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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)

January 13, 2023

The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian 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 plot features a dystopia following a Second American Civil War wherein a theonomic, totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called "Handmaids", to child-bearing slavery.[5][6]

The Handmaid's Tale
Genre
Created byBruce Miller
Based onThe Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
Starring
ComposerAdam Taylor
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Marissa Jo Cerar (supervising producer)
  • Nina Fiore
  • John Herrera
  • Kim Todd
  • Joseph Boccia
  • Lisa Clapperton (associate producer)
  • Margaret Atwood (consulting producer)
Production locations
Cinematography
Running time41–65 minutes
Production companies
  • Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc.
  • The Littlefield Company
  • White Oak Pictures
  • Toluca Pictures
  • MGM Television
DistributorMGM Television
Release
Original networkHulu
Picture format
Audio format
Original releaseApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26) –
present (present)

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,[7] which premiered on April 27, 2021.[8] 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.[9] In December 2020, ahead of the fourth season premiere, the series was renewed for a fifth season,[10] which premiered on September 14, 2022.[11] In September 2022, ahead of the fifth season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[12]

The Handmaid's Tale's first season won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 13 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. It is the first show produced by Hulu to win a major award as well as the first series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series.[13] It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama. Elisabeth Moss was also awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series.

Plot

In a world where fertility rates have collapsed as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and environmental pollution,[14] the totalitarian, theonomic government of Gilead establishes rule in the former United States in the aftermath of a civil war.[15][16][17][5] Society is organized by power-hungry leaders along with a new, militarized, hierarchical régime of religious fanaticism and newly created social classes, in which women are brutally subjugated. By law, women in Gilead are forced to work in very limited roles, including some as natal slaves, and they are not allowed to own property, have careers, handle money, or read.[17]

Worldwide infertility has led to the enslavement of fertile women in Gilead determined by the new régime to be fallen women, citing an extremist interpretation of the Biblical account of Bilhah. These women often include those who have entered marriages following divorce (termed "adulteresses", as divorce is not recognized under Gileadian law), single or unmarried mothers, lesbians (homosexuals being termed "gender traitors"), non-Christians, adherents of Christian denominations other than the "Sons of Jacob", political dissidents, and academics.[17]

These women, called Handmaids, are assigned to the homes of the ruling elite, where they must submit to ritualized rape (referred to as "the ceremony") by their male masters ("Commanders") in the presence of their wives, to be impregnated and bear children for them.[17] Handmaids are given names created by the addition of the prefix Of- to the first name of the man who has them. When they are transferred, their names are changed.

Along with the Handmaids, much of society is now grouped into classes that dictate their freedoms and duties. Women are divided into a small range of social categories, each one signified by a plain dress in a specific color. Handmaids wear long red dresses, heavy brown boots and white coifs, with a headcovering surrounded by a larger white coif (known as "wings") to be worn outside, concealing them from public view and restricting their vision.

June Osborne, renamed Offred, is the Handmaid assigned to the home of the Gileadan Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Joy. The Waterfords, key players in the formation and rise of Gilead, struggle with the realities of the society they helped create. During "the time before", June was married to Luke and had a daughter, Hannah.

At the beginning of the story, while attempting to flee Gilead with her husband and daughter, June was captured and forced to become a Handmaid because of the adultery she and her husband committed. June's daughter was taken and given to an upper-class family to raise, and her husband escaped into Canada. Much of the plot revolves around June's desire to be reunited with her husband and daughter and the internal evolution of her strength to its somewhat darker version.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) characters

Main

  • Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred / Ofjoseph #2, a woman who was captured while attempting to escape to Canada with her husband, Luke, and daughter, Hannah. Because Luke is divorced, their union is considered adulterous in this new society. June is considered an adulteress and their daughter, Hannah, is deemed illegitimate. Due to June's fertility, she is made a Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Joy, and is called "Offred"; later she becomes handmaid to Commander Joseph Lawrence and is called "Ofjoseph".
  • Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford (seasons 1–4), a high-ranking government official, and June's first master. Both he and his wife were instrumental in Gilead's founding.
  • Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford, Fred's wife, and a former conservative cultural activist. She appears to have accepted her new role in a society that she helped create. She is poised and deeply religious, but capable of great cruelty and is often callous to June. She is desperate to become a mother.
  • Alexis Bledel as Dr. Emily Malek / Ofglen #1 / Ofsteven / Ofroy / Ofjoseph #1 (seasons 1–4), a former university professor in cellular biology and initially June's shopping partner. Although June is initially wary of her, it is revealed she is not as pious as she seems, and the two become friends. Emily is involved with and first informs June of Mayday, an underground resistance movement. She has a wife and son living in Canada.
  • Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo / Ofwarren / Ofdaniel / Ofhoward / Ofjoseph # 3, a Handmaid who entered the Red Center for training at the same time as June, and considers June a friend due to her kind treatment. Initially non-compliant, Janine has her right eye removed as a punishment. She becomes mentally unstable due to her treatment and often behaves in temperamental or childlike ways. Before Gilead, Janine was a waitress and had a son, Caleb, who unbeknownst to her was killed in a car crash after the takeover.
  • Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements, a woman in charge of overseeing the Handmaids in their sexual re-education and duties. She is brutal and subjects insubordinate Handmaids to sadistic physical punishment, but she also cares for her charges and believes deeply in the Gileadean mission and doctrine. She appears to have a soft spot for Janine and even goes so far as to address her by her given name on occasion. Before Gilead, she was a family court judge, and afterwards, an elementary school teacher.
  • O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole, June's husband from before Gilead. Initially, June believes he was killed, but it is later revealed that Luke managed to escape to Canada.
  • Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine, Commander Waterford's driver and a former drifter from Michigan who has feelings for June. June and Nick develop an intimate relationship and she eventually discovers that he is an Eye, a spy for Gilead and that he played a significant role in the Gileadean takeover. In season 3, he is promoted to Commander.
  • Samira Wiley as Moira Strand, June's best friend since college. She is already at the Red Center when June enters Handmaid training but escapes before being assigned to a home. She is recaptured and becomes "Ruby", a Jezebel. She seems to have given up hope of ever being free, but on meeting June again regains the conviction to escape to Canada.
  • Amanda Brugel as Rita Blue (season 2–present, recurring season 1), a housekeeper at the Waterford house, who becomes one of June's closest allies. She had a son named Matthew, who died fighting in the civil war when he was 19 years old.[18]
  • Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence (season 3–present, guest season 2), the founder of the Colonies and architect of Gilead's economy. He is on and off with Mayday.[19][20]
  • Sam Jaeger as Mark Tuello (season 4–present, recurring season 3, guest season 2), an operative of the U.S. Government whom Serena encounters in Canada.[21]

Recurring

  • Jordana Blake as Hannah Bankole, June and Luke's daughter. After being taken, she is given a new family and renamed Agnes MacKenzie.
  • Ever Carradine as Naomi Putnam, Commander Putnam's wife. She has no sympathy for Handmaids and only sees her baby as a status symbol.
  • Stephen Kunken as Commander Warren Putnam (seasons 1–5), a High Commander and the first known Commander of Janine.
  • Tattiawna Jones as Lillie Fuller / Ofglen #2 (seasons 1–2), who replaces Emily in the position after Emily is captured by the Eyes. She warns June away from breaking the rules and does not wish to upset the status quo, but this is because she believes her life as a Handmaid is better than the difficult, impoverished life she led prior to Gilead, rather than out of religious piety.
  • Nina Kiri as Alma / Ofrobert (seasons 1–4, guest season 5), another Handmaid who trained at the Red Center with June, Moira, and Janine. She is frank and chatty and often trades gossip and news with June. She is also involved with Mayday and becomes one of June's first contacts with the resistance group.
  • Bahia Watson as Brianna / Oferic (seasons 1–4, guest season 5), another local Handmaid who is friends with June. She is Dolores' shopping partner.
  • Jenessa Grant as Dolores / Ofsamuel (seasons 1–2, guest season 3), a local Handmaid with a friendly and talkative nature. She is Brianna's shopping partner.
  • Edie Inksetter as Aunt Elizabeth, a fellow Aunt who works closely with Aunt Lydia at the Red Center.
  • Robert Curtis Brown as Commander Andrew Pryce (seasons 1–2), a Commander who is one of the leading members of the Sons of Jacob and is in charge of the Eyes.
  • Kristen Gutoskie as Beth (seasons 1 and 3, guest season 4), an award-winning chef before the rise of Gilead, formerly a Martha at Jezebel's, and later a Martha in the Lawrence household.
  • Erin Way as Erin (seasons 1–3), a young, apparently mute woman who was being trained to become a Handmaid but managed to escape to Canada with Luke.[22]
  • Krista Morin as Rachel Tapping (seasons 1–2, season 4), an official at the United States Consulate in Canada.
  • Clea DuVall as Sylvia (season 3, guest seasons 2 and 5), Emily's wife.[23]
  • Cherry Jones as Holly Maddox (season 2–3), June's mother, an outspoken feminist.[24]
  • Sydney Sweeney as Eden Blaine (née Spencer) (season 2), a pious and obedient young girl who is married off to Nick.[25]
  • Greg Bryk as Commander Ray Cushing (season 2), a fellow Commander who later replaces Commander Pryce's position.
  • Rohan Mead as Isaac (season 2), a young Guardian assigned to the Waterford home.
  • Julie Dretzin as Eleanor Lawrence (seasons 2–3), the mentally unstable wife of Commander Lawrence.
  • Amy Landecker as Mrs. Mackenzie (season 5, guest season 3), Hannah's placement mother in Gilead.
  • Ashleigh LaThrop as Natalie / Ofmatthew (season 3), a devoted Handmaid whose loyalty to Gilead causes divisive tensions amongst her peers.[26]
  • Sugenja Sri as Sienna (season 3, guest season 4), a former radiology student and a new Martha in the Lawrence household.
  • Jonathan Watton as Commander Matthew Calhoun (season 3–present), the assigned Commander of Natalie/Ofmatthew.
  • Charlie Zeltzer as Oliver (seasons 3–4), Emily and Sylvia's son.
  • Christopher Meloni as High Commander George Winslow (season 3), a High Commander stationed in Washington, D.C.[27]
  • Elizabeth Reaser as Olivia Winslow (season 3),[27] the wife of High Commander Winslow.
  • Mckenna Grace as Esther Keyes (season 4–5), a farmer and the teenage wife of an older Commander.[21]
  • Zawe Ashton as Oona (season 4), an aid worker in Toronto and Moira's new girlfriend.[28]
  • Jeananne Goossen as Aunt Ruth (season 4), a high ranking Aunt who is desperate to replace Aunt Lydia as leading Aunt in their district.
  • Natasha Mumba as Danielle (season 4–present), a former handmaid.
  • Victoria Sawal as Tyler (season 4–present), a former handmaid.
  • Amanda Zhou as Vicky (season 4–present), a former handmaid.
  • Carey Cox as Rose Blaine (season 5), the daughter of a High Commander in Washington, D.C. and Nick’s new wife.
  • Jason Butler Harner as Commander Mackenzie (season 5), a High Commander and Hannah’s placement father.
  • Rossif Sutherland as Ezra Shaw (season 5), Serena's personal Gileadan bodyguard in Canada.
  • Genevieve Angelson as Alanis Wheeler (season 5), an affluent Canadian who idolizes Serena and who is a driving force behind the rise of Gilead in Toronto.[29]
  • Lucas Neff as Ryan Wheeler (season 5), Alanis' husband.

Guest

  • Jim Cummings as Burke (season 1), an Eye who interrogates June.
  • Zabryna Guevara as Mrs. Castillo (season 1), an ambassador from Mexico who visits Gilead to see the effectiveness of the regime.
  • Christian Barillas as Mr. Flores (season 1), Mrs. Castillo's assistant.
  • Rosa Gilmore as Zoe (season 1), the daughter of a US army soldier and the leader of the group of survivors whom Luke encounters after being separated from June and Hannah.
  • Tim Ransom as Mr. Whitford (season 1), a friend of June's mother who helps June, Luke, and Hannah attempt to cross the border.
  • Marisa Tomei as Mrs. O'Conner (season 2), a Commander's wife who is exiled to the Colonies as punishment for committing a sin of the flesh.[30]
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Omar (season 2), a man who helps June attempt to escape Gilead.
  • John Carroll Lynch as Dan (season 2), Emily's boss at the university where she worked.
  • Kelly Jenrette as Annie (season 2), Luke's ex-wife.
  • Rebecca Rittenhouse as Odette (season 2), a doctor, and Moira's deceased fiancée.
  • Laila Robins as Pamela Joy (season 3), Serena's mother.
  • Deidrie Henry as Lori (seasons 3–4), a Martha who Nick uses for intel in Gilead.
  • Sarah McVie as Lena (season 3), a Swiss diplomat negotiating the hostile conflict between Gilead and Canada over Nichole.
  • Emily Althaus as Noelle (season 3), a young single mother whose son Aunt Lydia taught before the rise of Gilead.
  • Laura Vandervoort as Daisy (season 4), a Jezebels worker who aids June.
  • Alex Castillo as Dawn Mathis (season 4), the Waterfords' defense attorney.
  • Reed Birney as Lieutenant Stans (season 4) a Gilead officer who interrogates June.[28]
  • Omar Maskati as Steven (season 4), the leader of a resistance group in Chicago.
  • Carly Street as Iris Baker/Aunt Irene (season 4), a former Aunt who attempts to make amends with Emily.
  • Christine Ko as Lily (season 5), a former Martha who is now a leader in the Canada-based resistance movement.[31]

In the second season, Oprah Winfrey has an uncredited appearance as a newsreader on a car radio.[32]

Episodes

Main article: List of The Handmaid's Tale episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
110April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
213April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)
313June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)
410April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
510September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)

Production

Hulu's straight-to-series order of The Handmaid's Tale was announced in April 2016, with Elisabeth Moss set to star.[33] Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the series was created by Bruce Miller, who is also an executive producer with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Warren Littlefield.[33] Atwood serves as consulting producer, giving feedback on some of the areas where the series expands upon or modernizes the book.[33][34] She also played a small cameo role in the first episode.[35] Moss is also a producer.[36]

In June 2016, Reed Morano was announced as director of the series.[37] Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, and Ann Dowd joined the cast in July 2016.[38][39][40] Joseph Fiennes, Madeline Brewer, and Yvonne Strahovski were cast in August 2016,[41][42][43] followed by O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel in September 2016.[44][45] In October 2016, Ever Carradine joined the cast,[46] and Alexis Bledel was added in January 2017.[47]

Filming on the series took place in Toronto, Mississauga, Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, and Cambridge, Ontario, from September 2016 to February 2017.[48][49] Hulu released the first full trailer of the TV series on YouTube, on March 23, 2017.[50] The series premiered on April 26, 2017.[51]

On May 3, 2017, The Handmaid's Tale was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 25, 2018.[52][53] Moss told the news media that the subsequent episodes would cover further developments in the story, filling in some of the unanswered questions and continuing the narrative already "finished" in the book.[54] The second season consists of 13 episodes and began filming in fall 2017. Alexis Bledel returned as a series regular.[55]

Showrunner Bruce Miller stated that he envisioned 10 seasons of the show, stating, "Well, you know, honestly, when I started, I tried to game out in my head what would ten seasons be like? If you hit a home run, you want energy to go around the bases, you want enough story to keep going, if you can hook the audience to care about these people enough that they're actually crying at the finale."[56] Season 2 was filmed in Ontario, primarily in Toronto, but some scenes were shot in Hamilton and Cambridge.[57]

On May 2, 2018, Hulu renewed the series for a third season,[58] which premiered on June 5, 2019.[59] Season 3 started production in Toronto in October 2018.[60][61] Scenes for season 3 were also filmed in Cambridge and Hamilton, Ontario as well as in Washington, D.C.[62][63][64] Season 3 saw the show's long-serving Director of Photography, Colin Watkinson, make his directorial debut with the episode "Unknown Caller". Cambridge, Ontario was nominated by the Location Managers Guild International for "Outstanding Film Office" for their work on this season. This was the first time that a Canadian Film Office was nominated for this honor.[65]

On July 26, 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[7] Season 4, consisting of 10 episodes, began production in March 2020, with Elisabeth Moss filming her directorial debut, but work had to be halted after only a few weeks, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[66][67] In June 2020, Hulu announced that the fourth season would premiere in 2021.[68] Production on season 4 resumed in September 2020[21] and wrapped on February 25, 2021, with Moss having directed three episodes.[69]

On December 10, 2020, ahead of the fourth season premiere, Hulu renewed the series for a fifth season.[10] Season 5 started production in Toronto in February 2022 and continued through July 2022.[70] In May 2022, Alexis Bledel departed the series ahead of the fifth season, and stated, "After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid's Tale".[71] On September 8, 2022, ahead of the fifth season premiere, Hulu renewed the series for a sixth and final season.[12]

Broadcast and release

The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017; the subsequent seven episodes were released on a weekly basis.[51][72] In Canada, the series is broadcast weekly by CTV Drama Channel and the streaming service Crave; the first two episodes premiered on April 30, 2017.[73] In Scandinavia, the series is available on HBO Nordic.[74] In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on May 28, 2017, on Channel 4.[75]

In New Zealand, the series was released on the subscription video on demand service Lightbox on June 8, 2017.[76] After satellite service provider Sky acquired Lightbox and merged it into its streaming service Neon on July 7, 2020, Neon acquired the distribution rights to the series in New Zealand.[77]

In Australia, the series premiered on the TV channel SBS's video streaming service SBS on Demand, on July 6, 2017.[78] The series also released on the subscription video on demand service Stan on December 12, 2018.[79]

In Ireland, the series premiered on February 5, 2018, on RTÉ2, with a showing of the first two episodes.[80] RTÉ also became the first broadcaster in Europe to debut Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4 following its broadcast in the US and Canada.[81] In Brazil and Latin America, the series premiered on March 7, 2018, on Paramount Channel.[82]

In India, the series premiered on February 5, 2018, on AXN and ran for the first two seasons before moving to Amazon Prime Video for Season 3, which made all three seasons available for viewing on January 31, 2020.[83][84]

In Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the series premiered on September 15, 2018, on HBO Asia through HBO Go.[85]

The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 13, 2018, the second season on December 4, 2018, and the third season on November 19, 2019, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[86][87][88] The fourth season was released on DVD only (no Blu-ray) on April 5, 2022, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.[89]

Reception

Critical response

The Handmaid's Tale was ranked as the 25th and 38th best TV series of the 21st century by The Guardian and BBC, respectively.[90][91] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the overall series has an approval rating of 83%.[92] While on Metacritic, another aggregator website, it has an average score of 81 out of 100.[93]

Critical response of The Handmaid's Tale
SeasonRotten TomatoesMetacritic
194% (259 reviews)[94]92 (41 reviews)[95]
289% (340 reviews)[96]86 (28 reviews)[97]
382% (301 reviews)[98]68 (14 reviews)[99]
470% (46 reviews)[100]62 (18 reviews)[101]
581% (21 reviews)[102]63 (7 reviews)[103]

Season 1

On Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 259 reviews are positive for the first season, with an average rating of 8.65/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Haunting and vivid, The Handmaid's Tale is an endlessly engrossing adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel that's anchored by a terrific central performance from Elisabeth Moss."[94] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[95]

Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it "probably the spring's best new show".[104] Jen Chaney of Vulture gave it a highly positive review, and wrote that it is "A faithful adaptation of the book that also brings new layers to Atwood's totalitarian, sexist world of forced surrogate motherhood" and that "this series is meticulously paced, brutal, visually stunning, and so suspenseful from moment to moment that only at the end of each hour will you feel fully at liberty to exhale".[105]

There was much debate on whether parallels could be drawn between the series (and by extension, the book it is based on) and American society during the Presidency of Donald Trump.[106][107] Comparisons have also been made to the Salafi/Wahabbi extremism of ISIS, under which enslaved women of religious minorities are passed around and utilized as sex objects and vessels to bear new jihadis.[108][109][110]

Season 2

On Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 340 critics have given the season a positive review, and an average rating of 8.35/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Beautifully shot but dishearteningly relevant, The Handmaid's Tale centers its sophomore season tightly around its compelling cast of characters, making room for broader social commentary through more intimate lenses."[96] Metacritic assigned the season a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[97]

Some critics perceived the second season's depictions of violence as excessive. The Atlantic's Sophie Gilbert wrote: "There came a point during the first episode where, for me, it became too much."[111] Lisa Miller of The Cut wrote: "I have pressed mute and fast forward so often this season, I am forced to wonder: 'Why am I watching this'? It all feels so gratuitous, like a beating that never ends."[112] The Daily Telegraph's Rebecca Reid admitted she had an anxiety attack watching an episode of the show.[113]

Season 3

For the third season, Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82% of 301 reviews are positive, and the average rating is 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Handmaid's Tale's third season reins in its horrors and inspires hope that revolution really is possible – if only the story would stop spinning its wheels and get to it already."[98] Metacritic compiled 14 critic reviews and an average score of 68 out of 100, signifying "generally favorable reviews".[99]

Kelly Lawler of USA Today gave it a positive review, scoring it three out of four stars. She claimed it is an improvement over the second season, "that rights many – though definitely not all – of Season 2's wrongs." Overall, she wrote, "The new season is more propulsive and watchable, although it doesn't quite reach the heights of that first moving season. But Handmaid's regains its footing by setting off on a new path".[114]

Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a generally positive review, praising Elisabeth Moss's performance and the cinematography, but criticized the plot "that has become frustratingly repetitive". Overall, he wrote, "Still occasionally powerful, but rarely as provocative".[115]

Season 4

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season earned positive reviews from 70% of 46 critics, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Elisabeth Moss is better than ever, but scattershot plotting and an overbearing sense of doom may prove too grim for some viewers to really enjoy The Handmaid's Tale's fourth season."[100] According to Metacritic, which collected 18 reviews and calculated an average score of 62, the season received "generally positive reviews".[101]

Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave it a "C+" grade and wrote that the series "delivers on some long-delayed promises, but ultimately it's too little, too late."[116] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe wrote, "the dystopian drama has exceeded the natural lifespan of its story, as it plows forward with nothing new to say, tinkling cymbals and sounding brass."[117] In a more positive review from Jen Chaney of Vulture, she wrote, "Thankfully, season four finally regains some momentum and forward motion. Based on the eight out of ten total episodes made available to critics, this is the best The Handmaid's Tale has been since its first season."[118]

Season 5

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fifth season earned positive reviews from 81% of 27 critics, with an average rating of 7.55/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Handmaid's Tale has lost its urgency after spreading its once-arresting premise thin in a season focused on vengeance's consequences, but the women of Gilead are still played with compelling exactitude."[102] On Metacritic, it received an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally positive reviews".[103]

Critics were given the first eight episodes of the season to review. Writing for IGN, Tara Bennett gave it a "good" score of 7 out of 10 and wrote in her verdict: "The Handmaid's Tale remains the canary in the coalmine of TV shows [...]. Elisabeth Moss continues to give a livewire performance as former handmaid/now Canadian refugee June Osborne. [...] But overall, the series continues to suffer with very measured storylines that can't seem to recapture the kinetic energy of the first two seasons."[119] Abby Cavenaugh of Collider graded it with a "B-" and said, "Season 5 is full of scarce highs and really low lows, lots of heavy-hitting drama, and emotional scenes. Some of the biggest events of this season lead to some pretty uncomfortable viewing, but viewers who stick with it will be rewarded with some huge moments that will have repercussions for the final season."[120]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Season 1
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Sheila Hockin, Eric Tuchman, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Kira Snyder, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Boccia and Leila Gerstein Won [121]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss (for "Night") Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd (for "Offred") Won
Samira Wiley (for "Night") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Reed Morano (for "Offred") Won
Kate Dennis (for "The Bridge") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller (for "Offred") Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel (for "Late") Won
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Russell Scott, Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, and Robin D. Cook Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Colin Watkinson (for "Offred") Won
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie Ane Crabtree and Sheena Wichary (for "Offred") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Julie Berghoff, Evan Webber and Sophie Neudorfer (for "Offred") Won
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Leo Bovell, Martin O'Brien, Winston Lee, Kelly Knauff, Zach Dembinski, Mike Suta and Cameron Kerr (for "Birth Day") Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Program of the Year The Handmaid's Tale Won [122]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama Won
Outstanding New Program Nominated
Individual Achievement in Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated
American Film Institute Awards Top 10 TV Programs of the Year The Handmaid's Tale Won [123]
2018 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television Julian Clarke and Wendy Hallam Martin (for "Offred") Won [124]
Art Directors Guild Awards One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series Julie Berghoff (for "Offred", "Birth Day", "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum") Won [125]
Andrew Stearn (for "The Bridge") Nominated
Casting Society of America Television Pilot and First Season – Drama Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook and Jonathan Oliveira Won [126]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour John J. Thomson, Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow and Don White (for "Offred") Nominated [127]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Television Series Ane Crabtree Won [128]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Won [129]
Best Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd Won
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Drama Series Reed Morano (for "Offred") Won [130]
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Drama The Handmaid's Tale Won [131]
Best Actress – Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Won
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Ann Dowd Nominated
Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television John Musikka and Geoffrey Smither Nominated [132]
Peabody Award Entertainment, children's and youth honoree The Handmaid's Tale Won [133]
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama The Handmaid's Tale Won [134]
Satellite Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [135]
Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series Elisabeth Moss Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film Ann Dowd Won
Saturn Awards Best New Media Television Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [136]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Tattiawna Jones, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski and Samira Wiley Nominated [137]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated
USC Scripter Awards Best Adapted TV Screenplay Bruce Miller and Margaret Atwood (for "Offred") Won [138]
Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser and Eric Tuchman Won [139]
New Series Won
BAFTA Television Awards Best International Programme The Handmaid's Tale Won
Season 2
2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Mike Barker, Sheila Hockin, Eric Tuchman, Kira Snyder, Yahlin Chang, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Dorothy Fortenberry and Joseph Boccia Nominated [140]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss (for "The Last Ceremony") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Joseph Fiennes (for "First Blood") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel (for "Unwomen") Nominated
Ann Dowd (for "June") Nominated
Yvonne Strahovski (for "Women's Work") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Kari Skogland (for "After") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller (for "June") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Kelly Jenrette (for "Other Women") Nominated
Cherry Jones (for "Baggage") Nominated
Samira Wiley (for "After") Won
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, and Robin D. Cook Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Colin Watkinson (for "June") Nominated
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Ane Crabtree and Natalie Bronfman (for "Seeds") Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Burton LeBlanc, Talia Reingold and Erika Caceres (for "Unwomen") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Mark White, Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow and Caroline Gee (for "June") Won
Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow and Rob Hepburn (for "Seeds", "First Blood", "After") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin (for "June") Won
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Joe Morrow, Lou Solakofski and Sylvain Arseneault (for "June") Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stephen Lebed, Brendan Taylor, Kelly Knauff, Kelly Weisz, Kevin McGeagh, Anderson Leo Bovell, Winston Lee, Xi Luo and Cameron Kerr (for "June") Nominated
2019 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour Sylvain Arseneault, Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow, Scott Michael Smith, Adam Taylor, Mark DeSimone and Jack Heeren (for "Holly") Nominated [141]
Satellite Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [142][143]
Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Nina Kiri, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Sydney Sweeney and Bahia Watson Nominated [144]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Joseph Fiennes Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated [145]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Yvonne Strahovski Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Winston Lee and Leo Bovell (for "June") Nominated [146]
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Patrick Zentis, Kevin McGeagh, Leo Bovell and Zachary Dembinski (for "June") – Fenway Park Nominated
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode Winston Lee, Gwen Zhang, Xi Luo and Kevin Quatman (for "June") Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman Nominated [147]
Episodic Drama Eric Tuchman (for "First Blood") Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Drama Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [148]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Daina Reid (for "Holly") Nominated [149]
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller & Kira Snyder (for "Holly") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Bradley Whitford Won [150]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Cherry Jones Won
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Colin Watkinson for ("The Word") Nominated
Zoë White (for "Holly") Nominated
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Ane Crabtree and Natalie Bronfman (for "The Word") Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Adam Taylor (for "The Word") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin (for "The Word") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow and Robert Hepburn (for "Holly") Won
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) Joe Morrow, Lou Solakofski and Sylvain Arseneault (for "Holly") Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [151]
Season 3
2020 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour Sylvain Arseneault, Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow, Scott Michael Smith, Adam Taylor, Andrea Rusch and Kevin Schultz (for "Heroic") Nominated [152]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guilds Best Television Series, Mini-Series or New Media Series – Best Contemporary Make-Up Burton LeBlanc, Alastair Muir and Faye Crasto Nominated [153]
Best Television Series, Mini-Series or New Media Series – Contemporary Hair Styling Paul Elliot and Ewa Latak-Cynk Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Kristen Gutoskie, Nina Kiri, Ashleigh LaThrop, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bahia Watson, Bradley Whitford and Samira Wiley Nominated [154]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Non-Commercial Television Colin Watkinson (for "Night") Won [155]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Natalie Bronfman (for "Household") Nominated [156]
Casting Society of America Television Series – Drama Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook, Stacia Kimler and Jonathan Oliveira Nominated [157]
Art Directors Guild Awards One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series Elizabeth Williams (for "Mayday") Nominated [158]
Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Marissa Jo Cerar, Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Jacy Heldrich, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman Nominated [159]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Mike Barker, Eric Tuchman, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Kira Snyder, Yahlin Chang, Margaret Atwood, Dorothy Fortenberry, Marissa Jo Cerar, Nina Fiore, John Herrera and Kim Todd Nominated [160]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Bradley Whitford (for "Sacrifice") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Samira Wiley (for "Sacrifice") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel (for "God Bless the Child") Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, and Robin D. Cook Nominated
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Natalie Bronfman, Helena Davis Perry and Christina Cattle (for "Household") Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling Paul Elliot and Ewa Latak-Cynk (for "Liars") Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Burton LeBlanc and Alastair Muir (for "Mayday") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow and Robert Hepburn (for "Household") Won
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stephen Lebed, Brendan Taylor, Leo Bovell, Rob Greb, Gwen Zhang, Marlis Coto, Stephen Wagner, Josh Clark and James Minett (for "Household") Nominated
Season 4
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Streaming Series, Drama The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [161]
Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama Bradley Whitford Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama Alexis Bledel Nominated
Ann Dowd Nominated
Yvonne Strahovski Nominated
Samira Wiley Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Kira Snyder, Yahlin Chang, Dorothy Fortenberry, Margaret Atwood, Kim Todd, Matt Hastings, Nina Fiore and John Herrera Nominated [162]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss (for "Home") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series O-T Fagbenle (for "Home") Nominated
Max Minghella (for "The Crossing") Nominated
Bradley Whitford (for "Testimony") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Madeline Brewer (for "Testimony") Nominated
Ann Dowd (for "Progress") Nominated
Yvonne Strahovski (for "Home") Nominated
Samira Wiley (for "Vows") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Liz Garbus (for "The Wilderness") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Yahlin Chang (for "Home") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel (for "Testimony") Nominated
Mckenna Grace (for "Pigs") Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott and Robin D. Cook Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Larry Spittle and Rob Hepburn (for "Chicago") Nominated
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Debra Hanson, Jane Flanders and Darci Cheyne (for "Nightshade") Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling Paul Elliot and Franchi Pir (for "Vows") Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Burton LeBlanc and Alastair Muir (for "Pigs") Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Adam Taylor (for "The Crossing") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin (for "The Crossing") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow and Sylvain Arseneault (for "Chicago") Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Handmaid's Tale Nominated [163]
Women Film Critics Circle Outstanding Series Won [164]
2022 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated [165]
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated [166]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Sam Jaeger, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, and Samira Wiley Nominated
[167]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated
Set Decorators Society of America Awards Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series Rob Hepburn and Elisabeth Williams Nominated [168]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, and Brannek Gaudet (for "Chicago") Nominated [169]
Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Jacey Heldrich, John Herrera, Bruce Miller, Aly Monroe, Kira Snyder, and Eric Tuchman Nominated [170]
Episodic Drama Kira Snyder for "Testimony" Nominated

See also

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handmaid, tale, series, handmaid, tale, american, dystopian, television, series, created, bruce, miller, based, 1985, novel, same, name, canadian, author, margaret, atwood, series, ordered, streaming, service, hulu, straight, series, order, episodes, which, pr. The Handmaid s Tale is an American dystopian 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 plot features a dystopia following a Second American Civil War wherein a theonomic totalitarian society subjects fertile women called Handmaids to child bearing slavery 5 6 The Handmaid s TaleGenreTragedy 1 2 DystopiaCreated byBruce MillerBased onThe Handmaid s Taleby Margaret AtwoodStarringElisabeth Moss Joseph Fiennes Yvonne Strahovski Alexis Bledel Madeline Brewer Ann Dowd O T Fagbenle Max Minghella Samira Wiley Amanda Brugel Bradley Whitford Sam JaegerComposerAdam TaylorCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons5No of episodes56 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersBruce Miller Warren Littlefield Reed Morano Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Ilene Chaiken Elisabeth Moss Mike Barker Eric Tuchman Yahlin Chang Sheila Hockin John Weber Frank Siracusa Dorothy FortenberryProducersMarissa Jo Cerar supervising producer Nina Fiore John Herrera Kim Todd Joseph Boccia Lisa Clapperton associate producer Margaret Atwood consulting producer Production locationsGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area Washington D C CinematographyColin Watkinson Zoe White Stuart Biddlecombe Nicola Daley Stuart CampbellRunning time41 65 minutesProduction companiesDaniel Wilson Productions Inc The Littlefield Company White Oak Pictures Toluca Pictures MGM TelevisionDistributorMGM TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkHuluPicture format4K 2 1 UHDTV 3 Dolby Vision 4 Audio formatStereo Hulu 5 1 surround sound Blu ray digital purchase Original releaseApril 26 2017 2017 04 26 present present 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 7 which premiered on April 27 2021 8 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 9 In December 2020 ahead of the fourth season premiere the series was renewed for a fifth season 10 which premiered on September 14 2022 11 In September 2022 ahead of the fifth season premiere the series was renewed for a sixth and final season 12 The Handmaid s Tale s first season won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 13 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series It is the first show produced by Hulu to win a major award as well as the first series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series 13 It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss was also awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2 1 Main 2 2 Recurring 2 3 Guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 5 Broadcast and release 6 Reception 6 1 Critical response 6 1 1 Season 1 6 1 2 Season 2 6 1 3 Season 3 6 1 4 Season 4 6 1 5 Season 5 6 2 Awards 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditIn a world where fertility rates have collapsed as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and environmental pollution 14 the totalitarian theonomic government of Gilead establishes rule in the former United States in the aftermath of a civil war 15 16 17 5 Society is organized by power hungry leaders along with a new militarized hierarchical regime of religious fanaticism and newly created social classes in which women are brutally subjugated By law women in Gilead are forced to work in very limited roles including some as natal slaves and they are not allowed to own property have careers handle money or read 17 Worldwide infertility has led to the enslavement of fertile women in Gilead determined by the new regime to be fallen women citing an extremist interpretation of the Biblical account of Bilhah These women often include those who have entered marriages following divorce termed adulteresses as divorce is not recognized under Gileadian law single or unmarried mothers lesbians homosexuals being termed gender traitors non Christians adherents of Christian denominations other than the Sons of Jacob political dissidents and academics 17 These women called Handmaids are assigned to the homes of the ruling elite where they must submit to ritualized rape referred to as the ceremony by their male masters Commanders in the presence of their wives to be impregnated and bear children for them 17 Handmaids are given names created by the addition of the prefix Of to the first name of the man who has them When they are transferred their names are changed Along with the Handmaids much of society is now grouped into classes that dictate their freedoms and duties Women are divided into a small range of social categories each one signified by a plain dress in a specific color Handmaids wear long red dresses heavy brown boots and white coifs with a headcovering surrounded by a larger white coif known as wings to be worn outside concealing them from public view and restricting their vision June Osborne renamed Offred is the Handmaid assigned to the home of the Gileadan Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Joy The Waterfords key players in the formation and rise of Gilead struggle with the realities of the society they helped create During the time before June was married to Luke and had a daughter Hannah At the beginning of the story while attempting to flee Gilead with her husband and daughter June was captured and forced to become a Handmaid because of the adultery she and her husband committed June s daughter was taken and given to an upper class family to raise and her husband escaped into Canada Much of the plot revolves around June s desire to be reunited with her husband and daughter and the internal evolution of her strength to its somewhat darker version Cast and characters EditMain article List of The Handmaid s Tale TV series characters Main Edit Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne Offred Ofjoseph 2 a woman who was captured while attempting to escape to Canada with her husband Luke and daughter Hannah Because Luke is divorced their union is considered adulterous in this new society June is considered an adulteress and their daughter Hannah is deemed illegitimate Due to June s fertility she is made a Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Joy and is called Offred later she becomes handmaid to Commander Joseph Lawrence and is called Ofjoseph Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford seasons 1 4 a high ranking government official and June s first master Both he and his wife were instrumental in Gilead s founding Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford Fred s wife and a former conservative cultural activist She appears to have accepted her new role in a society that she helped create She is poised and deeply religious but capable of great cruelty and is often callous to June She is desperate to become a mother Alexis Bledel as Dr Emily Malek Ofglen 1 Ofsteven Ofroy Ofjoseph 1 seasons 1 4 a former university professor in cellular biology and initially June s shopping partner Although June is initially wary of her it is revealed she is not as pious as she seems and the two become friends Emily is involved with and first informs June of Mayday an underground resistance movement She has a wife and son living in Canada Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo Ofwarren Ofdaniel Ofhoward Ofjoseph 3 a Handmaid who entered the Red Center for training at the same time as June and considers June a friend due to her kind treatment Initially non compliant Janine has her right eye removed as a punishment She becomes mentally unstable due to her treatment and often behaves in temperamental or childlike ways Before Gilead Janine was a waitress and had a son Caleb who unbeknownst to her was killed in a car crash after the takeover Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements a woman in charge of overseeing the Handmaids in their sexual re education and duties She is brutal and subjects insubordinate Handmaids to sadistic physical punishment but she also cares for her charges and believes deeply in the Gileadean mission and doctrine She appears to have a soft spot for Janine and even goes so far as to address her by her given name on occasion Before Gilead she was a family court judge and afterwards an elementary school teacher O T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole June s husband from before Gilead Initially June believes he was killed but it is later revealed that Luke managed to escape to Canada Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine Commander Waterford s driver and a former drifter from Michigan who has feelings for June June and Nick develop an intimate relationship and she eventually discovers that he is an Eye a spy for Gilead and that he played a significant role in the Gileadean takeover In season 3 he is promoted to Commander Samira Wiley as Moira Strand June s best friend since college She is already at the Red Center when June enters Handmaid training but escapes before being assigned to a home She is recaptured and becomes Ruby a Jezebel She seems to have given up hope of ever being free but on meeting June again regains the conviction to escape to Canada Amanda Brugel as Rita Blue season 2 present recurring season 1 a housekeeper at the Waterford house who becomes one of June s closest allies She had a son named Matthew who died fighting in the civil war when he was 19 years old 18 Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence season 3 present guest season 2 the founder of the Colonies and architect of Gilead s economy He is on and off with Mayday 19 20 Sam Jaeger as Mark Tuello season 4 present recurring season 3 guest season 2 an operative of the U S Government whom Serena encounters in Canada 21 Recurring Edit Jordana Blake as Hannah Bankole June and Luke s daughter After being taken she is given a new family and renamed Agnes MacKenzie Ever Carradine as Naomi Putnam Commander Putnam s wife She has no sympathy for Handmaids and only sees her baby as a status symbol Stephen Kunken as Commander Warren Putnam seasons 1 5 a High Commander and the first known Commander of Janine Tattiawna Jones as Lillie Fuller Ofglen 2 seasons 1 2 who replaces Emily in the position after Emily is captured by the Eyes She warns June away from breaking the rules and does not wish to upset the status quo but this is because she believes her life as a Handmaid is better than the difficult impoverished life she led prior to Gilead rather than out of religious piety Nina Kiri as Alma Ofrobert seasons 1 4 guest season 5 another Handmaid who trained at the Red Center with June Moira and Janine She is frank and chatty and often trades gossip and news with June She is also involved with Mayday and becomes one of June s first contacts with the resistance group Bahia Watson as Brianna Oferic seasons 1 4 guest season 5 another local Handmaid who is friends with June She is Dolores shopping partner Jenessa Grant as Dolores Ofsamuel seasons 1 2 guest season 3 a local Handmaid with a friendly and talkative nature She is Brianna s shopping partner Edie Inksetter as Aunt Elizabeth a fellow Aunt who works closely with Aunt Lydia at the Red Center Robert Curtis Brown as Commander Andrew Pryce seasons 1 2 a Commander who is one of the leading members of the Sons of Jacob and is in charge of the Eyes Kristen Gutoskie as Beth seasons 1 and 3 guest season 4 an award winning chef before the rise of Gilead formerly a Martha at Jezebel s and later a Martha in the Lawrence household Erin Way as Erin seasons 1 3 a young apparently mute woman who was being trained to become a Handmaid but managed to escape to Canada with Luke 22 Krista Morin as Rachel Tapping seasons 1 2 season 4 an official at the United States Consulate in Canada Clea DuVall as Sylvia season 3 guest seasons 2 and 5 Emily s wife 23 Cherry Jones as Holly Maddox season 2 3 June s mother an outspoken feminist 24 Sydney Sweeney as Eden Blaine nee Spencer season 2 a pious and obedient young girl who is married off to Nick 25 Greg Bryk as Commander Ray Cushing season 2 a fellow Commander who later replaces Commander Pryce s position Rohan Mead as Isaac season 2 a young Guardian assigned to the Waterford home Julie Dretzin as Eleanor Lawrence seasons 2 3 the mentally unstable wife of Commander Lawrence Amy Landecker as Mrs Mackenzie season 5 guest season 3 Hannah s placement mother in Gilead Ashleigh LaThrop as Natalie Ofmatthew season 3 a devoted Handmaid whose loyalty to Gilead causes divisive tensions amongst her peers 26 Sugenja Sri as Sienna season 3 guest season 4 a former radiology student and a new Martha in the Lawrence household Jonathan Watton as Commander Matthew Calhoun season 3 present the assigned Commander of Natalie Ofmatthew Charlie Zeltzer as Oliver seasons 3 4 Emily and Sylvia s son Christopher Meloni as High Commander George Winslow season 3 a High Commander stationed in Washington D C 27 Elizabeth Reaser as Olivia Winslow season 3 27 the wife of High Commander Winslow Mckenna Grace as Esther Keyes season 4 5 a farmer and the teenage wife of an older Commander 21 Zawe Ashton as Oona season 4 an aid worker in Toronto and Moira s new girlfriend 28 Jeananne Goossen as Aunt Ruth season 4 a high ranking Aunt who is desperate to replace Aunt Lydia as leading Aunt in their district Natasha Mumba as Danielle season 4 present a former handmaid Victoria Sawal as Tyler season 4 present a former handmaid Amanda Zhou as Vicky season 4 present a former handmaid Carey Cox as Rose Blaine season 5 the daughter of a High Commander in Washington D C and Nick s new wife Jason Butler Harner as Commander Mackenzie season 5 a High Commander and Hannah s placement father Rossif Sutherland as Ezra Shaw season 5 Serena s personal Gileadan bodyguard in Canada Genevieve Angelson as Alanis Wheeler season 5 an affluent Canadian who idolizes Serena and who is a driving force behind the rise of Gilead in Toronto 29 Lucas Neff as Ryan Wheeler season 5 Alanis husband Guest Edit Jim Cummings as Burke season 1 an Eye who interrogates June Zabryna Guevara as Mrs Castillo season 1 an ambassador from Mexico who visits Gilead to see the effectiveness of the regime Christian Barillas as Mr Flores season 1 Mrs Castillo s assistant Rosa Gilmore as Zoe season 1 the daughter of a US army soldier and the leader of the group of survivors whom Luke encounters after being separated from June and Hannah Tim Ransom as Mr Whitford season 1 a friend of June s mother who helps June Luke and Hannah attempt to cross the border Marisa Tomei as Mrs O Conner season 2 a Commander s wife who is exiled to the Colonies as punishment for committing a sin of the flesh 30 Yahya Abdul Mateen II as Omar season 2 a man who helps June attempt to escape Gilead John Carroll Lynch as Dan season 2 Emily s boss at the university where she worked Kelly Jenrette as Annie season 2 Luke s ex wife Rebecca Rittenhouse as Odette season 2 a doctor and Moira s deceased fiancee Laila Robins as Pamela Joy season 3 Serena s mother Deidrie Henry as Lori seasons 3 4 a Martha who Nick uses for intel in Gilead Sarah McVie as Lena season 3 a Swiss diplomat negotiating the hostile conflict between Gilead and Canada over Nichole Emily Althaus as Noelle season 3 a young single mother whose son Aunt Lydia taught before the rise of Gilead Laura Vandervoort as Daisy season 4 a Jezebels worker who aids June Alex Castillo as Dawn Mathis season 4 the Waterfords defense attorney Reed Birney as Lieutenant Stans season 4 a Gilead officer who interrogates June 28 Omar Maskati as Steven season 4 the leader of a resistance group in Chicago Carly Street as Iris Baker Aunt Irene season 4 a former Aunt who attempts to make amends with Emily Christine Ko as Lily season 5 a former Martha who is now a leader in the Canada based resistance movement 31 In the second season Oprah Winfrey has an uncredited appearance as a newsreader on a car radio 32 Episodes EditMain article List of The Handmaid s Tale episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedFirst releasedLast released110April 26 2017 2017 04 26 June 14 2017 2017 06 14 213April 25 2018 2018 04 25 July 11 2018 2018 07 11 313June 5 2019 2019 06 05 August 14 2019 2019 08 14 410April 27 2021 2021 04 27 June 16 2021 2021 06 16 510September 14 2022 2022 09 14 November 9 2022 2022 11 09 Production EditHulu s straight to series order of The Handmaid s Tale was announced in April 2016 with Elisabeth Moss set to star 33 Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood the series was created by Bruce Miller who is also an executive producer with Daniel Wilson Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield 33 Atwood serves as consulting producer giving feedback on some of the areas where the series expands upon or modernizes the book 33 34 She also played a small cameo role in the first episode 35 Moss is also a producer 36 In June 2016 Reed Morano was announced as director of the series 37 Samira Wiley Max Minghella and Ann Dowd joined the cast in July 2016 38 39 40 Joseph Fiennes Madeline Brewer and Yvonne Strahovski were cast in August 2016 41 42 43 followed by O T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel in September 2016 44 45 In October 2016 Ever Carradine joined the cast 46 and Alexis Bledel was added in January 2017 47 Filming on the series took place in Toronto Mississauga Brantford Hamilton Burlington Oakville and Cambridge Ontario from September 2016 to February 2017 48 49 Hulu released the first full trailer of the TV series on YouTube on March 23 2017 50 The series premiered on April 26 2017 51 On May 3 2017 The Handmaid s Tale was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 25 2018 52 53 Moss told the news media that the subsequent episodes would cover further developments in the story filling in some of the unanswered questions and continuing the narrative already finished in the book 54 The second season consists of 13 episodes and began filming in fall 2017 Alexis Bledel returned as a series regular 55 Showrunner Bruce Miller stated that he envisioned 10 seasons of the show stating Well you know honestly when I started I tried to game out in my head what would ten seasons be like If you hit a home run you want energy to go around the bases you want enough story to keep going if you can hook the audience to care about these people enough that they re actually crying at the finale 56 Season 2 was filmed in Ontario primarily in Toronto but some scenes were shot in Hamilton and Cambridge 57 On May 2 2018 Hulu renewed the series for a third season 58 which premiered on June 5 2019 59 Season 3 started production in Toronto in October 2018 60 61 Scenes for season 3 were also filmed in Cambridge and Hamilton Ontario as well as in Washington D C 62 63 64 Season 3 saw the show s long serving Director of Photography Colin Watkinson make his directorial debut with the episode Unknown Caller Cambridge Ontario was nominated by the Location Managers Guild International for Outstanding Film Office for their work on this season This was the first time that a Canadian Film Office was nominated for this honor 65 On July 26 2019 the series was renewed for a fourth season 7 Season 4 consisting of 10 episodes began production in March 2020 with Elisabeth Moss filming her directorial debut but work had to be halted after only a few weeks due to the COVID 19 pandemic 66 67 In June 2020 Hulu announced that the fourth season would premiere in 2021 68 Production on season 4 resumed in September 2020 21 and wrapped on February 25 2021 with Moss having directed three episodes 69 On December 10 2020 ahead of the fourth season premiere Hulu renewed the series for a fifth season 10 Season 5 started production in Toronto in February 2022 and continued through July 2022 70 In May 2022 Alexis Bledel departed the series ahead of the fifth season and stated After much thought I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid s Tale 71 On September 8 2022 ahead of the fifth season premiere Hulu renewed the series for a sixth and final season 12 Broadcast and release EditThe first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26 2017 the subsequent seven episodes were released on a weekly basis 51 72 In Canada the series is broadcast weekly by CTV Drama Channel and the streaming service Crave the first two episodes premiered on April 30 2017 73 In Scandinavia the series is available on HBO Nordic 74 In the United Kingdom the series premiered on May 28 2017 on Channel 4 75 In New Zealand the series was released on the subscription video on demand service Lightbox on June 8 2017 76 After satellite service provider Sky acquired Lightbox and merged it into its streaming service Neon on July 7 2020 Neon acquired the distribution rights to the series in New Zealand 77 In Australia the series premiered on the TV channel SBS s video streaming service SBS on Demand on July 6 2017 78 The series also released on the subscription video on demand service Stan on December 12 2018 79 In Ireland the series premiered on February 5 2018 on RTE2 with a showing of the first two episodes 80 RTE also became the first broadcaster in Europe to debut Season 2 Season 3 and Season 4 following its broadcast in the US and Canada 81 In Brazil and Latin America the series premiered on March 7 2018 on Paramount Channel 82 In India the series premiered on February 5 2018 on AXN and ran for the first two seasons before moving to Amazon Prime Video for Season 3 which made all three seasons available for viewing on January 31 2020 83 84 In Southeast Asia Hong Kong and Taiwan the series premiered on September 15 2018 on HBO Asia through HBO Go 85 The first season was released on Blu ray and DVD on March 13 2018 the second season on December 4 2018 and the third season on November 19 2019 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 86 87 88 The fourth season was released on DVD only no Blu ray on April 5 2022 by Warner Bros Home Entertainment 89 Reception EditCritical response Edit The Handmaid s Tale was ranked as the 25th and 38th best TV series of the 21st century by The Guardian and BBC respectively 90 91 On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the overall series has an approval rating of 83 92 While on Metacritic another aggregator website it has an average score of 81 out of 100 93 Critical response of The Handmaid s TaleSeasonRotten TomatoesMetacritic194 259 reviews 94 92 41 reviews 95 289 340 reviews 96 86 28 reviews 97 382 301 reviews 98 68 14 reviews 99 470 46 reviews 100 62 18 reviews 101 581 21 reviews 102 63 7 reviews 103 Season 1 Edit On Rotten Tomatoes 94 of 259 reviews are positive for the first season with an average rating of 8 65 10 The site s critical consensus reads Haunting and vivid The Handmaid s Tale is an endlessly engrossing adaptation of Margaret Atwood s dystopian novel that s anchored by a terrific central performance from Elisabeth Moss 94 On Metacritic the season has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 41 critics indicating universal acclaim 95 Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it probably the spring s best new show 104 Jen Chaney of Vulture gave it a highly positive review and wrote that it is A faithful adaptation of the book that also brings new layers to Atwood s totalitarian sexist world of forced surrogate motherhood and that this series is meticulously paced brutal visually stunning and so suspenseful from moment to moment that only at the end of each hour will you feel fully at liberty to exhale 105 There was much debate on whether parallels could be drawn between the series and by extension the book it is based on and American society during the Presidency of Donald Trump 106 107 Comparisons have also been made to the Salafi Wahabbi extremism of ISIS under which enslaved women of religious minorities are passed around and utilized as sex objects and vessels to bear new jihadis 108 109 110 Season 2 Edit On Rotten Tomatoes 89 of 340 critics have given the season a positive review and an average rating of 8 35 10 The site s critical consensus reads Beautifully shot but dishearteningly relevant The Handmaid s Tale centers its sophomore season tightly around its compelling cast of characters making room for broader social commentary through more intimate lenses 96 Metacritic assigned the season a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 28 critics indicating universal acclaim 97 Some critics perceived the second season s depictions of violence as excessive The Atlantic s Sophie Gilbert wrote There came a point during the first episode where for me it became too much 111 Lisa Miller of The Cut wrote I have pressed mute and fast forward so often this season I am forced to wonder Why am I watching this It all feels so gratuitous like a beating that never ends 112 The Daily Telegraph s Rebecca Reid admitted she had an anxiety attack watching an episode of the show 113 Season 3 Edit For the third season Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82 of 301 reviews are positive and the average rating is 6 9 10 The site s critical consensus reads The Handmaid s Tale s third season reins in its horrors and inspires hope that revolution really is possible if only the story would stop spinning its wheels and get to it already 98 Metacritic compiled 14 critic reviews and an average score of 68 out of 100 signifying generally favorable reviews 99 Kelly Lawler of USA Today gave it a positive review scoring it three out of four stars She claimed it is an improvement over the second season that rights many though definitely not all of Season 2 s wrongs Overall she wrote The new season is more propulsive and watchable although it doesn t quite reach the heights of that first moving season But Handmaid s regains its footing by setting off on a new path 114 Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a generally positive review praising Elisabeth Moss s performance and the cinematography but criticized the plot that has become frustratingly repetitive Overall he wrote Still occasionally powerful but rarely as provocative 115 Season 4 Edit On Rotten Tomatoes the fourth season earned positive reviews from 70 of 46 critics with an average rating of 7 10 The site s critical consensus reads Elisabeth Moss is better than ever but scattershot plotting and an overbearing sense of doom may prove too grim for some viewers to really enjoy The Handmaid s Tale s fourth season 100 According to Metacritic which collected 18 reviews and calculated an average score of 62 the season received generally positive reviews 101 Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave it a C grade and wrote that the series delivers on some long delayed promises but ultimately it s too little too late 116 Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe wrote the dystopian drama has exceeded the natural lifespan of its story as it plows forward with nothing new to say tinkling cymbals and sounding brass 117 In a more positive review from Jen Chaney of Vulture she wrote Thankfully season four finally regains some momentum and forward motion Based on the eight out of ten total episodes made available to critics this is the best The Handmaid s Tale has been since its first season 118 Season 5 Edit On Rotten Tomatoes the fifth season earned positive reviews from 81 of 27 critics with an average rating of 7 55 10 The site s critical consensus reads The Handmaid s Tale has lost its urgency after spreading its once arresting premise thin in a season focused on vengeance s consequences but the women of Gilead are still played with compelling exactitude 102 On Metacritic it received an average score of 63 out of 100 based on 7 reviews indicating generally positive reviews 103 Critics were given the first eight episodes of the season to review Writing for IGN Tara Bennett gave it a good score of 7 out of 10 and wrote in her verdict The Handmaid s Tale remains the canary in the coalmine of TV shows Elisabeth Moss continues to give a livewire performance as former handmaid now Canadian refugee June Osborne But overall the series continues to suffer with very measured storylines that can t seem to recapture the kinetic energy of the first two seasons 119 Abby Cavenaugh of Collider graded it with a B and said Season 5 is full of scarce highs and really low lows lots of heavy hitting drama and emotional scenes Some of the biggest events of this season lead to some pretty uncomfortable viewing but viewers who stick with it will be rewarded with some huge moments that will have repercussions for the final season 120 Awards Edit Year Award Category Nominee s Result Ref Season 12017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller Warren Littlefield Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Ilene Chaiken Sheila Hockin Eric Tuchman Frank Siracusa John Weber Kira Snyder Elisabeth Moss Joseph Boccia and Leila Gerstein Won 121 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss for Night WonOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd for Offred WonSamira Wiley for Night NominatedOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series Reed Morano for Offred WonKate Dennis for The Bridge NominatedOutstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller for Offred WonPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel for Late WonOutstanding Casting for a Drama Series Russell Scott Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas and Robin D Cook NominatedOutstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series One Hour Colin Watkinson for Offred WonOutstanding Period Fantasy Costumes for a Series Limited Series or Movie Ane Crabtree and Sheena Wichary for Offred NominatedOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program One Hour or More Julie Berghoff Evan Webber and Sophie Neudorfer for Offred WonOutstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Brendan Taylor Stephen Lebed Leo Bovell Martin O Brien Winston Lee Kelly Knauff Zach Dembinski Mike Suta and Cameron Kerr for Birth Day NominatedTelevision Critics Association Awards Program of the Year The Handmaid s Tale Won 122 Outstanding Achievement in Drama WonOutstanding New Program NominatedIndividual Achievement in Drama Elisabeth Moss NominatedAmerican Film Institute Awards Top 10 TV Programs of the Year The Handmaid s Tale Won 123 2018 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Drama Series for Non Commercial Television Julian Clarke and Wendy Hallam Martin for Offred Won 124 Art Directors Guild Awards One Hour Contemporary Single Camera Series Julie Berghoff for Offred Birth Day Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum Won 125 Andrew Stearn for The Bridge NominatedCasting Society of America Television Pilot and First Season Drama Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott Robin D Cook and Jonathan Oliveira Won 126 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series One Hour John J Thomson Lou Solakofski Joe Morrow and Don White for Offred Nominated 127 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Television Series Ane Crabtree Won 128 Critics Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid s Tale Won 129 Best Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss WonBest Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd WonDirectors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Drama Series Reed Morano for Offred Won 130 Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series Drama The Handmaid s Tale Won 131 Best Actress Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss WonBest Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film Ann Dowd NominatedLocation Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television John Musikka and Geoffrey Smither Nominated 132 Peabody Award Entertainment children s and youth honoree The Handmaid s Tale Won 133 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama The Handmaid s Tale Won 134 Satellite Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 135 Best Actress in a Drama Genre Series Elisabeth Moss WonBest Supporting Actress in a Series Miniseries or TV Film Ann Dowd WonSaturn Awards Best New Media Television Series The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 136 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Madeline Brewer Amanda Brugel Ann Dowd O T Fagbenle Joseph Fiennes Tattiawna Jones Max Minghella Elisabeth Moss Yvonne Strahovski and Samira Wiley Nominated 137 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss NominatedUSC Scripter Awards Best Adapted TV Screenplay Bruce Miller and Margaret Atwood for Offred Won 138 Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Ilene Chaiken Nina Fiore Dorothy Fortenberry Leila Gerstein John Herrera Lynn Maxcy Bruce Miller Kira Snyder Wendy Straker Hauser and Eric Tuchman Won 139 New Series WonBAFTA Television Awards Best International Programme The Handmaid s Tale WonSeason 22018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller Warren Littlefield Elisabeth Moss Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Mike Barker Sheila Hockin Eric Tuchman Kira Snyder Yahlin Chang Frank Siracusa John Weber Dorothy Fortenberry and Joseph Boccia Nominated 140 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss for The Last Ceremony NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Joseph Fiennes for First Blood NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel for Unwomen NominatedAnn Dowd for June NominatedYvonne Strahovski for Women s Work NominatedOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series Kari Skogland for After NominatedOutstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller for June NominatedPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Kelly Jenrette for Other Women NominatedCherry Jones for Baggage NominatedSamira Wiley for After WonOutstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott and Robin D Cook NominatedOutstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series One Hour Colin Watkinson for June NominatedOutstanding Fantasy Sci Fi Costumes Ane Crabtree and Natalie Bronfman for Seeds NominatedOutstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series Non Prosthetic Burton LeBlanc Talia Reingold and Erika Caceres for Unwomen NominatedOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program One Hour or More Mark White Elisabeth Williams Martha Sparrow and Caroline Gee for June WonElisabeth Williams Martha Sparrow and Rob Hepburn for Seeds First Blood After NominatedOutstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin for June WonOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series One Hour Joe Morrow Lou Solakofski and Sylvain Arseneault for June NominatedOutstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stephen Lebed Brendan Taylor Kelly Knauff Kelly Weisz Kevin McGeagh Anderson Leo Bovell Winston Lee Xi Luo and Cameron Kerr for June Nominated2019 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series One Hour Sylvain Arseneault Lou Solakofski Joe Morrow Scott Michael Smith Adam Taylor Mark DeSimone and Jack Heeren for Holly Nominated 141 Satellite Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 142 143 Best Actress in a Drama Genre Series Elisabeth Moss NominatedScreen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel Madeline Brewer Amanda Brugel Ann Dowd O T Fagbenle Joseph Fiennes Nina Kiri Max Minghella Elisabeth Moss Yvonne Strahovski Sydney Sweeney and Bahia Watson Nominated 144 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Joseph Fiennes NominatedOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss NominatedGolden Globe Awards Best Actress Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated 145 Best Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film Yvonne Strahovski NominatedVisual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Brendan Taylor Stephen Lebed Winston Lee and Leo Bovell for June Nominated 146 Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode Commercial or Real Time Project Patrick Zentis Kevin McGeagh Leo Bovell and Zachary Dembinski for June Fenway Park NominatedOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode Winston Lee Gwen Zhang Xi Luo and Kevin Quatman for June NominatedWriters Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Yahlin Chang Nina Fiore Dorothy Fortenberry John Herrera Lynn Renee Maxcy Bruce Miller Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman Nominated 147 Episodic Drama Eric Tuchman for First Blood NominatedGLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Drama Series The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 148 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Daina Reid for Holly Nominated 149 Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller amp Kira Snyder for Holly NominatedPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Bradley Whitford Won 150 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Cherry Jones WonOutstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series One Hour Colin Watkinson for The Word NominatedZoe White for Holly NominatedOutstanding Fantasy Sci Fi Costumes Ane Crabtree and Natalie Bronfman for The Word NominatedOutstanding Music Composition for a Series Original Dramatic Score Adam Taylor for The Word NominatedOutstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin for The Word NominatedOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program One Hour or More Elisabeth Williams Martha Sparrow and Robert Hepburn for Holly WonOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series One Hour Joe Morrow Lou Solakofski and Sylvain Arseneault for Holly NominatedSaturn Awards Best Streaming Horror amp Thriller Series The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 151 Season 32020 Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series One Hour Sylvain Arseneault Lou Solakofski Joe Morrow Scott Michael Smith Adam Taylor Andrea Rusch and Kevin Schultz for Heroic Nominated 152 Make Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guilds Best Television Series Mini Series or New Media Series Best Contemporary Make Up Burton LeBlanc Alastair Muir and Faye Crasto Nominated 153 Best Television Series Mini Series or New Media Series Contemporary Hair Styling Paul Elliot and Ewa Latak Cynk NominatedScreen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel Madeline Brewer Amanda Brugel Ann Dowd O T Fagbenle Joseph Fiennes Kristen Gutoskie Nina Kiri Ashleigh LaThrop Elisabeth Moss Yvonne Strahovski Bahia Watson Bradley Whitford and Samira Wiley Nominated 154 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss NominatedAmerican Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Non Commercial Television Colin Watkinson for Night Won 155 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Sci Fi Fantasy Television Natalie Bronfman for Household Nominated 156 Casting Society of America Television Series Drama Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott Robin D Cook Stacia Kimler and Jonathan Oliveira Nominated 157 Art Directors Guild Awards One Hour Contemporary Single Camera Series Elizabeth Williams for Mayday Nominated 158 Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Marissa Jo Cerar Yahlin Chang Nina Fiore Dorothy Fortenberry Jacy Heldrich John Herrera Lynn Renee Maxcy Bruce Miller Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman Nominated 159 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller Warren Littlefield Elisabeth Moss Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Mike Barker Eric Tuchman Sheila Hockin John Weber Frank Siracusa Kira Snyder Yahlin Chang Margaret Atwood Dorothy Fortenberry Marissa Jo Cerar Nina Fiore John Herrera and Kim Todd Nominated 160 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Bradley Whitford for Sacrifice NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Samira Wiley for Sacrifice NominatedPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel for God Bless the Child NominatedOutstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott and Robin D Cook NominatedOutstanding Fantasy Sci Fi Costumes Natalie Bronfman Helena Davis Perry and Christina Cattle for Household NominatedOutstanding Contemporary Hairstyling Paul Elliot and Ewa Latak Cynk for Liars NominatedOutstanding Contemporary Makeup Non Prosthetic Burton LeBlanc and Alastair Muir for Mayday NominatedOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program One Hour or More Elisabeth Williams Martha Sparrow and Robert Hepburn for Household WonOutstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stephen Lebed Brendan Taylor Leo Bovell Rob Greb Gwen Zhang Marlis Coto Stephen Wagner Josh Clark and James Minett for Household NominatedSeason 42021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Streaming Series Drama The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 161 Best Actress in a Streaming Series Drama Elisabeth Moss NominatedBest Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series Drama Bradley Whitford NominatedBest Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series Drama Alexis Bledel NominatedAnn Dowd NominatedYvonne Strahovski NominatedSamira Wiley NominatedPrimetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller Warren Littlefield Elisabeth Moss Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Eric Tuchman Sheila Hockin John Weber Frank Siracusa Kira Snyder Yahlin Chang Dorothy Fortenberry Margaret Atwood Kim Todd Matt Hastings Nina Fiore and John Herrera Nominated 162 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss for Home NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series O T Fagbenle for Home NominatedMax Minghella for The Crossing NominatedBradley Whitford for Testimony NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Madeline Brewer for Testimony NominatedAnn Dowd for Progress NominatedYvonne Strahovski for Home NominatedSamira Wiley for Vows NominatedOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series Liz Garbus for The Wilderness NominatedOutstanding Writing for a Drama Series Yahlin Chang for Home NominatedPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel for Testimony NominatedMckenna Grace for Pigs NominatedOutstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy Sherry Thomas Russell Scott and Robin D Cook NominatedOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program One Hour or More Elisabeth Williams Martha Sparrow Larry Spittle and Rob Hepburn for Chicago NominatedOutstanding Fantasy Sci Fi Costumes Debra Hanson Jane Flanders and Darci Cheyne for Nightshade NominatedOutstanding Contemporary Hairstyling Paul Elliot and Franchi Pir for Vows NominatedOutstanding Contemporary Makeup Non Prosthetic Burton LeBlanc and Alastair Muir for Pigs NominatedOutstanding Music Composition for a Series Original Dramatic Score Adam Taylor for The Crossing NominatedOutstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin for The Crossing NominatedOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series One Hour Lou Solakofski Joe Morrow and Sylvain Arseneault for Chicago NominatedTelevision Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Handmaid s Tale Nominated 163 Women Film Critics Circle Outstanding Series Won 164 2022 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated 165 Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama Genre Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated 166 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel Madeline Brewer Amanda Brugel Ann Dowd O T Fagbenle Joseph Fiennes Sam Jaeger Max Minghella Elisabeth Moss Yvonne Strahovski Bradley Whitford and Samira Wiley Nominated 167 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss NominatedSet Decorators Society of America Awards Best Achievement in Decor Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series Rob Hepburn and Elisabeth Williams Nominated 168 Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Brendan Taylor Stephen Lebed Kayla Cabral and Brannek Gaudet for Chicago Nominated 169 Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Yahlin Chang Nina Fiore Dorothy Fortenberry Jacey Heldrich John Herrera Bruce Miller Aly Monroe Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman Nominated 170 Episodic Drama Kira Snyder for Testimony NominatedSee also EditList of original programs distributed by Hulu Sex and sexuality in speculative fictionReferences Edit Craven TinaMarie August 27 2019 The Handmaid s Tale returns with a ruthless third season The Ridgefield Press Archived from the original on February 28 2020 Retrieved February 28 2020 The Handmaid s 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