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The Seduction is an HBO drama TV series that will be aired on November 14, 2025, and will be a mixture of passion, power, and deceit in one of the world's richest cities of the 18th century.
Among the protagonists of the show is the character of Marquise de Valmont, a noblewoman who appears to be played by Isabelle Huppert, a cunning woman who can use love and loyalty to her own advantage in a society dominated by the superficial.
The new trailer is a hint of a gorgeous reinterpretation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses and an adventurous, feminist story of seduction and survival, which already holds the attention of viewers before it even releases.
More about the first trailer for The Seduction
A new trailer for The Seduction has been released, and the first lines of the video are the creepy ones: "Desire is a weapon. Power is everything." This single utterance is the main theme of the story: love turns into strategy, and seduction turns into survival. The trailer is shot in the atmosphere of the debauched life of pre-revolutionary Paris, with the grandeur of ballroom sequences, dimly lit corridors, and the intrigues with which all the characters of the film are fated.
In the middle of the story is Isabelle de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei), who has been betrayed and humiliated, only to conclude that she will never be powerless again. Being brought up by the merciless insight of Madame de Rosemonde (Diane Kruger), she gets to know that power, rather than purity, is what gets one where one wants to be in society. The men she encounters, among them Vicomte de Valmont (Vincent Lacoste) and Comte de Gercourt (Lucas Bravo), are targets and chess pieces in her quest to rise.
It is a promise of lavish period detail, but with the emotional viciousness of contemporary narration. The HBO movie represents a combination of the visual extravagance of Bridgerton and the psychological dramas of Succession. The orchestral sounds of the soundtrack and intense silences provide the trailer with a magnetic rhythm, highlighting the themes of manipulation, freedom, and revenge.
Most importantly, The Seduction does not only appear as a costume drama but also as a commentary on social stratifications, in which seduction is the currency that females can use at all. This is building up to become one of the most controversial releases of HBO in 2025 with its cinematic scale and insubordinate performances.
Cast of The Seduction
The cast members of The Seduction provide an amalgamation of established and emerging European talents. First in line is Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening) as Isabelle de Merteuil, a young woman who used her charms and brains to regain her fate. Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) is Madame de Rosemonde, a woman of influence and manipulation who influences Isabelle to change.
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Vincent Lacoste looks like the threatening and seductive Vicomte de Valmont, and Lucas Bravo (Emily in Paris) comes in as the good-natured but inexperienced Comte de Gercourt. Noee Abita, Samuel Kircher, Julien de Saint-Jean, and Fantine Harduin fill out supporting roles and add some rich detail to the shadows in Paris.
The combination of these makes an intriguing image of the world where beauty is disguised ambition and every look can be a chess move. The Seduction was released on HBO and Max on November 14, 2025.
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