The cult feminist work gets the TV treatment As is the case with many adored books, it was difficult to imagine a television adaption of I Love Dick, the autobiographical novel and cult feminist work by writer and filmmaker Chris Kraus.
Published in 1997, the book traces the author?s obsession with Dick, a cultural critic who also happens to be a colleague of her husband?s, and her subsequent self-awakening. The story is mostly told through letters?a narrative that would have been a challenge to bring to life on screen. But with Transparent creator Jill Soloway and playwright Sarah Gubbins at the helm, and a star-making turn by actress Kathryn Hahn (and Kevin Bacon in the eponymous role), I Love Dick gets the treatment it deserves. In moving the action to Marfa, Texas, instead of California, where the book is based, the series also adds the tiny, design-forward West Texas town to the cast of intriguing characters. We recently spoke to production designer Cat Smith and set decorator Dea Jensen (both of whom work on Transparent) about starting the series in Marfa, using Los Angeles as a stand-in, the challenges of creating a feminist space, and what I Love Dick means to them.
Watch I Love Dick on Amazon. Minor spoilers below.

The set of the Marfa Institute.

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