The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu
The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel written by Margaret Atwood that was brought to life on Hulu by director Reed Morano with a team of creative men and women. The series is mainly about the downfall of the United States and it being brought back into power by a new regime called Gilead. The new leader then forces a new caste system on citizens and puts fertile women into sex slavery in order to raise low birth rates.
The New York Times wrote an article about the exciting release of such a timely show. Their article focused mainly on director, Reed Morano. This was to be expected considering the fact that the name of their article is Reed Morano on Directing the First Three Episodes of The Handmaid's Tale. This gives readers insight on the fact that the article will talk more about Reed Morano than on the plot of the show. The article included questions and and interview from Morano. When asked about the importance of a female director, Morano said "I think it's ultimately more about specificity more than gender. It's about understanding the material."
The Los Angeles Times also put out an article on the new show. Theirs was a little bit different though. The LA Times focused more on the show as a whole. They talked about all of the people working on the show and included quotes from everyone about how their particular job affects the show. I found this article to be a lot less focused than the NYT's article. But I think that's what they were going for. A particularly good quote I found in this article was from Morano. She said "This world screws up everyone no matter how it may appear, the message I wanted to convey was that it's not good for anyone, including men"
The Handmaid's Tale is not the first book turned TV series. 13 Reasons Why came to Netflix last month and was a huge success. I think networks and publishers alike are capitalizing on the fact that most people don't read nowadays. It's exciting for readers to see their favorite books turned into TV shows but it's also a little depressing that people would rather watch TV than actually absorb a good book.
The New York Times wrote an article about the exciting release of such a timely show. Their article focused mainly on director, Reed Morano. This was to be expected considering the fact that the name of their article is Reed Morano on Directing the First Three Episodes of The Handmaid's Tale. This gives readers insight on the fact that the article will talk more about Reed Morano than on the plot of the show. The article included questions and and interview from Morano. When asked about the importance of a female director, Morano said "I think it's ultimately more about specificity more than gender. It's about understanding the material."
The Los Angeles Times also put out an article on the new show. Theirs was a little bit different though. The LA Times focused more on the show as a whole. They talked about all of the people working on the show and included quotes from everyone about how their particular job affects the show. I found this article to be a lot less focused than the NYT's article. But I think that's what they were going for. A particularly good quote I found in this article was from Morano. She said "This world screws up everyone no matter how it may appear, the message I wanted to convey was that it's not good for anyone, including men"
The Handmaid's Tale is not the first book turned TV series. 13 Reasons Why came to Netflix last month and was a huge success. I think networks and publishers alike are capitalizing on the fact that most people don't read nowadays. It's exciting for readers to see their favorite books turned into TV shows but it's also a little depressing that people would rather watch TV than actually absorb a good book.
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