"Weirdly, in my career, if you’re a man, you stand out because most of the people around me have been women in charge," Samira Wiley tells Mashable.
Wiley is best known as fan-favorite Poussey on Orange is the New Black. But, beginning this week, she will have a prominent role in the dystopian The Handmaid's Tale, a series made primarily by bringing to life a universe created by Margaret Atwood that feels strikingly prescient in today's political climates. All but one of the episodes of the series were directed by women.
We caught up with her at a screening of the show at The Wing, a women's club and co-working space, to discuss the show, the weight of adapting Atwood's text, and getting married to an OITNB writer. Read more...
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