Adaptation of the series “Cruel Intentions” in preparation by IMDb TV

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A Serial Adaptation of the 1999 Film Cruel Intentions is under construction.

Almost five years after NBC transmitted a Cruel Intentions sequel series, Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV is developing a new version of the original film.

Set in Washington, DC, the potential series will follow two ruthless half-brothers who will do anything to stay at the top of the hierarchy of Greek life in their elite college. When a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Pan-Hellenic system, they will do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation … including seducing the daughter of the US Vice President.

Phoebe Fisher (Euphoria) will write the pilot alongside Sara Goodman (from the original Gossip Girl), while Neal H. Moritz – who produced the original Cruel Intentions film – is one of the executive producers of the project.

Cruel Intentions – which was itself based on the 18th century novel Dangerous Liaisons – starred Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe as half-siblings Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont, who bet on Sebastian’s ability to seduce Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), the daughter of their prep school principal elite in New York.

In 2016, NBC ordered to pilot a follow-up series that would take place 16 years after the events of the film, with Gellar set to return as Kathryn. The pilot ultimately did not receive a serial order, and he was unable to find a home elsewhere. Prior to NBC’s efforts, Fox attempted a prequel series titled Manchester preparation in 1999. The project was scrapped before it aired, but three of the produced episodes were made into live video on video. Cruel Intentions 2, which was released in 2001.