EXCLUSIVE : Netflix has opened a writers room for Dangerous Liaisons , a contemporary take on the popular tale of manipulation and seduction, sources tell Deadline. The project comes from Mood creator and star Nicôle Lecky , Drew Comins’ Creative Engine ( Yellowjackets ) and Fifth Season, where the company is under a first-look deal. It is been developed via Netflix UK, with the writers room set up in London, I hear.

Inspired by the 18th century French novel, Dangerous Liaisons i s a modern-day reimagining set in 2025 London. A globe-trotting, heart-wrenching and scintillating erotic thriller, it is an unflinching exploration of power, wealth, race and romance amidst the unapologetic sexual appetites of the British ruling class and the new-money elites.

Lecky is the writer

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