Hulu's latest original series has the making of a small screen masterpiece.
The shows, source material Margaret Atwood's award winning dystopian novel & its themes of environmental
catastrophe, female oppression, and religious fundamentalism are as timely as ever.
But what we're finding interesting is how The Handmaid's Tale has pollinated popular culture
with its' influence.  For example, recently women have taken to dawning The Handmaid's unmistakable
uniforms to protest anti-abortion measures.
Technologies' dark side is viral, & The Circle is promising us a thrilling virtual tour.
But will it deliver where so many movie plots have failed? Maybe.  Here's what we know so far,
Emma Watson plays, May, a college grad who gets hired by a juggernaut digital company called, you guessed it,
The Circle.
It's a glossy twenty-first century tech giant  helmed by a powerful yet fatherly Tom Hanks.  Not to mention that
on-trend corporate ethos  that offers progressive promises in exchange for your privacy.
Which isn't that much of a stretch when our recent Google searches magically appear as ads on our Facebook feeds.
The Circle explores potential worst case scenarios of information sharing in the digital age.
And from the looks of it, this online rabbit hole goes way deeper than Chewbacca Mom.
Eggers co-wrote the screenplay with the film's director James Ponsoldt, and that coupled with the movies
cool aesthetic and timely themes has us curious to check this one out.
Neil Gaiman’s Hugo-award winning novel, American Gods, is finally making its way to the small screen at the peak of Peak TV!
Despite its somewhat outlandish premise - that gods are real, that they live among us, and they’re in the midst of a
civil war of sorts...
...this show feels like it could be a breath of fresh air that’s equal parts fantasy and gritty reality.
Why?
For one thing, GAIMAN. The man is prolific - and with loads of award-winning comic books, novels,
screenplays and radio plays under his belt, his work is typically well suited to adaptation.
Add to that the showrunning talent that helped create fan favorite titles like Hannibal and Heroes, and Starz’
track record for creating next level juicy television, and this one could be a winner.
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