Elisabeth Moss is taking a trip from Gilead to the Capitol. The Emmy-winning “Handmaid’s Tale” star is set to portray Katie Hill in an adaptation of the former Congresswoman’s memoir, “She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality.” According to Deadline, the Blumhouse Television project is “being developed as a movie for a streaming service.”
Released this summer, Hill’s book recounts her “experience as a young woman with no prior political experience whose charm, and common sense won over the people in her district and thrust her into the halls of power in Washington. While her brash confidence won her powerful allies and infuriated her enemies, it was privately concealing a cycle of domestic abuse she was trapped in at home, infamously culminating in the release of intimate photos and the revelation of her own admitted personal mistakes that would eventually result in her stunning fall from grace,” the source details.
Moss is among the project’s producers.
“I wrote ‘She Will Rise’ to try to take back my story from those who have exploited and twisted it. I also wanted to shine a light on the stories of women whose resilience and bravery gave me strength when I needed it most, and hopefully to provide inspiration to others,” Hill said. She emphasized that “having this larger platform to tell this story” is more than she “ever could have imagined. ”
Moss added, “I am so honored to have the opportunity to portray Katie and to help tell her story. Her strength and work to amplify women’s voices is incredibly inspiring to me and her experiences could not be more important for us to magnify right now.”
A two-time Emmy winner, Moss took home trophies for her leading role in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and exec producing the Margaret Atwood adaptation, which has been renewed for a fourth season on Hulu. “Mad Men” and “Top of the Lake” are among her other TV credits. Her recent film credits include “The Invisible Man,” “Shirley,” and “Us.”
Moss’ packed slate also includes “Run Rabbit Run,” a modern-day ghost story directed by Daina Reid, and “Candy,” a limited series from Robin Veith based on the true story of Candy Montgomery, a woman in Texas who killed her friend from church with an ax.
