Media: Otherwise Known as Grace

[Meredith Quill]

Your Media Topic!

[formerlyfreedom]

Anna Paquin is in!

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The True Blood star has been cast as a brutally murdered housekeeper in Netflix and CBC’s six-hour miniseries Alias Grace

[Epeolatrix]

Margaret Atwood dressed for her cameo appearance as "Disapproving Woman".

 

[roguetamlin]

Just seeing this topic, pretty cool that they're doing this. That's it's being done by Canadians gives hope that it won't suck.

[formerlyfreedom]

Coming to Canada in September - hopefully not much later in the US! News from TVLine, photos at the link.

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The six-part drama — which boasts an ensemble including Chuck‘s Zachary Levi (pictured above) and True Blood‘s Anna Paquin — centers around the controversial real-life conviction of Grace Marks (11.22.63‘s 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.

 

[formerlyfreedom]

 

‘Alias Grace’ Teaser: First Look At Sarah Gadon As Convicted Murderer Grace Marks In Netflix/CBC Miniseries

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The story of Alias Grace 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, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery (Anna Paquin), in 1843. James was hanged while Grace was sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace became one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of 1840s Canada for her supposed role in the sensational double murder, and 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 accessor

[Athena]

CBC's world premiere of the mini series will be September 25th. The promos are coming strong for it on CBC as well. Here's their website on it.

[formerlyfreedom]

Trailer that went up today;

[statsgirl]

Some information about the book and a couple of interviews with Margaret Atwood when her book came out:

6 things that inspired Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace

[Scarlett45]

I found a good review of the series, I do not want to break the forum rules about politics, if inappropriate please delete. 

Edited November 14, 2017 by Scarlett45

[ElectricBoogaloo]

The Smithsonian's take on Grace Marks & Alias Grace

Newsweek: Alias Grace fact vs. fiction

Sarah Godon interview in W Magazine: Why Grace Marks' Story Matters So Much Right Now

Grace Marks in the Murderpedia (includes sketches of Grace and McDermott from their trial)

The Atlantic: Alias Grace Is Must Watch TV for the Post-Weinstein Moment

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Sarah Gadon talks about Alias Grace, learning pioneer skills, etc:

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Anna Paquin discusses Bellevue:

[dcalley]

The Quilts of Alias Grace: Identification and Tutorial Roundup

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Alias Grace has been nominated a TCA award!

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIE OR MINISERIES - Alias Grace – Netflix

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Emmy nomination:

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) - Part 1

[PinkRibbons]

The almost complete snub of this series is revolting.