Limited series · Prime Video
Cruel Intentions
Power can be cruel.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sarah Catherine Hook
Caroline Merteuil
8 eps
Zac Burgess
Lucien Belmont
8 eps
Savannah Lee Smith
Annie Grover
8 eps
Sara Silva
Cece Carroway
8 eps
John Harlan Kim
Blaise Powell
8 eps
Khobe Clarke
Scott Russell
8 eps
Brooke Lena Johnson
Beatrice Worth
8 eps
Sean Patrick Thomas
Professor Hank Chadwick
8 eps
Claire Forlani
Claudia Merteuil
4 eps
Cynthia Ritchie
Miranda
6 eps
Isabella Tagliati
Ella
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Cruel Intentions actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Cruel Intentions reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
At an elite Washington, D.C.-adjacent university, two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Greek Life system at their school, they'll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation – even if that means seducing, the daughter of the Vice President of the United States.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Theta
Lucien’s secrets are all over campus. Blaise visits Congressman Russell. Professor Chadwick is under investigation. And Caroline is determined to win Annie for Delta Phi as everything comes to a head.
- Directed by Iain B. MacDonald
S01E02
Beta
Caroline plans for President's Night. Annie decides between rushing and her friend Beatrice's anti-greek movement. Blaise pitches Scott as the new Alpha Gamma president.
S01E01
Alpha
Welcome to Manchester college. Caroline enlists Lucien's help to recruit the Vice President’s daughter Annie Grover to join Delta Phi. Cece persuades Professor Chadwick to give her a coveted TA position.
- Written by Sara Goodman, Phoebe Fisher
S01E03
Gamma
With some help from Cece, Caroline and Blaise ally to secure Scott’s presidential run. Lucien and Annie play hooky. Beatrice celebrates her anti-greek victory with plans for more.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Neal H. MoritzExecutive Producer
- Andrea IervolinoProducer
- Roger KumbleExecutive Producer
- Pavun ShettyExecutive Producer
- Monika BacardiProducer
- Sara GoodmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Sara GoodmanWriter
- Phoebe FisherWriter
Direction
- Iain B. MacDonaldDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Amazon Prime VideoStreaming
- Amazon Prime Video with AdsStreaming
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