To the extent that
dystopian novels depict anxieties about the present rather than predictions for the
future, it seems clear that contemporary writers are just as concerned about
women's rights as Atwood was
in 1985.
Who: Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley and Joseph Fiennes What: A 10 - episode series based on Margaret Atwood's
dystopian novel about a near -
future world
in which
women serve as concubines for the leaders of a fundamentalist state When: Premieres April 26 Where: Hulu Why We're Excited: After a trailer for the series aired during the Super Bowl, the 1985 novel rocketed to the top of the Amazon bestseller list.