Name: Atwood Stories
Released: 2003-02-20T08:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Drama

Based on six short stories by lauded author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale), The Atwood Stories explores the moment when a chance encounter creates a lasting impact. David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girls) and Roberta Maxwell (Dead Man Walking) star.

2003 · 30m

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

When a cynical young American professor takes a teaching job at a small university in Northern Canada, he becomes involved in a relationship with a female graduate student. But as their bond deepens, her state of mind becomes more extreme.
EPISODE 2

Betty

After moving to rural Ontario for the summer, eight-year-old Alice witnesses the marital breakdown of her neighbor, Betty. Years later, when an erratic Betty reappears in her life, teenage Alice's understanding of the world is forever changed.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

A lonely, overweight young girl, Christine finds a new sense of self after she meets an Asian exchange student. But when the odd young man's behavior becomes questionable and the police get involved, Christine is forced to make a difficult choice.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Sixty-five-year-old Lois has created a lifelong obsession with compulsively collecting landscape art. After coming across one old painting, she recalls the mysterious disappearance of her childhood friend Lucy while they were at a summer camp.
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

English major and aspiring writer Richard becomes entranced by Selena, a talented and exotic young poet. But when she criticizes his poetry and rejects him romantically, Richard struggles with the regret of relinquishing his creative ambition.
EPISODE 6

Sunrise

Yvonne is a reclusive artist who has seemingly lost the ability to engage with the people in her life and keeps everyone at a distance. But when she meets a young man who threatens to upset her routine life, she is forced to face her demons.