When he turned 50 during the pandemic, Richard Armitage, who has played his fair share of hunks, emailed his agent in relief. “I was like, ‘Thank God I never have to take my shirt off again.’ Then I was sent this script and I’m like, ‘Oh, you want all of it off now. Okay.’”
The script was for Obsession, Netflix’s steamy new four-part drama about a married man who has an illicit affair with his son’s girlfriend, which one newspaper dubbed, “The sexiest show you’ll see all year.”
