EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BYDARRYL FRANK,JUSTIN FALVEY,ALEXANDRA CUNNINGHAM,SILVER TREE,SHERRY LANSING,KEVIN J. HYNES,STANLEY R. JAFFE
PRODUCED BYJONATHAN TALBERT
A deep-dive reimagining of the classic 80's thriller, exploring timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.
Episodes
1. Pilot
15 years after Alex Forrest's murder, Dan Gallagher is paroled and reaches out to his estranged daughter Ellen. In the past, a crushing career defeat drives him to first connect with Alex. (Original airdate: April 30, 2023)
2. The Movie in Your Mind
An intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more than it first seemed. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives. (Original airdate: April 30, 2023)
3. The Watchful Heart
A retelling of Dan and Alex's unsettling affair from Alex's point of view. In the present, Dan painfully reconnects with his now ex- wife as he and a friend look for evidence that might exonerate him. (Original airdate: April 30, 2023)
4. Beautiful Mosaics
A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan's betrayal from the perspective of his wife, Beth, who is trying to ignore what her gut is telling her until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible. (Original airdate: May 7, 2023)
5. Medial Woman
Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe; Dan's fate is already sealed; Ellen bonds with a new friend; Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information. (Original airdate: May 14, 2023)
6. The Dillingers
Further in Alex's past, before she met Dan, is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay, two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex and must enlist an unlikely source for help. (Original airdate: May 21, 2023)
7. Best Friends
In the present, Dan prepares the application for his new trial and shares it with the people in his life who were most affected by the original trial's verdict. While in the past, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments in Alex's life shape the woman she becomes when she meets Dan. (Original airdate: May 28, 2023)
8. Caregiving
The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets. (Original airdate: May 28, 2023)
L-R Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher, Amanda Peete as Beth Gallagher and Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction season 1, episode 3 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/Paramount+
Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher and Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction Season 1, episode 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/Paramount+
Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest and Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction streaming on Paramount+ 2022. Photo credit: Monty Brinton/Paramount+