Part of the franchise of the same name, the pilot serves as a direct sequel to the 1999 film by Roger Kumble, which is based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
The Cruel Intentions pilot was expected to debut in 2016, but NBC opted not to buy the series.
[1][2] The pilot is set seventeen years after the events of the film and sees Bash Casey, son of Sebastian Valmont and Annette Hargrove, discover his late father's journal.
The potential series included the character of Kathryn Merteuil, Bash's step-aunt, who would try to gain power of Valmont International.
[15] Several months later, on October 31, NBC passed on the project, but Sony Pictures Television was shopping the pilot with other networks.