I think it will probably be interesting, at the very least, and HBO has excellent writers so it will probably be good.... but I do think that the timing is an attempt to take advantage of the social strife our nation has been experiencing. This show will surely stir lots of emotion, so I question he wisdom in releasing a series at such a time.
Or, perhaps, to tap into the popularity of Hulu's dramatization of The Handmaid's Tale.
Personally, being a big fan of dystopian/alternate history type stories, I'll be very interested in this one.