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The Handmaid's Tale'' is an American
dystopian drama
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television series
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created by
Bruce Miller, based on the
1985 novel of the same name by
Margaret Atwood
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. The plot features a
dystopia
A dystopia (lit. "bad place") is an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives. It is an imagined place (possibly state) in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmen ...
n future following a Second American Civil War wherein a
theonomic, totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called "
Handmaids", to child-bearing slavery.
The series features an ensemble cast, led by
Elisabeth Moss, and also stars
Joseph Fiennes,
Yvonne Strahovski,
Alexis Bledel,
Madeline Brewer,
Ann Dowd,
O-T Fagbenle,
Max Minghella,
Samira Wiley,
Amanda Brugel, and
Bradley Whitford.
The series premiered on April 26, 2017, on
Hulu
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. The second season premiered on April 25, 2018. The third season premiered on June 5, 2019. The fourth season premiered on April 27, 2021.
In December 2020, ahead of the fourth season premiere, Hulu renewed the series for a fifth season,
which premiered on September 14, 2022. In September 2022, ahead of the fifth season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season, which premiered on April 8, 2025.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
Season 3 (2019)
Season 4 (2021)
Season 5 (2022)
Season 6 (2025)
References
External links
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Lists of American drama television series episodes
Episodes
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* Episodes (TV series), ''Episodes'' (TV series), a British/American television sitcom which premiered in 2011
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