NYFA alum Eve Hewson is starring in the new Netflix series The Perfect Couple, an upcoming American mystery drama that will air on September 5th. Based on a 2018 novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, the show is a six-part series. Susanne Bier, known for The Undoing and Bird Box, is set to direct. Hewson graduated from the 4-week Acting for Film workshop at NYFA New York.
NYFA Alum Eve Hewson Stars in ‘The Perfect Couple’ Alongside Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber
The Perfect Couple revolves around the character of Amelia Sacks, played by Hewson. Amelia, who is about to marry into the affluent Winbury family of Nantucket, finds her wedding upside down when the event is overshadowed by a murder investigation. The series has an all-star cast that includes Nicole Kidman as Greer Garrison Winbury, novelist and the groom’s mother, Liev Schreiber as Tag Winbury, the groom’s father, Dakota Fanning as Abby Winbury, the sister-in-law, and Billy Howle as Benji Winbury, the groom. Filming took place in Massachusetts, including locations like Nantucket and Cape Cod.
Eve Hewson on Screen
One of Eve Hewson’s earliest appearances was opposite Sean Penn and Frances McDormand in the film This Must Be the Place (2011). She followed with a role in NYFA Guest Speaker Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies (2015), and played the lead in The Script’s music video “For The First Time.” Hewson also starred in the romantic comedy, Enough Said (2013), Robin Hood (2018), the BBC’s adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s novel The Luminaries (2020), the Netflix limited series Behind Her Eyes (2021), and Flora and Son (2023).
One of Hewson’s most memorable roles is the four-time Emmy-nominated series Bad Sisters (2022) from Apple TV. The hit first season helped ensure greenlighting season two of the series, which picks up where the sisters left off.
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