“We weren’t making the movie.
To then bring that character into our new world would’ve been confusing,” showrunner Sara Goodman says.
“Because we weren’t making the movie,” Goodman says.
Sean Patrick Thomas, ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV show and movie.Courtesy of Amazon Content Services;Columbia Pictures/ Everett
“To then bring that character into our new world would’ve been confusing.”
“Instead, we like what that character represented,” Goodman adds.
“That was the goal,” she adds.
And we were like, ‘Are you serious?'"
Fisher remembers being shocked that he was even an option for them to cast as Professor Chadwick.
“‘We can do that?!'”
she says with a laugh.
“Yeah, we fangirled, for sure,” Goodman agrees.
“Some might say the moral center,” Fisher adds.
The showrunners didn’t consider casting any otherCruel Intentionsfilm alums, either.
“He was the only one that we reached out to,” Goodman reveals.
Cruel Intentionspremieres Nov. 21 on Prime Video.
