Based on the basic 1987 psychological thriller starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas, Paramount+’s new restricted sequence Fatal Attraction will characteristic Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble) within the position of Alex Forrest, an unstable girl who turns into dangerously obsessed after an affair with a married man, Dan Gallagher, performed by Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek).
The present’s creators and actors want to convey extra element to the unique story, which they are saying took a too black-and-white view of occasions.
“If you watch the movie again, I find it very, very difficult to see Alex as a straight villain,” Caplan says. “You have to ask, ‘Well, what’s going on with her?’ And also, ‘What about consequences for him?’”
To reply these questions, the sequence delves deeper into Alex’s perspective and the potential psychological sickness driving her actions. The present additionally follows two timelines: the tragic occasions we noticed within the movie and the way Dan’s failings have affected him and his household 15 years later.
“He has not really come to terms with [himself],” Jackson says, “and he causes immense damage to the people around him.”
Fatal Attraction, Series Premiere, Sunday, April 30, Paramount+