Fatal Attraction | |
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Based on | Fatal Attraction by James Dearden |
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Composer | Craig DeLeon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Producer | Jonathan Talbert |
Running time | 53–62 minutes |
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Network | Paramount+ |
Release | April 30 May 28, 2023 | –
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Fatal Attraction |
Fatal Attraction is an American erotic psychological thriller television series developed by Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes. It is based on the 1987 film of the same name written by James Dearden. The series aired on Paramount+ from April 30 to May 28, 2023. In October 2023, the series was cancelled after one season.
A passionate affair takes a volatile and dangerous turn when a woman refuses to allow her married lover to put an end to it.
No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date [1] |
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1 | "Pilot" | Silver Tree | Alexandra Cunningham and James Dearden | April 30, 2023 |
2 | "The Movie in Your Mind" | Silver Tree | Alexandra Cunningham and James Dearden | April 30, 2023 |
3 | "The Watchful Heart" | Silver Tree | Stacy A. Littlejohn | April 30, 2023 |
4 | "Beautiful Mosaics" | Alexandra Cunningham | Katherine B. McKenna | May 7, 2023 |
5 | "Medial Woman" | Alexandra Cunningham | Kevin J. Hynes & Tandace Khorrami and James Dearden | May 14, 2023 |
6 | "The Dillingers" | Silver Tree | Luke Groneman & Michael Cruz | May 21, 2023 |
7 | "Best Friends" | Pete Chatmon | Kevin J. Hynes | May 28, 2023 |
8 | "Caregiving" | Silver Tree | Alexandra Cunningham | May 28, 2023 |
A television series reboot of the film was first announced in February 2021, when Paramount Pictures had announced they would be producing television versions of their films, naming Fatal Attraction, Flashdance, The Italian Job, Love Story, and The Parallax View as in development for Paramount+.[2]
In November, the series was officially given a series order, and Lizzy Caplan was cast to star as Alex, portrayed by Glenn Close in the film.[3] In January 2022, Joshua Jackson was cast as Dan, portrayed by Michael Douglas in the film.[4] In May, Silver Tree joined as a director and executive producer,[5] with Amanda Peet, Alyssa Jirrels, Toby Huss, Reno Wilson, and Brian Goodman joining the cast in June.[6][7] Wanda De Jesus would be added in a recurring role in July.[8] Doreen Calderon, Jessica Harper, John Getz, Toks Olagundoye, David Sullivan, and Isabella Briggs would join the following month.[9][10] In October, Walter Perez, David Meunier and Dee Wallace were cast in recurring roles.[11][12]
Filming began in mid-2022.[13]
On October 26, 2023, Paramount+ cancelled the series after one season.[14]
Fatal Attraction aired on Paramount+ from April 30 to May 28, 2023.[15] The series had its international premiere at the 2023 Canneseries on April 18.[16]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 37% approval rating with an average rating of 5.1/10, based on 51 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While Fatal Attraction avoids being a mere copy by transposing the lurid classic into a modern era of sexual politics, clumsy execution ultimately dulls this story's edge."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 47 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18]
The A.V. Club's Manuel Betancourt gave the series a C+ grade, writing, "Here's Fatal Attraction (1987) filtered through an at times painfully... self-reflective lens—as if the series were aware that its central setup (a murdered mistress) couldn't possibly be uncritically presented lest it be misread as the stuff of puerile thrillers."[19] James Jackson of The Times gave it 2/5 stars, saying it "finds new things to say about these damaged lives yet is so immersed in their problems it's more a case of Fatal Protraction."[20]
John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal called the series a "first-rate reimagining" an added that it was "far more complex, engrossing and adult than the 1987 original. And it shows that there was much more to be mined out of James Dearden's Oscar-nominated screenplay than Mr. Lyne probably ever imagined."[21] TheWrap's Gwen Ihnat said the series was "Captivating, binge-worthy viewing, despite the fact the pacing can get clunky, stretched across eight episodes that probably could have been six".[22]