Today we kick off our new line up of topical episodes with The Handmaid’s Tale: Differences from Book to Screen.
Margaret Atwood published The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985 to immediate critical acclaim. The instant literary classic, which Margaret had initially written in longhand on yellow legal pads, won the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987, among many others over the years. And it’s now received the latest honor of being banned in many states!
Thirty two years later, Bruce Miller released Season One of The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu, also to immediate critical acclaim. In addition to its 8 Emmy wins for Season One (from 13 nominations), it became the first drama series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series. It has continued to collect various award nominations over the next four seasons, and a massive fan base.
Join us as we discuss some of the most notable creative decisions and changes made by Bruce Miller and his team to adapt Margaret Atwood’s literary masterpiece into the ground breaking television show it is. And come back in two weeks for a discussion on her sequel, The Testaments, which we are thrilled to announce is already in the process of being adapted to screen by Bruce Miller. After that we will begin our series of podcast discussions on specific characters and their arcs over the 5 seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale to date.