The remake, in serial format, of the classic film “already has a release date”.Fatal Attraction”. The new production of Paramount plus It will premiere on Monday, May 1, with three episodes, exclusively for its subscribers.
Based on the hit thriller, directed by Adrian Lyne Set in 1987, the new series will explore labor relations, the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through a current look, where toxic ties, personality disorders and coercive control will be focused.
In the original version, the unforgettable Glenn Close, Michael Douglas y Anne Archer they played the lead roles in a story about a married man having an affair with a strange woman who becomes dangerously obsessed with him. The film received six Oscar nominations in the categories of: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing.
The eight-episode production, written by Alexandra Cunningham, author of “Dirty John”, explores topics such as marriage, infidelity, mental health, and the way society views women. However, in a more extensive narrative format, the conflict has other nuances. “We are prepared to wonder more about the characters that we can explore in an eight-hour television series,” says the screenwriter.
Joshua Jackson, actor of “Doctor Death”, Lizzy Caplan protagonist of “Fleishman is in trouble” y Amanda Peet the “Dirty John” actress, are the new stars in this updated story, which follows the sordid affair of lawyer Dan Gallagher, played by Jackson, with his co-worker Alex Forrest, played by Caplan.
The cast ends up conforming to Alyssa Jirrells como Ellen Gallagher, Toby Huss as Mike Gerard, Reno Wilson as Detective Earl Booker and Brian Goodman like Arthur Tomlinson, in this proposed revival of the film that rescues a certain furor of 80s productions.
In addition to being a screenwriter, Alexandra Cunningham is the showrunner and executive producer of the series, along with executive producer Kevin J. Hynes producer of “Perry Mason,” and executive producers Darryl Frank y Justin Falvey for Amblin Television. “Audiences see the film as a binary hero vs. villain story, with Alex being the villain. But the lens through which we view the conflict has radically changed,” Cunningham concluded, referring to the shift in gender bonding and perspectives that has morphed over the years.
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