Cruel Intentions (pilot)

Cruel Intentions is an unaired television pilot produced by Original Film and Sony Pictures Television for NBC. Part of the franchise of the same name, the pilot serves as a direct sequel to the 1999 film by Roger Kumble, which is based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

The Cruel Intentions pilot was expected to debut in 2016, but NBC opted not to buy the series. It was directed and co-written by Kumble, with Neal H. Moritz, who produced the original film and sequels, serving as executive producers. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, reprising her role of Kathryn Merteuil from the film.

The pilot was the second attempt to adapt the franchise as a television series after the 1999 Fox prequel series that was canceled during filming and later retooled as the 2000 direct-to-video film Cruel Intentions 2. A third project, also titled Cruel Intentions, was given a series order at Amazon Prime Video and premiered in November 2024.