March 10, 2025

It is being reported by Variety that Prime Video has cancelled Cruel Intentions after one season. The news comes less than four months after the drama released its freshman run on the streaming service. The show ultimately received a mixed critical reception, and while viewership numbers are not known, it failed to crack the Top 10 Nielsen streaming charts.

Based on the 1999 film of the same name, the series is set at the Washington, D.C.-adjacent Manchester College, where reputation means everything, fraternities and sororities are the gold standard, and two ruthless step-siblings, Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont, will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Greek Life system, they will take any measures necessary to preserve their power and reputation – even if that means seducing the daughter of the Vice President of the United States.