Amazon’s Prime Video has officially confirmed that a television adaptation of the 1999 film ‘Cruel Intentions’ will premiere on its streaming service, with a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series was initially ordered at Amazon in April, but it had not been confirmed whether it would appear on Prime Video or the ad-supported platform Freevee.
The main cast has been announced, including Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith, Sara Silva, Khobe Clarke, John Harlan Kim, Brooke Lena Johnson, and Sean Patrick Thomas. Claire Forlani, Nikki Crawford, Isabella Tagliati, Zeke Goodman, and Jon Tenney are set to appear in recurring roles.
According to the official description, the show is set at an elite Washington, D.C. college, where two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Panhellenic system at their school, they will do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation, even if that means seducing the daughter of the vice president of the United States.
Sara Goodman and Phoebe Fisher serve as writers and executive producers, with Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film also executive producing alongside Roger Kumble, who wrote and directed the original film. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi are producers, with Sony Pictures Television producing alongside Amazon MGM Studios.
The project follows a long history of attempts to adapt the story for television. A previous version was set up at IMDB TV in 2021, an NBC pilot with Sarah Michelle Gellar was ordered in 2016 but did not go to series, and a Fox prequel series was cancelled before airing, later becoming the direct-to-video film ‘Cruel Intentions 2’ in 2001. A second direct-to-video sequel followed in 2004.
