Netflix fans get huge shock after thinking series | TV Shows

Netflix audiences had been caught off guard this week after teaser artwork for the new romance thriller Vladimir led some to imagine the series was about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The eight-episode drama, premiering March 5, is based on Julia May Jonas’ novel of the same identify and follows a middle-aged English professor who spirals into an obsession with a youthful colleague.

Rachel Weisz stars as the unnamed protagonist whose stagnant educational life and failing marriage to fellow professor John (John Slattery) are disrupted by her attraction to Vladimir, performed by One Day actor Leo Woodall.

Jessica Henwick co-stars as Cynthia, Vladimir’s spouse.

After Netflix unveiled promotional art work for the series, confusion unfold on social media.

A hand reaching into a e book’s open pages sparked hypothesis about the series’ theme.

“Is this a show about Putin?” requested one person on X.

Another wrote, “That’s certainly a way to sell a poster…”

Weisz acknowledged the complexity of the function in a assertion supplied by Netflix.

“The series explores themes related to desire, obsession, inappropriateity, lust. It also delves into the world of campus gender politics and cancel culture,” Weisz said.

“It’s mischievous and a good tonal cocktail for exploring some very serious subjects. Her fantasy is about the power of desire, the invigorating, stimulating, inspiring feeling that she gets from her obsession with Vlad.”

Jonas, who tailored her 2022 novel for the screen, described the show as a commentary on ageing, repression, and the facility dynamics between males and girls.

“She’s relatable because of her insecurities about aging and her fears that as you grow into an older woman, you’re asked to want less, take up less space, be more of a service,” Jonas said.

“It explores what women feel like they’re allowed to desire, and how they’re allowed to desire.”

Jonas also addressed the provocative title, calling it a deliberate inversion of basic literary tropes.

“It’s a nod to novels that name themselves after the young woman whom the man is obsessed with. I wanted to flip the script.”