Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 is coming soon, and Prime Video has confirmed the start date, great new cast, location, and plot...

The first series aired in 2021 and - much like 2024's The Perfect Couple - got everyone hooked. Not least because of the mind-blowing cast of famous faces, and the stunning background.

In June 2023, the streaming service announced that the initial mini-series had been renewed for a second season as an anthology. And now we can reveal everything you need to know about Nicole Kidman drama Nine Perfect Strangers season 2.

Is there a season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers?

Prime Video has confirmed a season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers - although it will look very different to the first. In fact, the only thing that's the same is Nicole Kidman's retreat leader Masha.

Now an anthology series, much like Showtrial, White Lotus, Time, and Black Mirror, Nine Perfect Strangers series 2 will introduce a new set of characters. Although the central premise still remains - as the title suggests, there'll be nine of them, and they'll be strangers. But, as the first series taught us, they certainly won't be perfect!

What's the plot?

In Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, nine new strangers come together to undergo Masha's psychedelic therapy at Zauberwald in the breathtaking Austrian Alps.

The visitors, connected in ways they could never imagine, are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps.

A synopsis tells us: "Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself."

Where was the series filmed?

The upcoming series 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers is set in Zauberwald in the breathtaking Austrian Alps.

Although there isn't really a place called Zauberwald, the word is commonly translated to "magic forest" or "enchanted forest" in German. It's a term used to describe a forest that evokes a sense of wonder and magic.

Zauberwald in the Austrian Alps refers to several "enchanted forests" or themed hiking trails, notably Juppi Zauberwald in Reith im Alpbachtal and Magic Forest Sautens.

The second season of Nine Perfect Strangers was filmed in various locations, including the Swiss Alps and Munich.

When's the start date of Nine Perfect Strangers season 2?

Nine Perfect Strangers season two will premiere internationally on Prime Video (excluding US) on Thursday, May 22, 2025 with the first two episodes.

New episodes will launch weekly thereafter.

How many episodes is it?

Like series 1, series 2 will be eight episodes in total.

Each instalment runs roughly at 45/50 minutes.

Who's in the cast?

Nicole Kidman returns as ethereal 'guru' Masha Dmitrichenko, a role she first played in series 1 in 2021. Of course, the actress is a megastar of film, and is known for her roles in Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, Aquaman, and - more recently - Babygirl.

Her most famous TV roles include Celeste Wright in Big Little Lies, Julia in Top of the Lake, Grace Fraser in The Undoing, Greer Garrison Winbury in The Perfect Couple, and Kaitlyn Meade in Lioness.

Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding begins the 'nine strangers' line-up, alongside Game of Thrones' Lena Olin, Schitt's Creek Annie Murphy, and White Lotus' Murray Bartlett.

Mamma Mia! actress Christine Baranski also joins the cast, as does Austrian actor Lucas Englander, who recently portrayed Elias Fest in The Day of the Jackal.

American singer-songwriter King Princess, Filipino Dolly de Leon - star of the film Triangle of Sadness - and Wolf Hall's Maisie Richardson-Sellers join the line-up.

Lastly, Dune: Prophecy's Mark Strong appears alongside Turkish actor Aras Aydin.

What happened in series 1? How can I watch it?

The first season of Nine Perfect Strangers followed nine very different people who arrived at Tranquillum House, a mysterious wellness retreat that promised "total transformation".

Once there, the guests fell under the spell of the enigmatic Masha, who stopped at nothing to heal them. As the days unfolded, however, Masha's unorthodox methods threatened to push the combustible group over the edge...

Season 1 starred an amazing cast, including Melissa McCarthy as a struggling novelist, Michael Shannon as a high school teacher grieving the death of his son, and Luke Evans as a man with a hidden agenda...

Bobby Cannavale starred as Tony Hogburn, a former American football tight end struggling with his drug addiction.

Season one of Nine Perfect Strangers is available to watch now on Prime Video now.

Nine Perfect Strangers season two will premiere on Prime Video on Thursday, May 22, 2025 in UK and Ireland.