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The handmaid's tale - orjattaresi

Original title: The Handmaid's Tale
  • TV Series
  • 2017– 2017–
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
211K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
126
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Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Freedom is just the beginning. The Emmy-winning series, The Handmaid's Tale, returns for Season 4 on April 28, 2021, only on Hulu.

The cultural phenomenon picks up where we left off, with June's fight for freedom against Gilead. But the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges, and her desire for justice and revenge threaten to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships.
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Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

IMDb RATING
8.4/10
211K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
126
4
  • Creator
    • Bruce Miller(created for television by)
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Yvonne Strahovski
    • Joseph Fiennes
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Bruce Miller(created for television by)
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Yvonne Strahovski
    • Joseph Fiennes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 15 Primetime Emmys
      • 81 wins & 255 nominations total

    Episodes47

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    Season 4 Trailer
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    Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella, and Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
    Yvonne Strahovski in Home (2021)
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    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • June Osborneas June Osborne
    47 episodes47 eps • 2017–2021
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Serena Joy Waterfordas Serena Joy Waterford
    39 episodes39 eps • 2017–2021
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Fred Waterfordas Fred Waterford
    36 episodes36 eps • 2017–2021
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Aunt Lydia Clementsas Aunt Lydia Clements
    35 episodes35 eps • 2017–2021
    Madeline Brewer
    Madeline Brewer
    • Janine Lindoas Janine Lindo
    32 episodes32 eps • 2017–2021
    Amanda Brugel
    Amanda Brugel
    • Rita Blueas Rita Blue
    31 episodes31 eps • 2017–2021
    Max Minghella
    Max Minghella
    • Nick Blaineas Nick Blaine
    31 episodes31 eps • 2017–2021
    O-T Fagbenle
    O-T Fagbenle
    • Luke Bankoleas Luke Bankole
    30 episodes30 eps • 2017–2021
    Samira Wiley
    Samira Wiley
    • Moira Strandas Moira Strand
    28 episodes28 eps • 2017–2021
    Nina Kiri
    Nina Kiri
    • Almaas Alma
    26 episodes26 eps • 2017–2021
    Bahia Watson
    Bahia Watson
    • Briannaas Brianna
    22 episodes22 eps • 2017–2021
    Alexis Bledel
    Alexis Bledel
    • Emily Malekas Emily Malek
    21 episodes21 eps • 2017–2021
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Joseph Lawrenceas Joseph Lawrence
    20 episodes20 eps • 2018–2021
    Stephen Kunken
    Stephen Kunken
    • Warren Putnamas Warren Putnam
    16 episodes16 eps • 2017–2021
    Ever Carradine
    Ever Carradine
    • Naomi Putnamas Naomi Putnam
    13 episodes13 eps • 2017–2021
    Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger
    • Mark Tuelloas Mark Tuello
    13 episodes13 eps • 2018–2021
    Jenessa Grant
    Jenessa Grant
    • Doloresas Dolores
    11 episodes11 eps • 2017–2019
    Kristen Gutoskie
    Kristen Gutoskie
    • Bethas Beth
    10 episodes10 eps • 2017–2021
    • Creator
      • Bruce Miller(created for television by)
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    Storyline

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    A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story. —grantss
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    • Taglines
      • We will bear no more
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • K-16
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Margaret Atwood, the source novel's author, makes a cameo as an aunt in Episode 1. She is the one who slaps Offred when she is reluctant to join in the group shaming circle.
    • Goofs
      Although all guards (security personnel) have earphones, there's always a radio chatter audible.
    • Quotes

      Moira: Hey, that shit is contagious. You want to see your baby girl again? Then you need to keep your fucking shit together.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Female Lead TV Shows You Should Be Watching in 2017 (2017)

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    10/10
    It has been said already, but I must agree: A MUST WATCH
    I've never written a review in my life. After seeing this and then looking for more information about it, I came across IMDb and instead of finding intelligent reviews from intelligent people, I find a few that scream of ignorance.

    It is pretty easy to understand why.

    As the 20th century began, human evolution was at a turning point. Science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more enlightened, civilized and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. A dumbing down of society began to occur. How did this happen? Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest, the fastest, reproduced in greater numbers than the rest and in which the weakest or not-so-intelligent were culled, a process which had once favored the noblest traits of man, now began to favor different traits. Evolution began not to reward intelligence, but to coddle and save the weakest. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left "Intelligent Man and Woman" to become an endangered species. One need not look far within these comments to see that in effect. It's not that hate which is shown in some of these reviews that is killing the world. I think that up to a certain point all of us possess some level of hate. It is not having the mental acuity or aptitude to recognize it within ourselves, and to not let ourselves be led by it. Some of these so-called reviews are downright scary when you stop to think that is the actual mentality of the person who wrote them. One guy decrying interracial couples and gays to the point of not watching a television program that has them. A woman who says this could not happen and in the next paragraph goes on to detail how it could happen, only not as Christianity. Who cares what it is called, if you admit it could happen?

    As for this series itself, it is relevant. For now. In this time. More than ever.

    Beyond that, it is beautifully filmed and acted.

    Do not fall for the negative reviews of those fanatics and zealots who are purposefully trying to bring down the ratings and who are so lost they cannot even practice the very laws of a god they are trying to defend.

    This series is a masterpiece.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 5, 2018 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hulu
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • The handmaid's tale - tjänarinnans berättelse
    • Filming locations
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • MGM Television
      • MGM/UA Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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