Netflix's racy 'Obsession' trailer teases a father having an affair

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Intense staring and sexual tension abound in Netflix's trailer for Obsession, a new four-episode limited series based on Josephine Hart's erotic thriller novel Damage.

The story revolves around a surgeon (Richard Armitage) who begins an affair with his son's fiancée Anna (Charlie Murphy), throwing his whole life into a turmoil that threatens to rip apart his whole family.

Indira Varma and Rish Shah also star as the surgeon's wife and son.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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