6.246 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestIn 1859, Simon joins the Union Army, while in 1872 Grace gets unexpected news and makes a decision about her future.
Based on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was imprisoned in 1843, perhaps wrongly, for the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear. Grace claims to have no memory of the murder yet the facts are irrefutable. A decade after, Dr. Simon Jordan tries to help Grace recall her past.
Acting
Sarah Gadon's layered performance—innocent, cunning, broken, who knows
Writing
Polley and Atwood weave ambiguity like a Victorian fever dream
Production
Every frame looks like a haunted oil painting
Creator
Sarah Polley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margaret Atwood based the novel on real 1843 murders; Grace Marks was pardoned after 30 years but her guilt remains debated by historians today.
David Cronenberg's cameo as Reverend Verrenger continues his tradition of directors acting—he and Sarah Polley are fellow Canadians with horror pedigrees.
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