‘Obsession’ Sounds Like E L James

The trailer for the steamy Netflix series “Obsession” looks like it was written by “50 Shades of Grey” author E. L. James. Now depending on whether you loved or hated the erotic series, that was meant either as a compliment or the opposite. However, the mini-series about a man having an affair with his son’s fiancé is based on a 1991 novel called “Damage” by Josephine Hart.

Richard Armitage plays the older lead William, Rish Shah is his son Jay Farrow, while Charlie Murphy is Anna Barton, the woman becomes an object of obsession for both father and son. The trailer looks like a basic erotic drama, with uninspired dialogues, but since it’s a series, perhaps the creators have saved the best bits for later. One can only wonder how different it’s going to be from the 1992 movie adaptation starring Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche.