{"id":6262,"date":"2016-06-21T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cbc-netflix-align-for-margaret-atwood-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T13:30:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T17:30:02","slug":"cbc-netflix-align-for-margaret-atwood-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cbc-netflix-align-for-margaret-atwood-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC, Netflix Align for Margaret Atwood Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Margaret Atwood&#8217;s award-winning novel <em>Alias Grace<\/em> is being turned into a six-hour miniseries by Noreen Halpern&#8217;s Halfire Entertainment for CBC and Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The miniseries is being written and produced by Sarah Polley and directed by Mary Harron. Production begins in Ontario this August for CBC in Canada and Netflix globally. It is inspired by the true story of Grace Marks, a domestic servant who, together with James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal murder of their employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843. Sentenced to life in prison, she was exonerated after 30 years in jail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah Polley wrote a stunning six-hour script based on Margaret Atwood\u2019s award-winning novel, and we are thrilled that CBC and Netflix have joined forces to co-commission this miniseries,\u201d said Noreen Halpern, president of Halfire Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI first read\u00a0<em>Alias Grace<\/em>\u00a0when I was 17 years old and throughout the last 20 years I have read it over and over, trying to get to the bottom of it,\u201d said Polley. \u201cGrace Marks, as captured by Margaret Atwood, is the most complex, riveting character I have ever read. I\u2019m thrilled that Mary Harron has taken the project on. I know that her ability to create suspense, tension, and delve into the dark, unknowable aspects of her characters will bring this piece alive. I can\u2019t wait for us to bring the many versions of Grace\u2019s gripping story, and the questions they raise, to television audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re beyond thrilled to collaborate with this amazingly talented team of Canadian women to bring Sarah Polley\u2019s stunning script to Canadian audiences,\u201d said Sally Catto, general manager of programming at CBC Television. \u201cThis important work tells the story of a complex woman, and I can\u2019t imagine a more exceptional team to bring Margaret Atwood\u2019s novel to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The opportunity to be involved with\u00a0<em>Alias Grace<\/em>\u00a0and world-class storytellers was an opportunity we could not pass up,\u201d said Elizabeth Bradley, Netflix&#8217;s VP of content. &#8220;We are looking forward to working with our partners at Halfire Entertainment and CBC to bring this compelling miniseries to our worldwide audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Margaret Atwood&#8217;s award-winning novel Alias Grace is being turned into a six-hour miniseries by Noreen Halpern&#8217;s Halfire Entertainment for CBC and Netflix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":6263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1016,564,1017,1018,88,1019],"class_list":["post-6262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-alias-grace","tag-cbc","tag-halfire-entertainment","tag-margaret-atwood","tag-netflix","tag-sarah-polley","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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