Melissa McCarthy Set to Star in Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers' | THR News - video Dailymotion

The limited series based on Liane Moriarty's book reunites key members of the 'Big Little Lies' creative team.

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00:00Melissa McCarthy is teaming up with Nicole Kidman in a new drama for Hulu.

00:05The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee is making her return to TV for the streamer's new

00:09limited series, Nine Perfect Strangers. The series, based on the novel by Leigh-Anne

00:13Moriarty, is set at a boutique wellness resort where McCarthy plays Francis, one of nine

00:18stressed city dwellers who go to the resort in an attempt to find the path to a better

00:22way of living. The resort is overseen by Masha, played by Kidman, a woman on a mission

00:27to reinvigorate their minds and bodies. The new project is set to reunite several members

00:32of the creative team behind Big Little Lies, putting together Kidman with author

00:36Moriarty, writer and co-showrunner David E. Kelly, and executive producer Bruna Papandrea.

00:41McCarthy will also serve as an executive producer on the project, which is expected

00:45to debut in 2021. This will be the actor's first series regular role since CBS' comedy

00:51Mike and Molly ended back in 2016. For more TV casting updates, head to THR.com.

00:56For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.