Nicole Kidman made sure to check one of her closest showbiz friends was happy for her to go ahead with her new show The Perfect Couple before production got underway.
The Oscar winner plays the matriarch of a wealthy Nantucket family in Netflix’s new murder mystery, which began streaming last week.
In the show, Nicole plays the on-screen wife of Liev Schreiber, with his ex-wife Naomi Watts revealing that her friend contacted her about the show before work began.
“We always check in, we’re besties,” Naomi told Entertainment Weekly. “That was very kind of her to do that.”
Naomi and Liev were in a relationship for over a decade, and share two teenage children together, 17-year-old Sasha and 15-year-old Kai. The former couple eventually parted ways in 2016, after 11 years together.
The Perfect Couple boasts an impressive cast that also includes Bad Sisters star (and daughter of Bono!) Eve Hewson, The White Lotus actor Meghann Fahy and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Donna Lynne Champlin.
Also in the show are Emmy-nominated American Horror Story alum Adina Porter and Ripley’s Dakota Fanning.
The show has already made a big impact, and is currently sitting at number one on Netflix’s list of most-watched shows here in the UK.
It’s also generated plenty of conversation around its choreographed opening title sequence, which has provided divisive not just among viewers but also the show’s cast (aside from Liev himself, who was apparently more than happy to bust some moves on the beach compared to his co-stars).
The Perfect Couple is now streaming in full on Netflix.