If you were a teenager in the 90s, you know that the defining cultural moment of the decade was when Mark Wahlberg fingerb*nged Reese Witherspoon on the rollercoaster in the film Fear.

Sorry for being so crass. But that's what happened. We are all adults here.

Creator of The Path Jessica Goldberg is working on a TV series based on this important film work for Peacock.

The official series logline states, “This modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? When David and Nicole first meet in Seattle, it feels like an epic, once-in-a-lifetime romance – but soon it becomes clear that the seemingly perfect couple is anything but. Told from conflicting points of view, the series wrestles with personal demons, hidden agendas and reframes the “he said she said” convention into a twist-filled suspense story about toxic relationships.”

No casting yet for either of the leads or the rollercoaster.

Peacock to Develop ‘Fear’ Series With ‘The Path’ Creator Jessica Goldberg (EXCLUSIVE)
Peacock is developing a series inspired by the 1996 film “Fear,” Variety has learned exclusively. Jessica Goldberg is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Brian Grazer, wh…
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Wendell & Wild debuts on Netflix Oct 28. It is the latest animated work from Henry Sellick.

The Takeover debuts on Netflix Nov 1.

Framed for murder after uncovering a privacy scandal, an ethical hacker must evade the police while trying to track down the criminals blackmailing her.

That's the newsletter for today. Tomorrow yields a Wednesday.