Margaret Atwood’s HandmaidsTale follow-up, TheTestaments, is being developed as 'an important extension' to the Emmy-winning series. Details:
will be narrated by three other women connected to Gilead: a young woman raised in the oppressive society; a Canadian teen who learns she was actually born there; and Aunt Lydia, the villain of both the novel and the series, who is played by Ann Dowd.
"They can’t keep Offred in Gilead for many more seasons, or a certain amount of wheel spinning will be going on," Atwood, who started writing the sequel in 2016, told the magazine. "They have to move her along — and I’ve given them lots of ways of how that would happen."less well-received by critics . The series has won 11 Emmys for its first two seasons, including for outstanding drama series in 2017. The third season was ineligible for this year's Emmys, but still earned 11 nods in individual categories due to the Television Academy's“Margaret Atwood is one of the visionary storytellers of her generation.
Steve Stark, president of television production at MGM, adds: “Margaret Atwood is a literary icon who continues to delight and challenge readers through her provocative and compelling prose. She has been an incredible creative partner and resource to MGM throughout the production ofThe move marks the third collaboration between Atwood and MGM Television. In addition to, which follows a young couple hit by job loss and bankruptcy during a nationwide economic collapse.
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