Nicole Kidman's new Netflix series changed key detail to avoid big little lies confusion Eve Houston's character in the perfect couple shares the same name as Kidman's character in big little lies one of the lead characters in Nicole Kidman's new Netflix series the perfect couple was renamed to steer clear of any comparisons to her previous hit series big little lies the streamer's new drama based on Ellen hilderbrand's 2018 novel follows the chaos that ensues when a body is discovered ahead of a lavish wedding ceremony Kidman stars as Greer Garrison the groom's mother alongside Eve Houston as Amelia saaks the bride to be the White Lotus Alam Megan fahe leev shriber and Dakota Fanning also feature in hilderbrand's novel Houston's character is named Celeste however since Kidman's big little lies character is also named Celeste it was changed to Amelia to avoid any potential confusion it was a 5-year development process for various reasons so it did go through a lot of different forms and it was closer to the book early on the series showrunner Jenna lamia told The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles Premiere and then this wonderful director Suzanne beer came on and her influence shifted some things and when we had cast attached that shifted some things another plot point that was adjusted was the addition of Greer's third son as well as husband tag shriber to include the theme of First Love lamea explained even as far as things that are internal to the characters in the book I had to find a way to pull them out and make them active and external which is why the ending is different sorry no spoilers I wanted them to make the best possible television show I wasn't worried about how they changed the book hilderbrand told th I said to Jenna right from the beginning I do not feel precious about this this people can go and read the book later or before it'll be a different experience because it is a little bit different they can see how they changed it and I just wanted it to be excellent television out now on Netflix the perfect couple has faced mixed reviews from critics while the independent Nick Hilton found it to be as daed as it is derivative in his two-star review The Guardian argued that the gorgeous murder mystery is ludicrously good Hilton wrote and don't let the presence of Academy award-winning Danish director Suzanne beer mislead you the perfect couple is by the Numbers Netflix pulp in its lack of originality it invites comparison with big little lies but absent the tension and Intrigue of that drama were left with something as superficial and unfulfilled as the family it depicts imperfect lives imperfectly depicted Kidman previously starred in big little lies HBO's two season adaptation of Leanne morard best-selling book in June the Mulan Rouge actor revealed that she and executive producer