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- 10. Safe Nov 9, 2022
- June must find a way to keep herself and her family safe from Gilead's violent followers in Toronto.
- 9. Allegiance Nov 2, 2022
- June and Luke prepare for a rescue mission; Serena tries new tactics with her oppressive hosts.
- 8. Motherland Oct 26, 2022
- June considers a tempting but risky offer from a surprise visitor.
Fertile women who were not in compliance with Gilead's laws prior to the takeover have been forced to become Handmaids, as taken from the Biblical tale of Jacob, Rachel, and Rachel's handmaid Bilhah. Each Handmaid is owned by a Commander, and is thusly named after him: Ofjoseph, Ofmathew, Ofdaniel.
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For the Book. Alternate Character Interpretation: Is Ofglen...
- Recap
The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian drama based on the book...
- Characters
The Handmaid's Tale From the 1985 Novel. From the 1990 Film....
- Funny
Moira taking the time to carve "AUNT LYDIA SUCKS" into a...
- Fridge
Not the first time the Handmaid's Tale protests extremist...
- TearJerker
Seeing flashbacks of Janine with her young son, Caleb....
- Literature
The Handmaid's Tale. A 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, set 20...
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The Handmaid's Tale. A 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, set 20 Minutes into the Future. A portrait of a Dystopia. The tale's setting is the Republic of Gilead, a recently-established theocracy that's still fighting rebellion at its borders in the former United States.
The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian drama based on the book of the same name, revolving around a near-sterilised future where fertile women are forced to conceive under totalitarian rule. The show has run on Hulu from 2017 to present.
The Handmaid's Tale was ranked as the 25th and 38th best TV series of the 21st century by The Guardian and BBC, respectively. [91] [92] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the overall series has an approval rating of 83%. [93]
AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)2021Outstanding SeriesThe Handmaid's TaleKira Snyder for "Testimony"Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy ...Dramatic SeriesMarissa Jo Cerar, Yahlin Chang, Nina ...The Handmaid's Tale. Written by: Margaret Atwood. Central Theme: Women rights versus Patriarchal opression. Synopsis: In a World where women have no rights, one woman tries to gain individuality and independence. Genre (s): Dystopia.
The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government.
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The Handmaid's Tale has received acclaim from television critics. On Metacritic, after the first season, it had a score of 92 out of 100 based on 39 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The first season had a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 9.1 out of 10 based on 67 reviews.
