Cruel Intentionshas gotten a TV adaptation thanks to Prime Video, and it introduces a new cast of wealthy teenagers who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Based on the 1782 novelLes Liaisons Dangereusesby Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the 1999 movieCruel Intentionsintroduced the audience to wealthy and ruthless step-siblings Kathryn and Sebastian, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe.Cruel Intentionsspawned a failed prequel and a sequel, and now there’s also a TV series that borrowed its premise but with a different setting and a new cast.
TheCruel IntentionsTV series is set in a new university and focuses on wealthy step-siblings Caroline and Lucien. Caroline is the president of the Delta Phi sorority and Lucien is part of the Alpha Gamma fraternity, but when a group of angry students begins a movement to end all fraternities,Caroline makes a bet with Lucien to get her the Vice President’s daughter. However, Lucien develops feelings for his new target, and Caroline doesn’t like losing.Cruel Intentionsstars a new cast, but it brings back one actor from the 1999 movie.
Sarah Catherine Hook as Caroline Merteuil
Date Of Birth: unknown
Actor:Sarah Catherine Hook was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Sarah Catherine Hook is a singer and actress, and she made her acting debut in the TV seriesBrunkala, in 2017. After short films and minor appearances in shows likeLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, NOS4A2, andMonsterland, Hook played Debbie Glatzel inThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. In 2022,Hook played Juliette Fairmont in the TV seriesFirst Kill, and she will appear in thethird season ofThe White Lotus.
2021
First Kill
2022
Character:Caroline is the president of her sorority, Lucien’s stepsister, and CeCe’s best friend. Caroline needs Annie Grover to join her sorority to save it, and she makes a bet with Lucien to bring Annie into the sorority at any cost.
Zac Burgess as Lucien Belmont
Actor:Zac Burgess is an Australian actor. Burgess made his acting debut in the short filmBring Me Back, and in 2023, he joined the TV seriesTotally Completely Finein a minor role. That same year, Burgess played Jason in the TV seriesOne Night, and in 2024, he played Eli Bell in three episodes of the Netflix miniseriesBoy Swallows Universe.Lucien Belmont is Burgess' biggest TV role to date.
2023
Boy Swallows Universe
2024
Character:Lucien Belmont is the treasurer of his fraternity, Blaise’s friend, and Caroline’s stepbrother. Lucien enjoys sleeping with different girls and videotaping their encounters, and Caroline uses him to get Annie, so she can save her sorority.
Savannah Lee Smith as Annie Grover
Date Of Birth: July 21, 2025
Actor:Savannah Lee Smith grew up in Los Angeles, California.Smith’s big break arrived in 2021 when she was cast as Monet de Haan in the reboot seriesGossip Girl. In 2023, she played Kim in the TV movieDrunk, Driving, and 17and Clara Edwards in the movieMurder at the Murder Mystery Party. She was cast as Samantha Abrams in the movieSomething Here.
Drunk, Driving, and 17
Character:Annie Grover is the Vice President’s daughter, who has just arrived at Caroline and Lucien’s university – and Caroline needs her to join her sorority in order to save it.
Sara Silva as CeCe Carroway
Date Of Birth: July 28, 2025
Actor:Sara Silva was born in California, USA. Silva made her acting debut in music videos in 2016, and after a couple of short films, she played Jade in the 2018 movieJaded. Silva has had minor roles in different TV shows, most notablyThe BoysandGrown-ish, andshe played Dani inAmerican Horror Storiesseason 2 episode “Necro.”TheCruel IntentionsTV show is her biggest TV role to date.
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2020
American Horror Stories
Character:CeCe is Caroline’s (chronically stressed) best friend and right hand at the sorority, as well as the assistant of history professor Hank Chadwick.
John Harlan Kim as Blaise Powell
Date Of Birth: August 04, 2025
Actor:John Harlan Kim was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kim broke big in 2009 when he joined the Australian soap operaNeighboursas Dale “Macca” McGregor.In 2014, he joined the TV showThe Librariansas Ezekiel Jones, and had recurring roles on the TV showsHawaii Five-0,9-1-1, andThe Last Thing He Told Me. Kim made his film debut in 2021’s crime thrillerThe Little Things, where he played Officer Henderson.
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2014
Purple Hearts
Character:Blaise Powell is the social chair of the fraternity, Lucien and Caroline’s friend, and Scott’s lover.
Cruel Intentions TV Show Supporting Cast & Characters
Meet The Rest Of The Cast Of The Cruel Intentions TV Show
Sean Patrick Thomas as Professor Hank Chadwick:the professor CeCe is assistant to. Sean Patrick Thomas played Ronald Clifford in the 1999Cruel Intentionsmovie, and he also appeared inSave the Last Dance,Not Another Teen Movie,Barbershop,Halloween: Resurrection,The Tragedy of Macbeth, and the TV showsVixenandGen V.
Khobe Clarke as Scott Russell:the president of Blaise and Lucien’s fraternity and Blaise’s lover. Khobe Clarke played Kyle inYellowjacketsand Coop inFirefly Lane.
Brooke Lena Johnson as Beatrice Worth:a student at the university who wants to take all fraternities down, especially Caroline’s. Brooke Lena Johnson played a nurse inThe Strangers: Chapter 1and Sofia in one episode ofYou.
Zeke Goodman as Blandsman:the VP of Lucien and Blaise’s fraternity. Zeke Goodman played Dylan in Prime Video’sI Know What You Did Last SummerTV series.
Claire Forlani as Claudia Merteuil:Caroline’s mother and Lucien’s stepmother. Claire Forlani played Brandi inMallrats, Susan Parrish inMeet Joe Black, Queen Igraine in the TV seriesCamelot, Dr. Driscoll inCSI: NY, and Mrs. Winthorp inBlack Beauty.
Cruel Intentions
Two ambitious step-siblings at a prestigious Washington, D.C. college will stop at nothing to keep their social standing. After a hazing scandal threatens their control, they resort to extreme tactics, including seducing the vice president’s daughter, to safeguard their reputation and influence.
