With Ohio passing a draconian abortion bill this week that severely limits access to the procedure, the specter of the next four years under a Trump presidency, and what it means to the health and welfare of women, is growing ever darker. And it makes the arrival of Hulu‘s “The Handmaid’s Tale” all the more potent.
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Based on Margaret Atwood‘s acclaimed novel, and starring Elisabeth Moss, the drama takes place in a dystopian future were women are forced to reproduce in order to repopulate the Earth, and terror is around every corner. Here’s the official synopsis:
The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.
Co-starring Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd and O-T Fagbenle, “The Handmaid’s Tale” could wind up being a visionary look at the….present. The series debuts on Hulu on April 10, 2017. Check out the new photos from the series below.
