Are you ready for the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers? If you loved the trippiness and wackiness of the first season, then you probably are, and the first two episodes are now available to stream. However, this isn’t something to watch if your kids are in the same room.
Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 picks up off the back of the first season. Masha has now made a name for herself when it comes to her “treatment” protocols, and she shares that she has another experiment that she wants to do. Naturally, people are lining up to take part in her experiments, but we know that something can always go wrong.
Over the course of eight episodes, we get another look at what she has in store for the new group of strangers. This time, she has other people working with her, and she’s in the middle of a frozen nowhere with no cell reception or easily accessible roads. What could possibly go wrong?
Nine Perfect Strangers age rating: Explaining the TV-MA rating
At first, this is a series that seems on the more innocent side. It’s just a bunch of city dwellers who are looking for some R&R. However, things take a turn when they learn that the woman who runs the retreat, Masha, is running an experiment with drugs.
The second season of the series has just started and already, we have the focus on the psychedelic experiments. This time, most of the people attending the retreat know what to expect, but there are sure to be some twists and turns along the way.
Sex & nudity: We’re just a couple of episodes in the second season, but we fully expect it to turn out much like the first. There is a scene where a woman jumps into the water wearing white, and when she emerges, it’s possible to see some of her figure through the white outfit.
There are also mentions of sex throughout the first season, and while it’s not gratuitous, there are a couple of sex scenes. In the second season, we see two women who are on a bed together, but nothing ends up happening. Of course, that’s not to say something won’t later in the series.
Language: The F-bomb is dropped numerous times throughout both seasons. The S-word, B-words, and other more mild swear words are also used. The F-bomb is the heaviest of the words used.
Violence & gore: In the first episode of Nine Perfect Strangers season 2, we do see a man get angry and start shouting at the empty room around him. This same character has also violently pulled his luggage along and hit inanimate objects, and it could be a sign of something worse to come.
The first season introduced a heavy amount of violence toward the end of the season, as we got flashbacks that showed a woman being shot, and there was a scene with a woman strangling a man in a fit of rage. Many of the more violent scenes in the first season are done when people are high on drugs, as we see one man kill a goat, which is later eaten. This is more primal rather than violent, but it may not sit easily with some people.
Alcohol & drugs: There is a heavy use of drugs throughout Nine Perfect Strangers. After all, the whole focus is on a woman who is running experiments with psychedelic drugs, which she wants to use on herself for her own personal gain.
There is also some drinking involved, as multiple characters use alcohol as a coping mechanism. In the second season, they all head to the bar and order various drinks, including beers, liquors, and more.
Overall verdict: Who is Nine Perfect Strangers appropriate for?
This series earns its TV-MA rating, and it’s not suitable for children. It could even be too much for older teenagers due to the way the drugs are used in the series. This is one of those shows that, while focusing on the dangers of the drugs, can also show the reason why people take them and why these types of experiments are done.
You’ll want to have some conversations with your teens if you are going to watch it with them. The best thing to do is to wait for them to go to bed.
Nine Perfect Strangers streams on Hulu on Wednesdays.