Prime Video releases new trailer for its Cruel Intentions TV remake and first images for The Rig season 2, but I'm not thrilled by either of them

I have no intentions of rigging up these shows on Prime Video

News By Tom Power published 25 October 2024

Amazon has releases first looks at two very different TV Originals that'll debut on Prime Video soon – but I don't think I'll watch either of them.

"Why not?", I hear you ask. Well, yesterday's (October 24) trailer reveal for Prime Video's TV remake of 1999 steamy teen drama movie Cruel Intentions did little to convince me that it'll be any better than its film namesake. Okay, its stylish and modern aesthetic are sure to appeal to anyone who hasn't seen the original movie. With eight episodes to explore its darkly comedic, dramatic, and erotic narrative, plus its morally complex characters, in more detail, Amazon's Cruel Intentions remake may even surprise me and become a big hit for one of the world's best streaming services.

Still, nothing jumps out to me from Cruel Intentions' first trailer, which you can watch below, that suggests it'll do any of that. Heck, if Amazon's 2021 TV adaptation of another cult classic 1990s young adult movie in I Know What You Did Last Summer is anything to go by – it was a massive flop, for those wondering – the chances are that Cruel Intentions will, well, suffer a similarly cruel fate.

Cruel Intentions - Official Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube

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Anyway, if you're intrigued by what's on show in the above teaser, you'll be pleased to hear that Cruel Intentions will be released on November 21. Here's the series' official story brief, too: "In this new adaptation, Cruel Intentions follows the elite students of Manchester College, a Washington, D.C.-adjacent university, where reputation means everything, fraternities and sororities are the gold standard, and two ruthless step-siblings, Caroline Merteuil (Sara Catherine Hook) and Lucien Belmont (Zac Burgess), will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. 

"After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Greek Life system, they’ll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation – even if that means seducing Annie Grover (Savannah Lee Smith), the daughter of the Vice President of the United States. Hearts will be broken, loyalties will be tested, and secrets will be revealed in this modern-day royal court that is Manchester College."

Drilling into the heart of The Rig's overarching mystery

As for the second announcement, Amazon MGM Studios has released a bunch of new images for season 2 of its supernatural thriller series The Rig. The show's next installment, which comprises six episodes, will debut on the streaming platform in January 2025 – and, alongside its release window and first-look images reveals, Amazon also provided more information about this season's plot.

"Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle," an Amazon press release reads. "Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo, and contend with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean. 

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