Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini is a 2024 American documentary series directed and produced by Michael Beach Nichols. It explores the Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax.
It premiered on June 20, 2024, on Hulu.
Premise The series follows Sherri and Keith Papini, who live an ordinary life until Sherri disappears, triggering a search that becomes news around the world.
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Production Hulu ordered "Perfect Wife" from executive producers Allison Berkley and Joseph Freed of Marwar Junction Productions in 2023, as exclusively reported by Variety. Michael Beach Nichols was attached to direct and executive produce the series alongside Erin Lee Carr and Rob Ford.
Release The series premiered on Hulu June 20, 2024. It will make its broadcast premiere debut on ABC beginning on January 30, 2025.
Reception
Critical reception In December 2024, Rolling Stone named Perfect Wife one of their nine best true crime documentaries of the year.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating based on 5 critic reviews.
Viewership During its first week of release, 3.6 million viewers tuned into the series, making it Hulu's most watched documentary series ever.
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