Another Margaret Atwood Adaptation is in the Works

The MaddAddam Trilogy adaptation will likely be as riveting—and as frighteningly plausible—as Atwood's other works that have already received the small screen treatment. Set in a dystopian future, the last human on Earth, "Snowman" née Jimmy, recounts the the fall of humanity while playing prophet for the "Crakers." This genetically engineered species was created years before—the product of a revolutionary biological discovery—and now dominates the world's population. Animal-like but childish, they have been brought under Snowman's wing in the wake of a global pandemic.

The first book, Oryx and Crake, flashes from Snowman’s present—where he’s living among the Crakers—to his past relationships with a friend-turned-powerful bioengineer and their mutual, child prostitute love interest. The next two installments follow other events that take place within in the same universe, which, though unspeakably grim, do not seem beyond the realm of possibility.

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Before Paramount TV acquired the project, the trilogy was destined for HBO, with Black Swan and mother! director Darren Aronofsky at the helm. Now, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams'  David Kanter and Five Came Back's Linda Carlson will be directing and producing, though casting announcements and a release date are still forthcoming. In the meantime, you can sink your teeth into other Atwood adaptations. The Handmaid's Tale returns to Hulu for its second season on April 25, 2018. 

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