Manny Jacinto boards Hulu's limited series 'Nine Perfect Strangers'

Actor Manny Jacinto, best known for featuring in NBC sitcom "The Good Place", has joined the cast of Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers", starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. Based on Liane Moriarty's 2018 novel of the same name, the show recently scored a straight to series order from the streaming platform.

The story follows a group of city dwellers who attend a 10-day retreat at a health-and-wellness resort and don't know what is about to hit them. Kidman, 52, will portray Masha, the woman who runs the remote resort, while McCarthy, 49, will play Francis, one of the titular strangers.

The two actors will also executive produce the series. Jacinto, 32, will essay the role of Yao, a bright-eyed man-kid with a hipster vibe. After a life and death encounter with Masha, Yao finds himself as her right hand man at Tranquillum, a wellness resort with unusual practices, reported Variety.

The show will reunite Kidman with her "Big Little Lies" showrunner David E Kelley and executive producer Bruna Papandrea. John Henry Butterworth is penning the series with Kelley and will also serve as co-showrunner. Jacinto will next star in Tom Cruise's "Top Gun: Maverick", which will release in the theatres worldwide in December this year.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)