At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. Now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel. The fourth season of The Handmaid's Tale will be a little shorter than usual, and it will arrive sometime in the fall.Margaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale, is a modern classic.
Women dressed as handmaids have protested the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh, the Alabama abortion bill and other policies that threaten women. The Handmaid's Tale became not only a streaming and Emmy phenomenon, but it inspired real life protests. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. Offred led a handmaid's revolt and helped other handmaid's escape, but she stayed behind to fight against the oppression of Gilead.Īs for the sequel, here's the official synopsis: So Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), renames June Offred. Those commanders give the handmaids, whom they dress in those iconic red robes with white hoods, names after themselves. In this future, fertility became rare so Gilead rounds up the still fertile women and forces them to procreate with commanders. Gilead used to be the United States of America until a totalitarian dictatorship took over. Besides, jumping into The Testaments could oversaturate Hulu with the Gilead universe and it's unnecessary.įor those unaware, The Handmaid's Tale is set in a dystopian future called Gilead.
Hulu viewers can binge one right into the other. That's why he's Warren Littlefield, the former NBC executive responsible for classics like Seinfeld.Ītwood readers had to wait over 30 years for the sequel, so it shouldn't be a problem to wait until after The Handmaid's Tale is over to see it turned into a TV show. I think it would be a wonderful symmetry to conclude Handmaid's and then transition right in." We would transition to it's 15 years later in The Testament. "I think we would transition from Handmaid's, and we're not there yet.
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