The cast for Paramount+’s upcoming “Fatal Attraction” series is getting bigger.Amanda Peet is joining the cast as Beth Gallagher, the loyal wife of Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), who uncovers her husband’s sexual indiscretion with Alex Forrest (Lizzy Caplan). Peet’s character was originally by Anne Archer in the original 1987 film.Paramount describes the new series as “a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.” In other words, this will be a more nuanced approach than “sexy woman crazy,” which is the general, problematic sentiment of the original (admittedly still wonderful) film.Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”) serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the new series alongside executive producer Kevin J.
‘Fatal Attraction’: Silver Tree To Direct And Executive Produce On Season 1
18.05.2022 - 01:45 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Silver Tree (The Flight Attendant, You) is set to direct and executive produce on the upcoming Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction.
The project is a reimagination of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film in which the two central characters were played by Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
Written by Alexandra Cunningham from a story she co-wrote with Kevin J. Hynes, the Paramount Television Studios and Amblin Television series explores the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control.
Lizzy Caplan portrays Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover after a brief affair. The object of her affection Dan is played by Joshua Jackson.
Cunningham serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Hynes as well as Amblin Television presidents Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.
Previously, Tree served as the executive producer and director on the second season of The Flight Attendant for HBO Max; the executive producer and director on You for Netflix for two seasons; and the executive producer and director on Shameless for Showtime.
She also directed several episodes of The Flight Attendant for its first season. Her episodic credits include Pearson for USA, The Fix and A Million Little Things for ABC, as well as Grace and Frankie for Netflix, among others.
She is repped by UTA and Circle of Confusion.
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