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Alias Grace

Alias Grace

20177.21 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Noreen Halpern
Written by Margaret Atwood, Sarah Polley
Produced by D.J. Carson, Sarah Polley
NetworksCBC Television

Top Cast

Sarah Gadon

Sarah Gadon

Grace Marks

Edward Holcroft

Edward Holcroft

Dr. Simon Jordan

Rebecca Liddiard

Rebecca Liddiard

Mary Whitney

Zachary Levi

Zachary Levi

Jeremiah Pontelli

Kerr Logan

Kerr Logan

James McDermott

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Reverend Verrenger

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Thomas Kinnear

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Nancy Montgomery

Themes & Keywords

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About Alias Grace

Alias Grace is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, immigrant, biography, miniseries, historical fiction, period drama. Created by Noreen Halpern, it stars Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard. 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.

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