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I haven’t read The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, but I have watched the Netflix series starring Liev Schreiber, Nicole Kidman – a favorite actress of mine – and another favorite actress (since she started her career as a child), Dakota Fanning. If you’re like me, you might still find it interesting to read the book. Of course, if you can manage to fit it into your reading list, which I’m still pondering how to do. Why? Read the BTS facts I came across, and you’ll understand. The same goes if you have read the book and are wondering if the Netflix series would still be interesting to you.

Recently, Buzzfeed published 17 BTS facts about the filming of the series. I’ll share the link, but beware! There are spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the series yet and want to, don’t open the link.

Here are a few of the BTS facts that don’t reveal the plot and that I found interesting:

1. The Perfect Couple is the first time one of Elin Hilderbrand's novels has been made into any screen adaptation.

2. Elin Hilderbrand gave the team carte blanche to make any changes they wanted. And they did. So there are quite a few discrepancies between the book and the series. Maybe it’s even better – you can read the book and watch the series while getting to know the story for the first time, and vice versa. 😊

3. "Despite the series being set in Nantucket, filming actually took place in Cape Cod. It was impossible to get all of the necessary filming equipment on the boat that takes you to Nantucket." 🐟

4. "Eve Hewson explained that the dance number for the opening credits 'wasn't in the script' but instead happened after the cast got a 'surprise email' from the director, Susanne Bier, near the end of filming. The email asked the cast to learn the dance." Liev Schreiber was the only one who was "openly into it." 💃🕺

5. Dakota Fanning was the second person officially cast for The Perfect Couple, after Nicole Kidman. 👏

6. Before playing Liev Schreiber's wife in The Perfect Couple, Nicole Kidman asked Naomi Watts, who is one of her best friends and Liev's ex, if it would be okay. Nicole and Naomi have been friends since the '80s, and Liev and Naomi were together from 2005 to 2016.

Link/Spoilers: https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick...