‘Cruel Intentions’ Stars Relish ‘Fresh Take’ on Beloved Characters, Unpack That Juicy Ending

Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess and Savannah Lee Smith tell TheWrap where Caroline, Lucien and Annie leave off and their hopes for a potential Season 2

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Sarah Catherine Hook as Caroline Merteuil and Zac Burgess as Lucien Belmont in "Cruel Intentions" (Prime Video)

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Cruel Intentions” Season 1, Episode 8.

The stars of “Cruel Intentions” were encouraged to bring a “fresh take” to the beloved characters in Prime Video’s TV adaptation — which was pretty easy for Zac Burgess and Savannah Lee Smith, who had never seen the 1999 classic.

“I haven’t seen the film — it was more of a creative choice, because I didn’t want to necessarily mimic anything,” Burgess told TheWrap, with Smith echoing her costar, saying “I actually didn’t watch the original prior to filming because I didn’t want too much influence — I wanted to create Annie in a new way and look at it with fresh eyes, because it is a reimagining.”

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