Carl Roberts 
Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest and Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction streaming on Paramount+ 2022. Photo credit: Monty Brinton/Paramount+
The reboot of the 1987 movie will debut the first three episodes on May 1st. Are you ready to experience a Fatal Attraction?
Lock up your rabbits. Hide the cooking pots. Fatal Attraction is back. Based on the 1987 movie of the same name, the reboot will be hitting Paramount+ on May 1st with its first three episodes. The show features Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher, taking over from Michael Douglas. Lizzy Caplan takes Glenn Close’s role as Alex Forrest and Amanda Peet will play the Anne Archer role as Dan’s wife, Beth.
The series plays off the original deleted ending to the movie which saw Dan arrested for Alex’s murder despite it really being a suicide. The trailer for the series has today been revealed. Get ready to hide from the original bunny boiler as we take a look:
THE DETAILS
Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer and art for the upcoming original series FATAL ATTRACTION. The series premieres Sunday, 30 April with three episodes exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The series will premiere the following day on Monday, 1 May in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France, and on 11 May in South Korea. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 8-episode-long season will be available to stream weekly on Sundays in the U.S. and Canada, on Mondays in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France, and on Thursdays in South Korea. The final two episodes will be available to stream on Monday, 29 May.
THE SERIES
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 STARS AND BEHIND THE SCENES
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.
THE NEW POSTER
That’s not all. As well as the release of the trailer, a brand new poster for the show has also been unveiled:
Get ready to experience a whole-new Fatal Attraction when the series premieres with its first three episodes on May 1st, exclusive to Paramount+
Are you a fan of the original film? What are your feelings on a streaming reboot? Do you think it will be as good as the movie? It isn’t fatal to leave your comments below!
Source: Paramount+
Carl Roberts is the News Editor for The Future of the Force. Aside from being our horror genre aficionado, he is also passionate about Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and the Indiana Jones movies. Follow him on Twitter where he uses the force frequently!
