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We’re totally stoked (for a lot of reasons) to reveal that Hulu has ordered a straight-to-series adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s popular novel The Handmaid’s Tale. It will be a 10-episode drama streamlined by MGM and set to debut in 2017 according to a press release. Written by The 100’s Bruce Miller (who will also executive produce), the new drama series will receive input from Atwood herself, as well as Daniel Wilson, director of the original 1990 film adaptation.
Mad Men alum Elisabeth Moss will star as Offred, a young handmaid attempting to survive in a male-dominated totalitarian society while trying to find her kidnapped daughter. Although an old tale, Atwood feels “The Handmaid’s Tale is more relevant now than when it was written,” with MGM’s president of television Mark Burnett adding that “its story remains as powerful today as it did when Margaret first published her novel.” The series will mark MGM’s first collaborative effort with Hulu, opening the door for future projects to take form.
In other news…
If you were pumped for Jon Bernthal’s first appearance as “The Punisher” in the recent second season of Netflix’s Marvel original series Daredevil, then you’ll be jumping for joy at the news that the popular streaming platform has announced an offshoot series based on the notoriously vengeful torture-inflicting vigilante. [Twitter]
Prime Video is spearheading the UK release of Hulu’s critically acclaimed original drama pilot Casual this weekend, which is an intriguing fact considering the two streaming giants are market competitors. Casual’s second season will premiere via Hulu in June. [Digital Spy]
After revealing their very profitable first quarter market earnings, Amazon announced earlier today plans to “significantly increase” their spending on both original and pre-existing content, which may have something to do with the surprising snippet of information above. [TBI Vision]
Businesses and consumers alike can now launch their very own movie channels with Unreel Entertainment’s brand new platform Unreel.me. Not only that, they can get paid for doing so by using the same subscription/advertising model as the big guns like Netflix, Amazon, etc. [Small Business Trends]
As you gear up for the 2016-2017 football season, you may be wondering how you’re going to get access to all of the games. Well, NFL Sunday Ticket just made your life a little easier by announcing the addition of live streaming to its base package. [Wired]
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
