Adaptation of Josephine Hart’s novel Damage, Obsession, a steamy adultery drama has finally streamed on Netflix.
The four-part erotic thriller from Netflix has already been labeled as kinky. Let’s find out about the series:
Plot
William Farrow is a renowned surgeon in the UK, handling the most complicated of cases with great success too. He embarks upon a risky affair with his son’s fiance that shakes up their upper-class London existence, and the lives of their respective partners. As the title suggests, things get toxic pretty quickly.
Cast
Richard Armitage as William Farrow
Charlie Murphy as Anna Barton
Rish Shah as Jay Farrow
Indira Varma as Ingrid Farrow
Pippa Bennett-Walker as Peggy
Marion Bailey as Elizabeth
Anil Goutam as Edward
Sonera Angel as Sally Farrow
Greg Barnett as Patrick Clacy the Psychotherapist
Behind obsession?
Obsession was developed by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, a playwright best known for Time Trippers and The Receptionists. She was previously associated with The Apatheists, a group of writers active in London in 2006 (the best known of which is Doctor Foster’s Mike Bartlett). Her father is the Scottish actor/producer Charles Malcolm.
Directing partners Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) helmed the series. Benji Walters (Noughts and Crosses) also wrote episodes alongside Malcolm.
Release date
The series streamed on Netflix on April 13.\ Obsession is a four-part drama, and each episode runs for around 30-45 minutes.
Steam or skip?
Our call? SKIP IT. Obsession is all about steamy and intimate scenes with no story, watch Welmania instead.
