Cruel Intentions (TV series)

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Cruel Intentions
Genre Drama
Based on Cruel Intentions
by Roger Kumble
Les Liaisons dangereuses
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Developed by
  • Phoebe Fisher
  • Sara Goodman
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locations Toronto, Ontario
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video

Cruel Intentions is an upcoming American television series developed by Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman, and produced by Original Film, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios for Amazon Prime Video. Part of the franchise of the same name, it is based on the 1999 film by Roger Kumble, which in turn was a modern retelling of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses . [1]

Contents

The series, set in a Washington D.C college among rich students, follows two manipulative step siblings who are ready to do anything to maintain their status. It features a cast led by Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, and Savannah Lee Smith.

Plan for a television adaptation of the film started in 1999 at Fox with a prequel series that was later retooled as the 2000 direct-to-video film Cruel Intentions 2 following its cancellation due to creative concerns. In 2015, NBC picked up a television pilot for a continuation of the film's storyline with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning but later passed on the project. Amazon announced a new project's development for Amazon Freevee in 2021, with Neal H. Moritz returning as an executive producer. It was given a series order in April 2023, and moved to Prime Video several months later. Filming took place in Toronto and began in June 2023.

Cruel Intentions is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 21, 2024.

Premise

Two step siblings at a Washington D.C. college have worked hard climbing the Greek life social ladder on campus. After a hazing incident goes wrong, however, the two will do anything it takes to maintain the status they have achieved and set their sights on seducing the Vice President's daughter. [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by  [4] Original release date  [5]
1"I"TBAStory by : Phoebe Fisher & Sara Goodman
Teleplay by : Phoebe Fisher		November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
2"II"TBAStory by : Phoebe Fisher & Sara Goodman
Teleplay by : Phoebe Fisher		November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
3"III"TBANicholas StrainNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
4"IV"TBAChaconne Martin-BerkowiczNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
5"V"TBADes MoranNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
6"VI"TBAValerie ArmstrongNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
7"VII"TBATBANovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
8"VIII"TBAPhoebe Fisher & Sara GoodmanNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)

Production

Development

In 2015, NBC picked up a television pilot for a continuation of the 1999 film Cruel Intentions with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning but later passed on the project. Following that, Sony Pictures Television announced that the project will either be shopped to other networks or completely redeveloped. [6] [7] Amazon Studios announced that a new project was being developed in October 2021. [8]

It received a series order, and filming was set to begin in April 2023. The series is developed by Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman who are set to executive produce alongside Neal H. Moritz. [9] Upon the main cast announcement, Pavun Shetty, Andrea Iervolino, Monica Bacardi, and Bruce Mellon were added as executive producers. Original Film, Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios are the producing the series. [2] Eight episodes were ordered for Amazon Prime Video instead of Amazon Freevee. [10]

Casting

In June 2023, Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Khobe Clarke, Brooke Lena Johnson, Sara Silva, John Harlan Kim, and Myra Molloy joined the starring cast with Sean Patrick Thomas as Professor Chadwick, having previously appeared in the original film as Ronald Clifford. The recurring cast includes Laura Benanti and Jon Tenney. [2] Additional recurring members announced in December 2023 were Claire Forlani, Nikki Crawford, Isabella Tagliati, and Zeke Goodman. [10]

Filming

The series began shooting in June 2023 in Toronto. [11] [12]

Release

The series is set to premiere on November 21, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. [5]

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