plot follows the drama after a shocking death derails a lavish high-wedding between Benji Winbury (Billy Howle) and Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), and turns everyone into a suspect.
However, Swan Song, if it does end up being made, will have a whole new cast and set of characters, à la The White Lotus.
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