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11-03-2025
- Entertainment
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"Cruel Intentions" Canceled after One Season
'Cruel Intentions" long journey to TV has ended rather brutally. The 'Cruel Intentions' TV series at Amazon Prime Video has been canceled after just one season. The series originally debuted on the streamer in November 2024. It served as a TV update to the 1999 film of the same name, which was itself based on the classic novel 'Dangerous Liaisons.' A TV show based on the movie was set up at IMDB TV (a.k.a Freevee) in 2021 before being formally ordered at Prime Video in late 2023. The Amazon series starred Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith, Sara Silva, John Harlan Kim, Khobe Clarke, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Brooke Lena Johnson. Sara Goodman and Phoebe Fisher served as co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers. Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film also executive produced along with Roger Kumble. Moritz produced the original film, which was written and directed by Kumble. Bruce Mellon along with Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Iervolino & Bacardi Entertainment were producers. The series was produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, and Original Film. Per the official description, the show '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 (Hook) and Lucien Belmont (Burgess), will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. 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 (Smith), 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.' Amazon does not typically release viewership information regarding their shows, so it is difficult to gauge exactly how many people tuned in to 'Cruel Intentions.' However, the series failed to make an appearance on the Nielsen Top 10 Streaming charts and also failed to find much love with critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series held a 24% critical approval rating with 10 reviews counted. Prior to this version of the show, NBC ordered a pilot for a followup to the movie in 2016 with Sarah Michelle Gellar, one of the movie's original stars, attached to reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil. However, it ultimately didn't make it to series. Prior to that, Fox's attempted a 'Cruel Intentions' prequel series, which was canceled before making it to air. Three episodes of that show were eventually assembled to become the direct-to-video movie 'Cruel Intentions 2' in 2001. In 2004, Sony Pictures produced a second direct-to-video sequel, 'Cruel Intentions 3.'
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Cruel Intentions' Canceled After One Season At Prime Video
Cruel Intentions will not be back for a second season. Prime Video has canceled the series after its freshman run, sources confirm to Deadline. Amazon's series adaptation of the cult 1999 film, set in Washington D.C., hailed from writers Phoebe Fisher and Sara Goodman, Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Original Film. More from Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Clarkson's Farm "Targeted By Robbers Using Van With Cloned Licence Plate And Drone" In the new incarnation of the premise, which was rooted in the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos, two ruthless step siblings will do anything to stay on top. In this case, of the Greek life hierarchy at an elite Washington, D.C. college. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Panhellenic system, they'll do whatever's necessary to preserve their power and reputations — even seduce the daughter of the Vice President of the United States. The main cast included Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess and Myra Molloy as leads, along with fellow series regulars Khobe Clarke, Brooke Lena Johnson, Sara Silva, Sean Patrick Thomas and John Harlan Kim. The series was produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, and Original Film. Sara Goodman and Phoebe Fisher servedas co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers. Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film also executive produced along with Roger Kumble. Moritz produced the original film, which was written and directed by Kumble. Bruce Mellon along with Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Iervolino & Bacardi Entertainment served as producers. Variety was first to report the cancellation. Best of Deadline The 25 Highest-Grossing Animated Films Of All Time At The Box Office 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Amanda Seyfried Holds Someone at Gunpoint in Peacock Thriller Series ‘Long Bright River'
Amanda Seyfried dons a cop uniform as she fights the opioid epidemic in the Peacock thriller series 'Long Bright River.' Mickey (Seyfried)'s hometown of Philadelphia has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. Now she serves on the police force for the city and confronts former classmates derailed by drug use on the daily. 'I grew up here. I went to elementary school down the street and so did a lot of girls working the avenue down the street' she said in the first trailer for the series. 'It's our job to protect them.' When three girls are suspiciously killed in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that she may have a personal connection to the case. Based on Liz Moore's novel of the same name, Mickey (Seyfried) must discover how her past has come back to haunt her. Watch the trailer: 'You seem to take it personally, and you won't tell me why,' one police officer asks Mickey in the trailer. When Casey, an apparent friend of Mickey, has gone missing, the officer seems to shut down and carry out her own investigation without telling the force. 'The Dropout' actress stars alongside Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, and John Doman. Dash Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld are recurring guest stars on the series. Nikki Toscano wrote the series in addition to executive producing and showrunning. 'Long Bright River' is also executive produced by its star Seyfried, its author Moore, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, and Amanda Lewis for Original Film, Amy Pascal for Pascal Pictures, Hagar Ben-Asher and Russell Rothberg. The eight-episode series will premiere on Peacock Thursday, March 13. The post Amanda Seyfried Holds Someone at Gunpoint in Peacock Thriller Series 'Long Bright River' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
