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
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
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
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
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
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!
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 the first trailer and first photos for the mini series that will launch September 25th at Netflix and CBC in Canada.
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 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 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 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
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!
'MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS'
DAN STEVENS PICS AS DICKENS
There are also the first pictures from another period set project, this time a movie starring Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens! THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS also stars Christopher Plummer as “Scrooge” and Jonathan Pryce as Dickens’ father.
THE BIRTH OF CHRISTMAS CAROL October 1843. Charles Dickens was broke and distressed. Despite early
success, his last three books had failed. Rejected by his publishers,
he set out to write and self-publish a book he hoped would keep his
family afloat. This is the story of the six fever-pitched weeks in which
Dickens created A Christmas Carol, the masterpiece that changed the
holiday into the merry family event we know today.
After the massively exciting Comic Con weekend with tons of mind blowing new trailers, we're starting the week lightly with some television news, starting with an info coming from Netflix and CBC historical mini series ALIAS GRACE which has just teamed up Zachary Levi with leading star Sarah Gadon.
Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel ALIAS GRACE tells the true story of
the controversial conviction of Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), an Irish
immigrant who becomes a Canadian domestic servant and is later sentenced
to prison for the murders of her employer and his housekeeper in 1843.
It is not yet know whom will Levi play.
'PHOENIX RISING' REMAKE
OF 'CAPTAIN POWER' SERIES In sf TV news, 1980's sf show Captain Power and the Soldiers of the
Future will get its new TV series remake titled PHOENIX RISING which
picks up 15 years after humanity has lost a devastating war against an
artificial intelligence called Overmind. Jonathan Power, the son of the
man who caused that war, learns the truth about his father and discovers
a new type of battle armour that will enable a small, mismatched team
of soldiers and civilians to fight the Bionic armies of the New Order. FELISHA TERRELL IN 'ROADSIDE PICNIC' Over
at WGN America, Felisha Terrell has joined Matthew Goode in ROADSIDE
PICNIC sf series about a near future world where aliens have come and
gone, leaving humankind to explore the wondrous and dangerous mysteries
left behind. Matthew Goode is Red, a veteran “stalker” who has
made it his mission to illegally venture into the once inhabited zone
and scavenge the abandoned remains of the alien culture. Terrell will
play his wife Guta, a tough, street wise woman who never fell to the
trappings of her beauty. She tries her best to normalize their family
life in the complicated situation they are dealt with.
'INCORPORATED' SF SERIES
GETS ITS FIRST TRAILER
Syfy has released the first video for their new sf series INCORPORATED!
Set in a future where companies have seemingly unlimited power, IT centres around Ben Larson, a young executive who risks everything to infiltrate the all-controlling corporate world and save the woman he loves. In the process, he will take on the entire system - with deadly consequences. Sean Teale and Julia Ormond star in the new sf series.
Just some telly news for you this boring beginning of the week! That lovely lass from DRACULA UNTOLD, WORLD WITHOUT END and A ROYAL NIGHT OUT, Sarah Gadon is taking the lead role in Netflix' new true story mini series ALIAS GRACE a Margaret Atwood adaptation.
The six episode series follows Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon) a
poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who,
along with stable hand James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal
murders of their employer and his housekeeper in 1843. James was hanged
while Grace was sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace was one of the
most enigmatic and notorious women of her time for her supposed role in
the sensational 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
unwitting accessory.
JULES KNIGHT IS THE NEW
LORD CHAMBERLAIN IN 'THE ROYALS' SERIES SEASON 3
Meanwhile, fresh news come from E! as well, Only a week or two ago I've informed you that Max Brown has been cast as Prince Robert, who suddenly returns to court after deemed dead, in THE ROYALS and now they've added a new super handsome face to the third season cast! British TV star Jules Knight will be Spencer, the new Lord Chamberlain! Described as smart, charismatic and cunning he is a professional willing to go the extra mile to make sure his job is a job well done. He has excellent taste and a knack for the details. Despite a bit of a rough start, his future in the palace is certain to be a bright one. We're sure Queen Helena will like him a lot! The third season will bring us the continuation to the debate on who should take over the throne, Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley), Prince Liam (William Moseley) or Princess Eleanor and Prince Robert's arrival, obviously won't ease the dilemma.
