Talk TV Amazing Grace in study of scheming and smart women
Edward Holcroft that’s now dominating headlines. Gadon, who’s tipped for Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, said: “I knew that the show would resonate with women especially because it’s something we’ve all been subjected to, the power imbalance.” Alias Grace, which also stars Edward Holcroft as Dr Simon Jordan, portrays a Victorian world where not all women were fair maidens and that scheming and seduction were survival tools.
Her friendship with fellow servant Mary is abruptly ended when the son of the house impregnates Mary and refuses to marry her. She then
Sarah Gadon as Grace Marks
loses her life after an abortion. Grace tells her story to Dr Jordan and the series climaxes with a hypnosis scene where she is allegedly put to sleep to recount her version of the day of the murders.
It’s dark, disturbing and addictive. All six one-hour episodes of Alias Grace are available to stream on Netflix.