Dietland starring Joy Nash & Julianna Margulies debuts June 4th: Watch the first 15 minutes! #book2movie

Joy Nash stars as Plum Kettle in Dietland 

Dietland, starring Joy Nash and Julianna Margulies, is both scripted and directed by Marti Noxon—the woman behind the upcoming adaptation of Sharp Objects starring Amy Adams—makes its debut June 4th. Here’s how AMC describes the series based on the bestseller by Sarai Walker.

Dietland is a wickedly funny and extraordinarily timed satire about Plum Kettle, a ghostwriter for the editor of one of New York’s hottest fashion magazines. Struggling with self-image and fed up with how she’s treated by her boss and society, Plum sets out on a wildly complicated road to self-awakening. At the same time, everyone is buzzing over news reports about men, accused of sexual abuse and assault, who are disappearing and meeting untimely, violent deaths.

 Julianna Margulies is Plum’s skinny bitch of a boss

Plum also finds herself in the middle of two factions – one sisterhood who may be responsible for the attacks on male harassers, and the other which preaches female empowerment. She straddles these two groups, trying to make sense of the changing world and her part in it.

 Joy Nash as Plum with Will Seefried as Ben

Equal parts revenge fantasy and heartfelt journey to self-acceptance, Dietland, which is based on Sarai Walker’s 2015 best-selling critically acclaimed novel of the same name, is a darkly comedic story that explores a multitude of issues faced by women today – including patriarchy, misogyny, rape culture, and unrealistic beauty standards.

About the book 

The diet revolution is here. And it’s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. With her job answering fan mail for a teen magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. But when a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots begins following her, Plum falls down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House — an underground community of women who reject society’s rules — and is forced to confront the real costs of becoming “beautiful.” At the same time, a guerilla group begins terrorizing a world that mistreats women, and Plum becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive.

“A giddy revenge fantasy that will shake up your thinking and burrow under your skin” (Entertainment Weekly), Dietland takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession — with fists flying.

Watch the trailer 

Hooked? Watch the first 15 minutes!

Times up for fat-shaming! And about time too.
Have you read the book? Will you be watching the show?