Cruel Intentions TV Series Cast: Everyone You Need To Know

In the reboot, Sarah Catherine Hook stars as Caroline Merteuil. The role was initially played by Sarah Michelle Gellar. Her character was called Kathryn as opposed to Caroline.

Similar to Gellar's role, Hook is set to play the intelligent and manipulative stepsister to Lucien, who often uses her sexuality, money and influence to gain power and maintain her reputation. Will her cocaine-filled necklace remain a prop? Let's see.

Prior to starring in Cruel Intentions, Hook has acted in the following: Monsterland (2020), American Crime Story (2021), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) and First Kill (2022).

In Cruel Intentions, Burgess stars as Lucien Belmont, Caroline's stepbrother, who was formerly known as Sebastian Valmont in the original adaptation. Similar to the film, his character is still a charming player, who regularly manipulates and seduces women, until he meets new girl Annie.

During an interivew with Us Weekly, Burgess admitted that he hadn't seen the 1999 film. 'I didn’t want to replicate Ryan’s performance because it is a cult classic and he did such a wonderful job the first time. It’s a new chapter to the series.'

Previously, Burgess has starred in One Night (2023), Totally Completely Fine (2023), Boy Swallows Universe (2024).

Another character making a comeback with a twist is Annette Hargrove, who was initially played by Reese Witherspoon. Now called Annie Grover and played by Savannah Lee Smith, Caroline and Lucien plot to use Annie to save their reputations after a hazing incident goes wrong.

Smith is no stranger to remakes – from 2021 to 2023, she starred in the Gossip Girl adaptation as Monet De Haan. Previously, she starred in the main role in Drunk, Drive, and 17 (2023) and is set to star in the upcoming film called Something Here.

Silva plays CeCe Carroway, who was called Cecile Caldwell and portrayed by Selma Blair in the film. In the TV series, Silva's character is quite childish and naive, compared to other characters like Caroline and Lucien – who subsequently take advantage of that to shocking results.

Another rising star, Silva has featured in a number of major TV shows and films such as American Horror Stories (2022), Grown-ish (2022) and The Boys (2022).

While much hasn't been revealed of John Harlan Kim's role as Blaise Powell, it's expected that he will make up part of the main cast's entourage in some way within the series.

Since 2010, the Australian actor has played a variety of roles, including Neighbours (2009-11), Pandora (2019-20), Nancy Drew (2021-22), 9-1-1 (2020-23), The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) and White Fever (2024).

One of the entirely new roles that have been added to the Cruel Intentions reboot is Scott Russell, who is played by Khobe Clark.

While speaking to Us Weekly, Clark shared his thoughts about coming into the remake as a new character.

'It would've been interesting to play one of the characters from the original movie because it’s always fun to see what new ways you can take a stab at something that's already been done so well. But I liked not having anything to stay loyal to.'

Besides Cruel Intentions, Clark has starred in a number of TV shows and films including Rocketman: The Donnie Rocket Story (2021), An Amish Sin (2022), Yellowjackets (2021-2023), Firefly Lane (2023) and V.C. Andrews' Dawn (2023).

Sean Patrick Thomas is one the few actors from the original film to reappear in the series. In the 1999 film he played Ronald Clifford, a young music teacher. This time round, Thomas will star as a teacher once again, as Professor Hank Chadwick.

Since the mid 1990s, Thomas has starred in a number of notable films and TV shows including the likes of Save The Last Dance (2001), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back In Business (2004), Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), The District (2000-04) and Vixen (2015-16).

Another new addition to the Cruel Intentions series is Brooke Lena Johnson as Beatrice Worth, a college student who leads protests against sororities and fraternities, positioning her as a clear enemy of Caroline and Lucien.

Most recently, Johnson has starred in You (2019), South Of Hell (2015) and Spooked (2011).