The Seduction (know as Merteuil in France) is a French television series created by Jean-Baptiste Delafon. It stars Anamaria Vartolomei, Diane Kruger, Vincent Lacoste, and Lucas Bravo. The series is a loose adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's Les Liaisons dangereuses. It follows the plot of the novel, and follows Isabelle de Mertouuil as she is trying to get revenge on the Vicomte de Valmont (Lacoste) who betrayed her.