While some of you are enjoying the new television version of
The Handmaid's Tale, another of
Margaret Atwood's small screen adaptations
ALIAS GRACE has just got a brand new trailer
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| The series will first air in Canada in September and after that on Netflix |
for the mini series that will launch September 25th at
CBC in Canada and then on Netflix November 3rd.
A 19TH CENTURY MYSTERY The six part mini series follows Grace Marks (
Sarah Gadon) a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott (
Kerr Logan), was convicted
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| Sarah Gadon played Luke Evans' wife in Dracula movie |
of the brutal murders of their employer and his housekeeper in 1843. James was hanged while Grace was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1843. Grace claimed to have had no memory of the murder yet the
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| Zachary Levi also stars in the 19th century set series |
facts were irrefutable. A decade after, Dr. Simon Jordan tried to help Grace recall her past. Grace was one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of her time for her supposed role in the sensational
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| Edward Holcroft plays the doctor in the series |
double murder, but was eventually exonerated after 30 years in jail. Her conviction was controversial and sparked much debate about whether Grace was actually involved in the murder or merely an
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| Sarah Polley both directed and wrote the series |
unwitting accessory.
Zachary Levi is also in the cast alongside
Reign's
Michael Therriault and
Edward Holcroft as the doctor! Atwood has a cameo in the series!
