Fatal Attraction
Joshua Jackson (Dan Gallagher) and Lizzy Caplan (Alex Forrest) star in the Paramount+ Original series Fatal Attraction, a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone.
- Metascore47
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Paramount+
- Drama, Suspense
- TV-MA
Joshua Jackson (Dan Gallagher) and Lizzy Caplan (Alex Forrest) star in the Paramount+ Original series Fatal Attraction, a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Pilot
Sun, Apr 30, 2023 49 mins
15 years after Alex Forrest's murder, Dan Gallagher is paroled and reaches out to his estranged daughter Ellen. In the past, a crushing career defeat drives him to first connect with Alex.
Episode 2
The Movie in Your Mind
Sun, Apr 30, 2023 57 mins
An intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more than it first seemed. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives.
Episode 3
The Watchful Heart
Sun, Apr 30, 2023 54 mins
A retelling of Dan and Alex's unsettling affair from Alex's point of view. In the present, Dan painfully reconnects with his now ex- wife as he and a friend look for evidence that might exonerate him.
Episode 4
Beautiful Mosaics
Sun, May 7, 2023 56 mins
A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan's betrayal from the perspective of his wife, Beth, who is trying to ignore what her gut is telling her until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible.
Episode 5
Medial Woman
Sun, May 14, 2023 58 mins
Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe; Dan's fate is already sealed; Ellen bonds with a new friend; Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.
Episode 6
The Dillingers
Sun, May 21, 2023 58 mins
Further in Alex's past, before she met Dan, is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay, two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex and must enlist an unlikely source for help.
Episode 7
Best Friends
Sun, May 28, 2023 62 mins
In the present, Dan prepares the application for his new trial and shares it with the people in his life who were most affected by the original trial's verdict. While in the past, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments in Alex's life shape the woman she becomes when she meets Dan.
Episode 8
Caregiving
Sun, May 28, 2023 61 mins
The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets.
