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The Perfect Couple Series-Premiere Recap: Welcome to Summerland


Netflix’s latest adaptation is closing out the summer season in style … and possibly murder. Fun!

Sunbathers are relaxing on the beach, the whales are putting on an acrobatic show out in the Atlantic, and dead bodies are washing up on the shores of $40 million dollar “cottages” on the morning of very expensive, high-profile weddings. The first episode of The Perfect Couple, based on the queen of the beach read Elin Hilderbrand’s novel of the same name, gives me a lot of hope that the six-episode limited series will not only be enjoyable end-of-the-summer fare, but will ultimately be a satisfying yarn. “We’ve got a floater,” a Nantucket Deputy named Carl tells his boss, Chief of Police Dan Carter, in the wee hours of the following morning.

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