The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian tragedy television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The series was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017; the subsequent seven episodes were released every Wednesday. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2021. In September 2019, it was announced that Hulu and MGM were developing a sequel series, to be based on Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments.
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The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian tragedy television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The series was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017; the subsequent seven episodes were released every Wednesday. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2021. In September 2019, it was announced that Hulu and MGM were developing a sequel series, to be based on Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments. In a world where fertility rates have collapsed as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and environmental pollution, the totalitarian, theonomic government of Gilead establishes rule in the former United States in the aftermath of a civil war. These women, called Handmaids, are assigned to the homes of the ruling elite, where they must submit to ritualized rape by their male masters in the presence of their wives, in order to become impregnated and bear children for them. By law, women are forced to work in very limited roles, including some as natal slaves, and they are not allowed to own property, handle money, or read. Women are divided into a small range of social categories, each one signified by a plain dress in a specific color.
The Wives of Commanders wear elegant, tailored dresses in blue and various shades of teal, cut in styles evoking the 1950s. Econowives, the lower-class women who still have minimal agency, wear shades of gray. Female prisoners are called Unwomen and, wearing rags, are worked to death clearing toxic waste in the Colonies. Another class of women, Aunts, who wear brown, train, oversee and discipline the Hand maids as well as organize “particicutions”. They are the only class of woman in GileAD permitted to read, albeit specifically to fulfill the administrative role of their caste. Jezebels, often former professionals or academics unable to accept any role inGilead, are forced into prostitution in brothels as an alternative career. They wear long, loose-fitting muted green garments and cover their hair with headwraps. Among the other players are secret police watching over the general populace for signs of rebellion, Hunters track down people attempting to flee the country, and Economen are responsible for civilian policing and policing. The key players are Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Waterford, often referred to as “The Waterfords,” who often wear black, often black or often black June Osborne, and often wear June Osborne’s name, “Offred” The Men, regardless of their status, often wear white or black, and are often called “Menial Men”
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