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The Handmaid's Tale

  • TV Series
  • 2017–2025
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
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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
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Yvonne Strahovski
    • Ann Dowd
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    276K
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    POPULARITY
    10
    • Creator
      • Bruce Miller
    • Stars
      • Elisabeth Moss
      • Yvonne Strahovski
      • Ann Dowd
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 15 Primetime Emmys
      • 96 wins & 288 nominations total

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    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • June Osborne
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Serena Joy Waterford
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Aunt Lydia Clements
    O-T Fagbenle
    O-T Fagbenle
    • Luke Bankole
    Madeline Brewer
    Madeline Brewer
    • Janine Lindo
    Samira Wiley
    Samira Wiley
    • Moira Strand
    Max Minghella
    Max Minghella
    • Nick Blaine
    Amanda Brugel
    Amanda Brugel
    • Rita Blue
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Fred Waterford
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Joseph Lawrence
    Nina Kiri
    Nina Kiri
    • Alma
    Ever Carradine
    Ever Carradine
    • Naomi Putnam
    Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger
    • Mark Tuello
    Bahia Watson
    Bahia Watson
    • Brianna
    Alexis Bledel
    Alexis Bledel
    • Emily Malek
    Stephen Kunken
    Stephen Kunken
    • Warren Putnam
    Jonathan Watton
    Jonathan Watton
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    Jordana Blake
    Jordana Blake
    • Hannah Bankole
    • Creator
      • Bruce Miller
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    • Trivia
      Margaret Atwood, the source novel's author, makes a cameo as an Aunt in Offred (S1E1). She is the one who slaps June 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)

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    7/10

    How a totalitarian regime is born...

    In a world that resembles "Children of Men", tormented with ecological disasters and a vision of human extinction - there is a country where citizens decided to take strong actions to prevent from the vision of the grim future. Men are put in charge and women are relieved from their constitution and freedom rights to serve for one purpose only - giving birth to children in a utopian society that follows the rules of Bible. But this show is not just about this - but most of all - it's a study of how a totalitarian regime is born. How a simple and dangerous idea is pushed from the deepest parts of frustrated minds to become a basis for a new society whose happiness is assured by rifles, severe punishments, eradication of basic education and fellings - a society free of any critic thinking, fully devoted to the state. Where fear is the main tool to keep the state united. But like any totalitarian regime - it also starts to eat it's own founders. It's a study of how ordinary people are being corrupted when given absolute power. And it's a study of people who can't stand up and agree to become victims of the cruel ideology. Sounds familiar? This is the show that will help just a little understand the history of the 20th century.
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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hulu
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Chuyện Người Hầu Gái
    • Filming locations
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Daniel Wilson Productions
      • The Littlefield Company
      • White Oak Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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