Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale will be made into a TV series

Margaret Atwood best-selling novel The Handmaid’s Tale about a dystopian society that “treats women as property of the state.” is coming to screen again.

The work of fiction which was first made into a film in 1990, is now being adapted into a 10-episode series for Hulu.

The TV series is set in Gilead, a military republic (formerly part of the United States) where a suspension of the Constitution strips women entirely of their rights.

Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men) will star as Offred, the main character.

And Joseph Fiennes will play the role of the Commander, the man Offred is responsible to produce a baby for.

Atwood will also be a consulting producer for the series.

"The Handmaid's Tale is more relevant now than when it was written, and I am sure the series will be watched with great interest," Atwood said in a statement.

"I have read the first two scripts and they are excellent; I can hardly wait to see the finished episodes."

The Handmaid’s Tale will debut in April 2017.

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