Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for the upcoming original series FATAL ATTRACTION. The series premieres Sunday, April 30 with three episodes exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. Following the premiere, new episodes of the eight-episode season will be available to stream weekly on Sundays in the U.S. and Canada. The final two episodes will be available to stream on Sunday, May 28. Stream hit shows from CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central and Smithsonian on Paramount+. Try it free!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D4XI66Vd3E
The all-new series is a deep dive reimagining of the 1980s cultural touchstone FATAL ATTRACTION through the lens of privilege, personality disorders, family dynamics, and murder. In the present day, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest (Lizzy Caplan), Daniel Gallagher (Joshua Jackson) is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and proving his innocence. In 2008, Dan first meets Alex and his world begins to unravel after their brief affair threatens to destroy the life he’s built with his wife, Beth (Amanda Peet).
The series stars Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher, Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, Amanda Peet as Beth Gallagher, Toby Huss as Mike Gerard, Brian Goodman as Arthur Tomlinson, Alyssa Jirrels as Ellen Gallagher and Reno Wilson as Detective Earl Brooker.
Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John,” “Chance“) serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the series alongside executive producer Kevin J. Hynes (“Perry Mason“), with whom Cunningham developed the series, and executive producers Darryl Frank (“The Americans“) and Justin Falvey (“The Americans“) for Amblin Television. Silver Tree also serves as executive producer and directed five episodes. FATAL ATTRACTION is produced by Paramount Television Studios.
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Fatal Attraction |
Network: Paramount+Genre: DramaSeasons: 1Episodes: 8 | |
OverviewAn affair threatens the lives of Dan Gallagher and his wife, Beth, in this deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller which explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control. |