Netflix's miniseries rendition of Alias Grace is based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name. Atwood's 1996 novel is based on the real story of Grace Marks - a poor Irish immigrant who moves to Canada and is later convicted of murdering her employer and his housekeeper. However, there's a possibility that Grace is innocent, but she's cruelly imprisoned and treated for hysteria. So is Grace a murderess or was she merely a pawn in someone else's scheme? The truth is out there, but it isn't alway easy to find.
Alias Grace never shies away from the darker sides of femininity and highlights the ugly truths surrounding gendered perceptions. Grace serves as an example of the rigid identities that were often thrust upon women in colonial times and throughout much of history. While the true character of the real-life Grace Marks remains an enigma, this Netflix series aims to provide a more colorful narrative of what might have happened.
Alias Grace never shies away from the darker sides of femininity and highlights the ugly truths surrounding gendered perceptions. Grace serves as an example of the rigid identities that were often thrust upon women in colonial times and throughout much of history. While the true character of the real-life Grace Marks remains an enigma, this Netflix series aims to provide a more colorful narrative of what might have happened.