![]() ![]() and the election of President Donald Trump in the U.S.Īnd when I had the meeting with Jen Salke at Amazon Studios, by the end of the meeting, she was crying and I was crying, because we had both connected so deeply with the idea behind the show. In particular, the manner in which Alderman reimagined women as the “dominant sex”-without stooping to the oversimplification and myopia of the girlboss era-spoke to an enflamed imagination felt across the country (and the globe) after Brexit in Alderman’s native U.K. ![]() The book, first published in 2016, was eventually named one of the “10 Best Books of 2017” by The New York Times for its speculative prowess. For others, it’s leverage-a means with which to reshape long-standing hierarchies and elevate their sex (and, depending on their motives, themselves). For some, this inexplicable power is a torment. ![]() In the Amazon Prime Video series The Power, adapted from Naomi Alderman’s novel of the same name, the status of women in society is forever shifted when electricity begins to bloom beneath their fingertips. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Naomi Alderman Talks 'The Power' and 'The Future' Katie Yu/Prime Video ![]()
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