--- description: The filmmaker will produce and possibly direct MaddAddam title: Darren Aronofsky to Develop Margaret Atwood Book Series for HBO image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd630e74ebeb2423/69869675361760347d90c7de/darren-aronofsky-margaret-atwood.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Darren Aronofsky to Develop HBO Series Based on Margaret Atwood Fiction Trilogy  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jun 6, 2014 12:52 AM CUT  Director Darren Aronofsky attends the premiere of "Noah" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on in New York City on March 26, 2014. Director Darren Aronofsky attends the premiere of "Noah" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on in New York City on March 26, 2014.Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jun 6, 2014 12:52 AM CUT _Black Swan_ director Darren Aronofsky has signed on with HBO to adapt, produce and possibly direct a series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian trilogy _MaddAddam_, Deadline [reports](http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/darren-aronofsky-maddaddam-book-trilogy-as-hbo-series/ "undefined"). Atwood will serve as consulting producer. The trilogy, _Oryx and Crake_, _Year of the Flood_ and _MaddAddam,_ take place in a mid-21st century world run by corporations preoccupied with genetically modified organisms. The action surrounds the Waterless Flood that wipes out nearly all the world’s population. Aronofsky’s last project, _Noah—_which involved a flood with quite a bit of water—grossed $345 million at the worldwide box office. His production company Protozoa Pictures signed a three-year deal with the premium cable channel in January, and _MaddAddam_ will be the first project under that deal. \[[Deadline](http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/darren-aronofsky-maddaddam-book-trilogy-as-hbo-series/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2835625/darren-aronofsky-to-develop-hbo-series-based-on-margaret-atwood-fiction-trilogy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2835625/darren-aronofsky-to-develop-hbo-series-based-on-margaret-atwood-fiction-trilogy/"},"headline":"Darren Aronofsky to Develop HBO Series Based on Margaret Atwood Fiction Trilogy","datePublished":"2014-06-06T00:52:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:15:23.376Z","description":"The filmmaker will produce and possibly direct MaddAddam","url":"https://time.com/2835625/darren-aronofsky-to-develop-hbo-series-based-on-margaret-atwood-fiction-trilogy/","keywords":["Television","HBO"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd630e74ebeb2423/69869675361760347d90c7de/darren-aronofsky-margaret-atwood.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd630e74ebeb2423/69869675361760347d90c7de/darren-aronofsky-margaret-atwood.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Darren Aronofsky","caption":"Darren Aronofsky","creditText":"Evan Agostini—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2835625/darren-aronofsky-to-develop-hbo-series-based-on-margaret-atwood-fiction-trilogy/","name":"Darren Aronofsky to Develop HBO Series Based on Margaret Atwood Fiction Trilogy"}}]}] ```