NBC's Cruel Intensions pilot just got a major cast addition.
Sarah Michelle Gellar announced Wednesday that she will be back to reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil in the NBC show, which the actress says begins its pilot shooting tomorrow.
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#throwbackthursday (a bit early in Los Angeles) this picture was taken on the eve of production on the original #cruelintentions. Its me #rogerkumble (director) and #nealmoritz (exec producer) and the other is a picture of us now on the eve of production on the new #cruelintentions. That's right "everybody loves me, and I intend to keep it that way" #kathrynmerteuil is back!!! I am happy to say that I will be joining them (and @nbctv ) on the new #Crueltv A photo posted by Sarah Michelle (@sarahmgellar) on Feb 24, 2016 at 6:03pm PST
If picked up to series by the network -- something that would happen in May during network Upfronts in New York -- Gellar will star on the show.
The story picks up 15 years after the film's conclusion and finds Gellar's character married and heading up a youth rehab movement when she crosses paths with Bash Casey (to be played by Taylor John Smith), son of Sebastian (played by Ryan Phillippe in the original movie). Annette, originally played by Reese Witherspoon, will also play a role in the show, though Witherspoon is not set to reprise her role.
The pilot is set to be directed by Roger Kumble, who wrote and directed the 1999 film.
The pilot marks Gellar's third television gig following her run on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She previously attempted a return to TV with CW's Ringer and CBS's The Crazy Ones, in which she starred alongside the late Robin Williams. Both shows only lasted one season.