Watch the First Trailer for Netflix’s Intriguing New Margaret Atwood Adaptation, Alias Grace

Watch the First Trailer for Netflix’s Intriguing New Margaret Atwood Adaptation, Alias Grace

The delivery of the harrowing dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale was such a success that Hulu announced the renewal of the show for a second season before the first season had even ended. Now, fans are getting a TV show adaptation of another one of Margaret Atwood’s novels, this time from Netflix: Alias Grace.

Sarah Gadon stars in the six-episode miniseries centering on an Irish immigrant named Grace Marks, who is a maid working in Canada circa 1843. She is convicted of murdering her employer and his housekeeper, but here’s the kicker: she doesn’t know whether she’s guilty, claiming her amnesia prevents her from recounting the incident.

In the trailer, Grace narrates, “When there’s a crime, people want a guilty person. Rightly or wrongly does not matter.”

The series, written and produced by Sarah Polley and directed by Mary Harron, combines the elements of a psychological thriller with the ingredients that make up a historical murder mystery. It premieres on Netflix Nov. 3. Watch the official trailer above.

 
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