The Handmaid's Tale

TV Series
2017– 2017–
TV-MATV-MA
1h

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.

Creator
- Bruce Miller(created for television by)
Stars

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Won 15 Primetime Emmys
- 80 wins & 242 nominations total

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4 seasons

4 years

Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

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The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Greenwood, and Kristen Gutoskie in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd, and Ipsita Paul in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

June Osborneas June Osborne

47 episodes47 eps • 2017–2021

Yvonne Strahovski

Serena Joy Waterfordas Serena Joy Waterford

39 episodes39 eps • 2017–2021

Fred Waterfordas Fred Waterford

36 episodes36 eps • 2017–2021

Aunt Lydia Clementsas Aunt Lydia Clements

35 episodes35 eps • 2017–2021

Madeline Brewer

Janine Lindoas Janine Lindo

32 episodes32 eps • 2017–2021

Rita Blueas Rita Blue

31 episodes31 eps • 2017–2021

Nick Blaineas Nick Blaine

31 episodes31 eps • 2017–2021

Luke Bankoleas Luke Bankole

30 episodes30 eps • 2017–2021

Moira Strandas Moira Strand

28 episodes28 eps • 2017–2021

Almaas Alma

26 episodes26 eps • 2017–2021

Briannaas Brianna

22 episodes22 eps • 2017–2021

Emily Malekas Emily Malek

21 episodes21 eps • 2017–2021

Bradley Whitford

Joseph Lawrenceas Joseph Lawrence

20 episodes20 eps • 2018–2021

Warren Putnamas Warren Putnam

16 episodes16 eps • 2017–2021

Naomi Putnamas Naomi Putnam

13 episodes13 eps • 2017–2021

Mark Tuelloas Mark Tuello

13 episodes13 eps • 2018–2021

Doloresas Dolores

11 episodes11 eps • 2017–2019

Kristen Gutoskie

Bethas Beth

10 episodes10 eps • 2017–2021

Creator
- Bruce Miller(created for television by)
All cast & crew
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"The Handmaid's Tale" Cast Ask Each Other Anything

"The Handmaid's Tale" Cast Ask Each Other Anything

Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, and O-T Fagbenle interview each other about Season 4 of "The Handmaid's Tale," their first Emmy nominations, and the next projects they want to create.

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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
Certificate
- TV-MA
Parents guide

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)

Top review

10/10

Brilliant acting

Brilliantly written and amazing acting. TV shows like this show a dystopian view of society which seems unrealistic, like it could never happen to us. What is happening during covid times shows exactly how easy it is for a governent to become totalitarian, authoritarian and down right dangerous to our rights and freedoms. We should take a show like this to heart and never let it happen today. This show is scary and full of horrors.

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Release date
- April 26, 2017 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Hulu
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- Chuyện Người Hầu Gái
Filming locations
- Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
- MGM Television
- MGM/UA Television
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Runtime
1 hour
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1

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