Overview - The Handmaid's Tale

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: MGM Television

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: White Oak Pictures

    Production country

  • Name: Daniel Wilson Productions Inc.

    Production country

  • Name: MGM/UA Television

    Production country United States of America

Overview

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.

Seasons

  • Name: Specials

    Episode: 122

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  • Name: Season 1

    Episode: 10

    Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – with one goal: to survive and find the daughter who was taken from her.

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  • Name: Season 2

    Episode: 13

    Season two is shaped by Offred’s pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. “Gilead is within you” is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia and in this season, Offred and all our characters will fight against – or succumb to – this dark truth.

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  • Name: Season 3

    Episode: 13

    Season three is driven by June's resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead and her struggle to strike back against overwhelming odds. Startling reunions, betrayals, and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead force all characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: "Blessed be the fight."

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  • Name: Season 4

    Episode: 10

    June strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges. Her quest for justice and revenge threatens to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships.

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  • Name: Season 5

    Episode: 10

    June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.

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