Prime Video has shared the Cruel Intentions remake trailer for the coming-of-age thriller drama, based on 1999’s cult classic movie which starred Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe.
“In this new adaptation, the series follows the elite students of Manchester College, a Washington, D.C.-adjacent university, where reputation means everything, fraternities and sororities are the gold standard, and two ruthless step-siblings, Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont, will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy,” reads the official synopsis. “After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Greek Life system, they’ll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation – even if that means seducing Annie Grover, the daughter of the Vice President of the United States. Hearts will be broken, loyalties will be tested, and secrets will be revealed in this modern-day royal court that is Manchester College.”
Check out the Cruel Intentions trailer below (watch more trailers):
When is the Cruel Intentions remake release date?
Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions series will be available for streaming starting on November 21. The remake will be led by Sarah Catherine Hook as Caroline Merteuil, Zac Burgess as Lucien Belmont, Savannah Lee Smith as Annie Grover, Sara Silva as Cece Carroway, John Harlan Kim as Blaise Powell, Khobe Clarke as Scott Russell, Sean Patrick Thomas as Professor Hank Chadwick, and Brooke Lena Johnson as Beatrice Worth.
The TV adaptation is written and created by showrunners Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman. They are executive producing alongside original movie producer Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Roger Kumble, with Bruce Mellon, Andrea Iervolino and Monica Bacardi serving as producers. It is a production by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios, and Original Film.
The 1999 movie was a modern retelling of the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, which was directed by Kumble. It starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kathryn Merteuil, Ryan Philippe as Sebastian Valmont, Reese Witherspoon as Annette Hargrove, and Selma Blair as Cecile Caldwell.