Hulu Sets Premiere Dates for "Nine Perfect Strangers" and "Only Murders in the Building"

Today, as part of the Disney/Hulu Upfront, Hulu announced premiere dates for upcoming original tentpole series "Nine Perfect Strangers" and "Only Murders in the Building." Both Hulu Original series will debut this August.

NINE PERFECT STRANGERS

Premiere Date: August 18, 2021 (weekly release)

Synopsis: Based on The New York Times bestselling book by author Liane Moriarty, "Nine Perfect Strangers" takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort's director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine "perfect" strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

Cast: The eight-episode series stars Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Samara Weaving, Melvin Gregg, Asher Keddie, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Manny Jacinto.

Credits: "Nine Perfect Strangers" is from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films, and Endeavor Content. Jonathan Levine directs all eight episodes of the series and serves as executive producer alongside Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson for Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, Liane Moriarty, David E. Kelley, John Henry Butterworth, Molly Allen, Samantha Strauss and Melissa McCarthy. The series is co-written by David E. Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss, and co-showrun by David E. Kelley and John Henry Butterworth.

Social Info: @9StrangersHulu | #NinePerfectStrangers

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

Premiere Date: August 31, 2021 (weekly release)

Synopsis: From the minds of Steve Martin, Dan Fogelman and John Hoffman comes a comedic murder-mystery series for the ages. "Only Murders in the Building" follows three strangers (Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez) who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building which stretch back years. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another. Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living amongst them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it's too late.

Cast: The series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez and Amy Ryan.

Credits: "Only Murders in the Building" hails from co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman ("Grace & Frankie," "Looking"). Martin and Hoffman will executive produce along with Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Jamie Babbitt, "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.

Social Info: @OnlyMurdersHulu | #OnlyMurdersOnHulu