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Katy Hayes: Thanks to Sally Rooney and ‘The Perfect Couple’, older women will soon be shopping around for younger men

Netflix’s six-part murder mystery, The Perfect Couple, stars Nicole Kidman as the ice-cool best-selling novelist Greer Garrison, married for three decades to a philandering booze-gripped Tag Winbury (Liev Schreiber). Their son is marrying Amelia (Eve Hewson) and Tag is having an affair with her chief bridesmaid Merritt (Meghann Fahy), who is now pregnant – classic older man seducing much younger woman vibe.

Jack Reynor and Isabelle Adjani in Netflix drama 'The Perfect Couple' Netflix’s six-part murder mystery, The Perfect Couple , stars Nicole Kidman as the ice-cool best-selling novelist Greer Garrison, married for three decades to a philandering booze-gripped Tag Winbury (Liev Schreiber). Their son is marrying Amelia (Eve Hewson) and Tag is having an affair with her chief bridesmaid Merritt (Meghann Fahy), who is now pregnant – classic older man seducing much younger woman vibe. Late in the night, after the pre-wedding party at the family home in Nantucket, Merritt is murdered.

The story is a whodunnit, and it turns out mostly everyone has a motive. It’s a glossy rich-people saga, with a police investigation, plenty of loopy characters and a star-riddled cast. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.