The new season of Nine Perfect Strangers is treating us to a number of things: huge plot twists, an A-list cast, and a new Nicole Kidman wig.
In season 1, Kidman’s character Masha sports long, flowing locks that made headlines when the show premiered in 2021. But as season 2 travels to the Austrian Alps, Masha is now rocking a sharp, fringed bob.
The hairstyle denotes a darker, sharper side to Masha, as Kidman herself explained to Variety. “Everything is very specific. It’s chosen for a reason because she’s got very strong intentions and agendas,” the actress said.
The second season finds Masha in a fictional resort, Zauberwald, where a new group of strangers come to find wellness and healing under her questionable methods.
When Kidman was shown options by her hairdresser and makeup artists Noriko Watanabe, she only had to see one wig.
“It’s very quick,” Kidman said. “We just came up with the character and vibe, how she should be and what she should look for.”
The actor also told Variety she was thrilled to have “free rein” this season, as the story wasn’t based on a book like the first season, which was based on Liana Moriarty's novel.
She added it was “fun to play” a woman with power. “So many times, I play women that are in a very precarious place emotionally and Masha is just a badass.”
Kidman previously spoke to ELLE about supporting women behind the camera too. “I’m surrounded by great women and I understand all the aspects of different women, because we have so many women in our family,” she said. “I feel very, very safe and very at home.”
