Elisabeth Moss joins "The Handmaid's Tale" novel adaptationApril 30, 2016 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elisabeth Moss has landed a role on Hulu's straight-to-series adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale". She will portray Offred, one of the few remaining fertile women in a totalitarian society in the dystopian Gilead that has been plagued by environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate, AceShowbiz said. The drama follows the handmaid, who is enslaved by a society into sexual servitude in a last-ditch attempt to repopulate the world, as she navigates a repressive regime while searching for the daughter taken from her. Bruce Miller created, writes and executive produces the drama series which is also executive produced by Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield. It is scheduled to go into production later this year for a 2017 premiere. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |