First Look: Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale

There’s something important about dystopian tales. They can either be rooted in sheer fiction, or tell a little bit about a future that we might be headed in if we don’t get out sh*t together. The Handmaid’s Tale is one of the of those dystopian fictions that is rooted in fiction, but gives way to a reality that might come true if we truly don’t get out sh*t together.

Hulu is bringing the dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood to life. It’s been premiering some of it’s first photos and a small teaser trailer and we couldn’t be more excited for it. Hulu has also recently announced that the 10-episode series will premiere on April 26th!

The Handmaid’s Tale was released in 1985, but our show set in Gilead (New England) that has been overthrown by the US government. It’s a totalitarian theocracy, meaning that it’s all come down to some religious ideologies as well as government ideas. We follow the life of Offred, played by Elizabeth Moss, she is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household. Handmaids are women who basically serve the state and are forced to have sex with any man who can carry them a child. The goal is to repopulate the world and Handmaid, if fertile, can make that happen. She carries herself in a world where anything that you say can get you killed and the stakes are doubly as high when she has a job to do.

Recently, some amazing pictures have been released and I, personally, can’t wait to see what those show has to over and when we’ll be able to get a full trailer!

Take a look at some of the cast & the teaser trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale.