Hulu orders 'The Handmaid's Tale,' starring 'Mad Men''s ELisabeth Moss
Hulu has announced a straight-to-series order for The Handmaid's Tale, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood.
The series is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller (The 100) with fellow executive producers Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Warren Littlefield.
The series will debut its first season on Hulu in 2017, with Mad Men alum Elisabeth Moss in the role of Offred, a Handmaid trying to survive in the male-dominated totalitarian regime of Gilead. She is enslaved by a society that values only her fertility, and she mus find a way to survive in a world of oppression and punishment.
The dystopian tale sounds like plenty of potential for Moss to show off some of her acting prowess, and the premise itself sounds fascinating. As many great tales too, this one seems poised to have plenty of modern societal relevance. Hulu is establishing itself as yet another go-to locale for quality TV, and hopefully this is just as successful.
“Hulu has established itself as a home for blockbuster television events and what better way to expand our originals offering than with a series based on this acclaimed, best-selling novel,” said Craig Erwich, SVP, Head of Content, Hulu. “Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ was seen as ahead of its time and we look forward to bringing it to life on our platform.”
“I am thrilled that MGM and Hulu are developing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as a series, and extra thrilled that the very talented Elisabeth Moss will be playing the central character. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is more relevant now than when it was written, and I am sure the series will be watched with great interest. I have read the first two scripts and they are excellent; I can hardly wait to see the finished episodes,” said Atwood.
Source: Comingsoon
