Obsession Plot, Cast, Release Date, and More – Everything You Need to Know in 2023

Netflix has dropped the official trailer of the erotic thriller series titled, ‘Obsession’. Obsession has been directed by a promising new talent in the industry, the movie is being produced by a renowned production company and is highly anticipated by movie enthusiasts and critics alike.

Obsession: Plot

The new trailer introduces the audience to Anna and William, who have met for the first time as Anna is dating William’s son, Jay. Eyes linger longer than they should during the duo’s first meeting while after an introductory family dinner, William’s wife tells her husband that something about their son’s new romantic interest seems off.

But, boy oh boy, she doesn’t know half of it as the sexual tension builds and builds between William and Anna until they can’t take the pressure anymore.

It has set to a breathy and sultry version of Kylie Minogue’s earworm song “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”, the rest of the trailer sees William and Anna completely tied up in an affair, with both knowing that there’s no way for things to end well.

The series promises to be a roller coaster ride of emotions, with suspenseful moments, thrilling action sequences, and unexpected twists and turns. The makers have assembled a talented cast and crew, including acclaimed actors and technicians, to bring their vision to life on the big screen.

Overall, Obsession is shaping up to be a thrilling and intense cinematic experience that is not to be missed. It promises to be an excellent addition to the genre of psychological thrillers and will keep audiences on the edge of their seats from start to finish.

The story was first penned by Hart in her 1991 thriller, Damage, the original tale followed a high-ranking and revered British politician who engages in a scandalous affair that costs him everything. Spotting a winner, the story has already received an on-screen telling via Louis Malle’s 1992 psychological drama, Damage.

While that film, which starred Jeremy Irons, Miranda Richardson, Juliette Binoche, and Rupert Graves, followed closely to the original material, the series will stray in several ways.

Obsession: Cast

Obsession was born. Starring The Hobbit Trilogy and The Lodge actor Richard Armitage and Happy Valley and Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy, a trailer released today reveals the streamer’s series take on Josephine Hart’s steamy novel, Damage.

In this series, we will also see Obsession Is Gangs of London actress Pippa Bennett-Warner, Celine Arden, Isla Jackson-Ritchie, Francesca Knight, Gregg Barnett, Victor Pontecorvo, Letty Thomas, Sonera Angel, and Kerim Hassan. Benji Walters and Morgan Lloyd-Malcom co-penned the limited series adaptation.