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The Perfect Couple’ Director Susanne Bier Unpacks Netflix Show’s ‘Magical Group Dynamic’ And Winbury Family’s ‘Undercurrent of Compassion’


Susanne Bier, who directed all six episodes of Netflix's 'The Perfect Couple' talked about the ensemble's dynamic and "compassion" in the family.

Based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand and adapted for the screen by Jenna Lamia, the six-episode series watches a luxurious weekend of wedding festivities spiral out of control when a dead body is found on the shores of its Nantucket setting. The director of all six episodes, who also executive produced the series, further discussed the family dynamic, the outsider perspective and other details of the show in the below interview. I don’t think you can actually anticipate it before you shoot it because once you do the scenes and once the actors embody all those moments, that balance switches, and then you need to to invent another structure while editing, which I think needs to happen.

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