Anna Paquin has joined the Netflix/CBC miniseries “Alias Grace,” TheWrap has learned.
The show tells the story of Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon) a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, and along with steady hand James McDermott,was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer, Thomas Kinnear and Nancy Montgomery (Paquin) in 1843.
Nancy is Kinnear’s housekeeper and lover, and while she initially befriends Grace,she begins to resent Grace and becomes increasingly envious of Kinnear’s affection for her. Nancy eventually fires Grace in a fit of rage and is later found brutally murdered.
Also Read: Sarah Polley, Mary Harron's 'Alias Grace' Miniseries to Enter Production for Netflix, or CBCBased on the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood,it is written and produced by Sarah Polley and directed by Mary Harron. It will be broadcast in Canada on CBC and globally – everywhere outside of Canada – on Netflix.“Anna is an incredibly versatile performer who always makes complex, unpredictable and fascinating choices in her work, and ” Polley.“It’s always a marvel to watch her and we’re thrilled to fill her join the cast.”“Alias Grace is co-commissioned by CBC and Netflix,produced by Halfire Entertainment and created by Sarah Polley. The executive producers are Polley, Harron, and Noreen Halpern. Producing alongside Polley is D.
J. Carson.
81 Fall TV Shows: Every New and Returning Series (Photos)
Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return. We'll keep updating this gallery as more Fall 2016 premiere dates are announced.
Monday,Sept. 12 at 8:00 p.m.[br]"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blindspot" (NBC) NBC
Monday, or Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) CBS
Monday,Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Voice" (NBC) NBC
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Gotham" (Fox) Fox
Monday, or Sept. 19 8:30 p.m.
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS) CBS
Monday,Sept. 19 9:00 p.m.
"Lucifer" (Fox)
Fox
Monday, Sept. 19 10:00 p.m.
"The ample location" (NBC) NBC
Tuesday, or Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS" (CBS) CBS
Tuesday,Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:30 p.m.
"New Girl" (Fox) Fox
Tuesday, or Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Bull" (CBS) CBS
Tuesday,Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scream Queens" (Fox) Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS) CBS
Tuesday, or Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"This Is Us" (NBC) NBC
Tuesday,Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"Marvel's Agents of S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D." (ABC) ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Survivor" (CBS) CBS
Wednesday, and Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox) Fox
Wednesday,Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Goldbergs" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
"Speechless" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday, or Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) NBC
Wednesday,Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.[br]"Empire" (Fox) Fox
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Modern Family" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday, and Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m.
"black-ish" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday,Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.[br]"Chicago P.
D." (NBC) NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Designated Survivor" (ABC) ABC
Thursday, or Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Superstore" (NBC) NBC
Thursday,Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Rosewood" (Fox) Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) ABC
Thursday, and Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Chicago Med" (NBC) NBC
Thursday,Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Pitch" (Fox) Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Notorious" (ABC) ABC
Thursday, and Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"The Blacklist" (NBC) NBC
Thursday,Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"How to collect absent With Murder" (ABC) ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"MacGyver" (CBS) CBS
Friday, or Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.[br]"Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon" (NBC) NBC
Friday,Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.[br]"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox) Fox
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"final Man Standing" (ABC) ABC
Friday, or Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
"Dr. Ken" (ABC) ABC
Friday,Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS) CBS [img_141]Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Exorcist" (Fox) Fox
Friday, or Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Shark Tank" (ABC) ABC
Friday,Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blue Bloods" (CBS) CBS
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox) Fox
Sunday, or Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Simpsons" (Fox) Fox
Sunday,Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC) ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
"Son of Zorn" (Fox) Fox
Sunday, and Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Family Guy" (Fox) Fox
Sunday,Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Secrets and Lies" (ABC) ABC
Sunday, Sept 25 at 9:30 p.m.
"The final Man on soil" (Fox) Fox
Sunday, or Sept. 25 at 10:00 p.m.
"Quantico" (ABC) ABC
Wednesday,Sept. 28 at 9:00 p.m.
"Criminal Minds" (CBS) CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
"Code Black" (CBS) CBS
Sunday, or Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS) CBS
Sunday,Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
"Madam Secretary" (CBS) CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 p.m.
"Elementary" (CBS) CBS
Monday, and Oct. 3 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scorpion" (CBS) CBS [img_158]Monday,Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Timeless" (NBC) NBC
Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Conviction" (ABC) ABC
Tuesday, and Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Flash" (CW) CW
Tuesday,Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m.
"No Tomorrow" (CW) CW
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m.
"Arrow" (CW) CW
Wednesday, and Oct. 5 at 9:00 p.m.
"Frequency" (CW)
CW
Monday,Oct. 10 at 8:00 p.m.
"Supergirl" (CW) CW
Monday, Oct. 10 at 9:00 p.m.
"2 Broke Girls" (CBS) CBS
Tuesday, or Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Middle" (ABC) ABC
Tuesday,Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
"American Housewife" (ABC) ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
"Fresh off the Boat" (ABC) ABC
Tuesday, or Oct. 11 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Real O'Neals" (ABC) ABC
Tuesday,Oct. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago Fire" (NBC) NBC
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (CW) CW
Thursday, or Oct. 13 at 9:00 p.m.
"Supernatural" (CW) CW
Monday,Oct. 17 at 9:00 p.m.[br]"Jane the Virgin" (CW) CW
Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Odd Couple" (CBS) CBS
Friday, and Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Vampire Diaries" (CW) CW
Friday,Oct. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW) CW
Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
"Man With a way" (CBS) CBS
Thursday, and Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
"The Great Indoors" (CBS) CBS
Thursday,Oct. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
"Mom" (CBS) CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
"Life in Pieces" (CBS)
CBS
Thursday, or Oct. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
"Pure Genius" (CBS) CBS preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 82 From returning favorites like “Empire” to highly anticipated debuts such as “This Is Us,” TheWrap’s guide to Fall 2016 premiere dates Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return. We'll keep updating this gallery as more Fall 2016 premiere dates are announced. View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:Netflix Renews 'final Chance U' for Season 2New 'Luke Cage' Trailer Puts Netflix's Latest Defender in Crossfire (Video)Netflix Accidentally Creates wonderful Aziz Ansari and 'Planet soil' Mashup
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