EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has opened a writers room for Dangerous Liaisons, a contemporary take on the popular tale of manipulation and seduction, sources tell Deadline. The project comes from Mood creator and star Nicôle Lecky, Drew Comins’ Creative Engine (Yellowjackets) and Fifth Season where the company is under a first-look deal. It is been developed via Netflix UK, with the writers room set up in London, I hear.
Inspired by the 18th century French novel, Dangerous Liaisons is a modern-day reimagining set in 2025 London. A globe-trotting, heart-wrenching and scintillating erotic thriller, it is an unflinching exploration of power, wealth, race, romance amidst the unapologetic sexual appetites of the British ruling class and the new money elites.
Lecky is the writer/executive producer. The project was sold to Netflix preemptively several months ago with a writers room commitment, I hear.
A rep for Netflix declined comment.
For her work on her debut 2023 BBC series Mood, Lecky won two BAFTA Awards, including Best Miniseries. It was based on Lecky’s one-woman play Superhoe, which she wrote and performed in at The Royal Court Theater.
Lecky has been on Netflix’s radar, having won the Netflix New Talent Award in 2022. Her followup series for the BBC, thriller Wild Cherry, is set to debut in November.
At Netflix, Creative Engine also has a series adaptation of Adam Silvera’s bestselling YA novel They Both Die at the End, with Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen writing and Bad Bunny producing, as well as Lena Dunham’s Covers through Netflix UK.
Over the years, there have been numerous takes on Dangerous Liaisons in film and TV. Netflix released a French movie in 2022, a modern-day reinterpretation set in high school. Recent iterations also include the Starz’s Dangerous Liaisons series, Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions and HBO Max’s upcoming The Seduction.
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