“Lust can make you do crazy things” — and that’s exactly the premise driving Netflix’s newest limited series starring Rachel Weisz.
“Vladimir,” arriving March 5, follows an English professor whose life spirals when she becomes dangerously fixated on her magnetic new colleague, played by Leo Woodall. The Feb. 11 trailer has already racked up 1,198,542 views, suggesting strong audience interest in this provocative story.
Netflix describes the series as exploring what happens “when boundaries blur and secrets simmer.” The professor, already navigating a complicated marriage, finds her personal and professional life thrown into chaos by her obsession with the handsome newcomer.
The series is based on the acclaimed novel by Julia May Jonas, bringing a literary pedigree to this tale of forbidden desire. Netflix promises “razor-sharp wit” alongside the “charismatic, unpredictable characters” at the story’s center.
Weisz, an Academy Award winner, takes on the complex role of the reckless professor who “risks everything to bring her most scandalous fantasies to life.” The character’s journey explores how obsession can unravel even the most carefully constructed life.
Woodall plays the colleague whose arrival triggers the professor’s fixation, described as “magnetic” in Netflix’s promotional materials. His character serves as the catalyst for the professor’s increasingly dangerous choices.
The series promises to blend “seduction and obsession” within an academic setting, a world typically associated with intellectual restraint rather than passionate abandon. This contrast between setting and subject matter appears central to the show’s premise.
As a limited series, “Vladimir” will tell a complete story with a defined endpoint, adapted from Jonas’s novel into what Netflix calls a “provocative” exploration of desire and consequences.
What to watch next:
- Whether Netflix releases additional trailers showing more of the story
- Critical reviews addressing the adaptation of Jonas’s novel
- Audience reactions to the complex themes when it premieres March 5
Sources: Netflix YouTube channel (Vladimir Official Trailer, Feb. 11, 2026)
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