‘Cruel Intentions’ Sequel: New TV Series in the Works at NBC
"Cruel Intentions" was a racy teenage film that was a cult classic to the entire '90s crowd. Now, it's about to get introduced to a new generation.
According to a report from Variety, a "Cruel Intentions" follow-up is set to be staged at NBC with the participation of the original director and writer Roger Kumble.
The 1999 film spawned stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Selma Blair, Joshua Jackson and Sean Patrick Thomas. "Cruel Intentions" tells the story of a group of prep school students all caught up in a web of love, lust and lies. The ending of the film saw Sebastian Valmont (Phillippe) get killed in a car accident, Kathryn Merteuil (Gellar) disgraced and Annette Hargrove (Witherspoon) driving away.
The NBC version will be a present-day follow up about the 16-year-old son of Valmont and Hargrove, Bash Casey. It turns out Hargrove was pregnant by the credits of the "Cruel Intentions" film, and now it's Casey's turn to embark in his own prep school scandal.
The young student discovers about his family's past and decides to attend the prestigious Brighton Preparatory Academy in San Francisco to search for more details. To his surprise, he quickly finds himself in an unfamiliar world rampant with seduction and deceit.
Aside from Kumble's attachment to the upcoming series, co-writers and executive producers include Lindsey Rosin and Jordan Ross. Also executive producing are Neal Moritz and Original Film's Pavun Shetty.
Other projects related to the "Cruel Intentions" are the two direct-to-video follow-ups. Kumble's "Cruel Intentions 2" was a prequel and "Cruel Intentions 3" was a sequel, who's main character was a cousin of Gellar's character Kathryn.
Just this summer, Rosin and Ross were part of a musical adaptation of the hit film called the "Cruel Intentions Musical." It garnered plenty of attention when the original stars Witherspoon, Gellar and Blair showed up at a screening together.
"Sarah, Selma and I, we knew all the lines," Witherspoon told Extra TV in an interview after their girls' night out.
She added, "They're cute, they're such nice girls, and we had so much fun sort of reliving the old days."
Even Phillippe dropped by to watch and support the musical parody one night, according to Us Weekly.
There's no news yet on whether any of the 1999 cast will reprise their roles for the small screen, but considering there have been numerous television adaptations in recent years, there's always the possibility.
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