Amanda Peet Joins Fatal Attraction Series, as Joshua Jackson’s Wife
Amanda Peet will follow in the footsteps of Anne Archer and play the cheated-on wife in Paramount+‘s upcoming Fatal Attraction series. [pmc_inline_gallery]
Peet thus joins previously announced cast members Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), who will star as that Alex Forrest, and Joshua Jackson (Fringe), who is playing the adulterous Dan Gallagher.
Peet’s character, Beth Gallagher, is a loyal wife, loving mother and successful small business owner whose world unravels when her husband Dan’s indiscretion threatens to destroy their life together/get rabbits boiled. (#TooSoon?)
Described as a “deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone,” Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction series promises to explore “fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.”
Alexandra Cunningham (Dirty John) will serve as showrunner and executive-produce alongside Kevin J. Hynes (with whom Cunningham shares co-story credit), Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and director Silver Tree.
Peet’s previous TV credits include (but are far from limited to!) Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, Brockmire, Togetherness, The Good Wife and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Who thought this project was a good idea? “Fatal Attraction” was a ridiculous movie — one that was a product of its time and seems even worse in retrospect. Remaking it as a TV series, even with a great cast (and more “psychological insights” in the writing — but to what end?), just seems like a huge waste of talent.
Dark Desire (S1) on Netflix was big hit. People want to see sex, cheating, passion and exciting life. Most marriages ends always cause of boredom or cheating, we aren`t meant to be together so long. Nothing better than tasting different pies and the attraction feeling with new one. You got one life, enjoy it!
The lack of originality in Hollywood is farcical!!
But some themes are timeless plus we’re talking 40 years ago ,attitudes on this subject have evolved. Now that they have a strong everything depends on the writing of the scripts and how innovative they can be.