Alias Grace debuts this fall
Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace will debut on CBC-TV on Sept. 25.
The show, which will also stream outside of Canada on Netflix, is inspired by the true story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and maid convicted of murder in Upper Canada in 1843 but exonerated decades later.
Polley wrote and produced the project, based on Atwood’s 1996 Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning historical tale.
Mary Harron directs the cast, which includes Sarah Gadon in the title role. Other cast members include Anna Paquin, Paul Gross and Kerr Logan.
It’s yet another major small-screen adaptation of Atwood’s work this year, after the recent premieres of The Handmaid’s Tale on Bravo and Hulu, and Wandering Wenda on CBC-TV.
MORE ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
Netflix says the cast of Arrested Development has signed on for a fifth season of the comedy that will return to the streaming service next year.
Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett and the rest of the series regulars will reprise their roles in the show that follows the Bluth family.
Series creator Mitchell Hurwitz is also on board.
Arrested Development ran on Fox for three seasons from 2003 to 2006 before being cancelled. Netflix brought the show back in 2013.
MOYNIHAN LEAVING SNL
Bobby Moynihan is leaving Saturday Night Live. His nine-season run will end with Saturday’s season finale, hosted by Dwayne Johnson. Katy Perry is the musical guest.
Moynihan’s next gig is on CBS, starring in the new fall comedy Me, Myself & I, which follows a man named Alex through three time periods in his life.
Moynihan’s memorable impressions include New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Food Network personality Guy Fieri and Jersey Shore star Nicole Polizzi (a.k.a. Snooki), along with the staple character Drunk Uncle.
QUAID TO PLAY BUSH
Dennis Quaid will play former U.S. president George W. Bush in FX’s Katrina: American Crime Story. The second season of the Emmywinning true-crime anthology will chronicle Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans in 2005.
The first season of the show, from creator Ryan Murphy, was dubbed The People v. O.J. Simpson and focused on O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial. Stars Courtney B. Vance, Sarah Paulson and Cuba Gooding Jr. are all expected to return for Katrina. Annette Bening and Matthew Broderick also star.