The Handmaid's Tale

TV Series
2017–2025
15
1h

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8.4/10

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Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

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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.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

271K

YOUR RATING

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See production info at IMDbPro

Won 15 Primetime Emmys
- 95 wins & 294 nominations total

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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.

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Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Female Lead TV Shows You Should Be Watching in 2017 (2017)

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Featured review

8/10

Season 1-3 is great

The Handmaid's Tale is a chilling & gripping series set in a dystopian world where the USA is transformed into a class-based society, with emphasis on fertile women who are treated as property for reproduction. The shows does a great job at depicting brutality, repression, authoritarianism, but also how these acts are justified in various forms. The acting really captures the cultish behaviors that can be found on both left & right extremes of today's ideological spectrum. Season 1-3 are definitely top-tier for those who enjoy dystopian/post-apocalyptic genres with high production.

Season 4 however is a snoozefest. The show has lost steam, there's not much storyline development left and it just drags with no objective or goal. Even the good acting & cinematography can't salvage what was once a solid 8-9.