‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ EPs Say Series Didn’t Caution Enough People Before Trump’s Return
While opening up about saying farewell “The Handmaid’s Tale” after six seasons, the show’s creative team said it felt the series didn’t warn people enough about the dangers of authoritarianism amid President Donald Trump’s contentious return to the White House.
“It’s shocking to me, when I think about when I joined the show, I had more rights as a woman than I have now,” co-showrunner and executive producer Yahlin Chang told TheWrap. “Leaving the show, we created this sort of cautionary tale, and I think we kind of failed, or we didn’t caution enough people, because we’re in even darker days now, which is unbelievable.”
It’s been nearly three years since Season 5 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” aired in November 2022. In the midst of that time frame, many fans and public figures feel the series, which features a totalitarian society that used to the...
“It’s shocking to me, when I think about when I joined the show, I had more rights as a woman than I have now,” co-showrunner and executive producer Yahlin Chang told TheWrap. “Leaving the show, we created this sort of cautionary tale, and I think we kind of failed, or we didn’t caution enough people, because we’re in even darker days now, which is unbelievable.”
It’s been nearly three years since Season 5 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” aired in November 2022. In the midst of that time frame, many fans and public figures feel the series, which features a totalitarian society that used to the...
- 4/7/2025
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
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