Alias Grace (miniseries)
| Alias Grace | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood |
| Written by | Sarah Polley |
| Directed by | Mary Harron |
| Starring | |
| Ending theme | "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" by Anne Briggs |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Toronto, Ontario Kingston, Ontario |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | September 25 – October 30, 2017 |
Alias Grace is a Canadian drama television miniseries directed by Mary Harron and written by Sarah Polley, based on Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, Zachary Levi, Kerr Logan, David Cronenberg, Paul Gross, and Anna Paquin. The series consists of six episodes. It premiered on CBC on September 25, 2017, and appeared on Netflix on November 3, 2017.
In advance of the series premiere, the first two episodes received a preview screening at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in its Primetime lineup of selected television programming.
The series was the third adaptation of an Atwood novel broadcast on television in 2017, after The Handmaid's Tale (adapted for Hulu) and Wandering Wenda (adapted for CBC Television's CBC Kids lineup).