Nicholas Denton and Alice Englert at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
The all-star cast of »Dangerous Liasions» met on Wednesday, November 1 to celebrate its world premiere at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Alice Englert at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
The black-tie event featured an operatic performance by Rachel Hippert, complete with string musicians and a grand display of what amounted to a panoramic view of Paris from a hot air balloon.
The »Dangerous Liaisons» team at the premiere of the series
The play »Dangerous Liasions» is no stranger to adaptations. So far it has been brought to both the stage and the big screen.
Michael McElhatton at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
The 1988 version, starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich, was nominated for seven awards at the 61st Academy Awards. Later, in the 1990s, it was readapted with a teen drama version through »Cruel Intentions,» starring Sarag Michell Gellar and Ryan Phillipe.
Nathanael Saleh at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
This time around, the Starz series, and instead of dealing with the same, recurring theme of the play, focuses on the prior history of Laclos’ 1782 novel.
Colin Callender at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
The series features the play’s legendary protagonists, Camille and Denton, as they rise to the top of high society in pre-revolutionary France by any means necessary.
Paloma Faith at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
Only in the first episode of the series, rife with tension, deception and seduction, does it become clear what lengths the protagonists will go to in order to get what they want.
Kosar Ali at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
Lionsgate+ has already greenlit a second season of the series, ahead of the premiere of the series’ first season.
Carice van Houten at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
In this new interpretation, Alice Englert will play the unforgettable Marquise de Mereuil while Nicholas Denton will play the audacious Viconde de Valmont.
Colette Dalal Tchantcho at the premiere of »Dangerous Liaisons»
Kathryn Busby, president of original programming for Starz has stated that »Danferous Liasions» is »Addictive, provocative and beautifully rendered. We are confident that by the end of the first season viewers will be craving more intrigue and seduction» confirming that the series is a bet they have full confidence in.
