2017 – 2025 · Series · TV-MA

The Handmaid's Tale

Name: The Handmaid's Tale
Director: Bradley Whitford, Colin Watkinson, Daina Reid, Dana Gonzales, Dearbhla Walsh, Elisabeth Moss, Floria Sigismondi, Jeremy Podeswa, Kari Skogland, Kate Dennis, Liz Garbus, Mike Barker, Richard Shepard, Amma Asante, Christina Choe, Reed Morano, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Natalia Leite, Eva Vives, David Lester
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2017
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amanda Brugel

Critics

Audience

In a dystopian future, a fertile woman is forced into servitude under a fundamentalist theocracy, where women are stripped of their rights and assigned rigid roles. As she endures control, isolation, and cruelty, she searches for ways to preserve her identity and resist the system.

My take

You’ll like this if you want a haunting, emotionally intense dystopian drama with strong performances; Not for you if slow pacing, bleak subject matter, and repetitive storytelling frustrate you.

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Cast

Elisabeth MossYvonne StrahovskiMax MinghellaSamira WileyAmanda BrugelNina KiriO-T FagbenleSam Jaeger

Directors

Bradley WhitfordColin WatkinsonDaina ReidDana GonzalesDearbhla WalshElisabeth MossFloria SigismondiJeremy PodeswaKari SkoglandKate DennisLiz GarbusMike BarkerRichard ShepardAmma AsanteChristina ChoeReed MoranoDeniz Gamze ErgüvenNatalia LeiteEva VivesDavid Lester

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