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Summary
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
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- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
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Critics 80Audiences 78GoodWatch 80
Reach
Streams in 89 countries, rent or buy in 41 more
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First aired
2017
April 26, 2017
Ended 2025
Genres
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Primetime Emmy Awards2017 to 2018
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series2018Won
- Outstanding Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2017Won
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series2017Won
Writers Guild of America Awards2017
- Television: New Series2017Won
Critics' Choice Awards2017
- Best Drama Supporting Actress2017Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards2019
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2019Nominated
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
311 people
Elisabeth MossJune Osborne / Offred / Ofjoseph66 episodes
Yvonne StrahovskiSerena Joy Waterford58 episodes
Ann DowdAunt Lydia Clements50 episodes
Max MinghellaNick Blaine46 episodes
Samira WileyMoira Strand46 episodes
O-T FagbenleLuke Bankole46 episodes
Madeline BrewerJanine Lindo45 episodes
Amanda BrugelRita Blue42 episodes
Joseph FiennesFred Waterford36 episodes
Bradley WhitfordJoseph Lawrence35 episodes
Nina KiriAlma28 episodes
Ever CarradineNaomi Putnam28 episodes
Sam JaegerMark Tuello26 episodes
Bahia WatsonBrianna24 episodes
Alexis BledelEmily Malek21 episodes
Stephen KunkenWarren Putnam19 episodes
Jonathan WattonMatthew Calhoun16 episodes
Angela VintLeah13 episodes
Jordana BlakeHannah Bankole12 episodes
Edie InksetterAunt Elizabeth11 episodes
Jenessa GrantDolores11 episodes
Kristen Lee GutoskieBeth10 episodes
Tattiawna JonesLillie Fuller9 episodes
Carey CoxRose Blaine9 episodes
Directing · 17
- Daina Reid Director
- Kari Skogland Director
- Natalia Leite Director
- Reed Morano Director
- Jeremy Podeswa Director
- Richard Shepard Director
Writing · 7
- Lynn Renee Maxcy Story Editor, Executive Story Editor, Staff Writer, Teleplay, Writer
- Jacey Heldrich Staff Writer, Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer
- Aly Monroe Staff Writer, Story Editor, Writer
- Rachel Shukert Writer
- Nika Castillo Writer
- Margaret Atwood Novel, Co-Executive Producer, Consulting Producer
Production · 34
- Bruce Miller Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
- Elisabeth Moss Executive Producer, Director, Producer
- Mike Barker Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Director
- Eric Tuchman Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay
- Yahlin Chang Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay
- Kira Snyder Co-Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay
Camera · 8
- Colin Watkinson Director of Photography, Director
- Stuart Biddlecombe Director of Photography
- Zoë White Director of Photography
- Nicola Daley Director of Photography
- Stuart Campbell Director of Photography
- Bérénice Eveno Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Wendy Hallam Martin Editor
- Christopher Donaldson Editor
- Aaron Marshall Editor
- Ana Yavari Editor
- Julian Clarke Editor
Sound · 6
- Adam Taylor Original Music Composer
- Jane Tattersall Supervising Sound Editor
- David McCallum Supervising Sound Editor
- Brennan Mercer Sound Effects Editor
- Taylor Swift Songs
- Malia J. Granite Songs
Art · 20
- Elisabeth Williams Production Design
- Julie Berghoff Production Design
- Andrew M. Stearn Production Design
- Mark White Production Design
- Rob Hepburn Set Decoration
- Martha Sparrow Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ane Crabtree Costume Design
- Natalie Bronfman Costume Supervisor
Other crew · 4
- Glenn Hughes Picture Car Coordinator
- Ted Pyper Set Medic
- Amy Szoke Stunts, Stunt Double
- DL MacDonald Stunts
Tropes
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6 seasons · 66 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Offred, 8.1
- S1 E2 Birth Day, 8.1
- S1 E3 Late, 8.6
- S1 E4 Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum, 8.1
- S1 E5 Faithful, 8.1
- S1 E6 A Woman's Place, 8.7
- S1 E7 The Other Side, 7.9
- S1 E8 Jezebels, 8.0
- S1 E9 The Bridge, 8.6
- S1 E10 Night, 9.0
- S2 E1 June, 8.7
- S2 E2 Unwomen, 8.2
- S2 E3 Baggage, 7.9
- S2 E4 Other Women, 7.8
- S2 E5 Seeds, 8.0
- S2 E6 First Blood, 8.7
- S2 E7 After, 8.2
- S2 E8 Women's Work, 8.6
- S2 E9 Smart Power, 8.9
- S2 E10 The Last Ceremony, 9.0
- S2 E11 Holly, 8.3
- S2 E12 Postpartum, 8.3
- S2 E13 The Word, 8.5
- S3 E1 Night, 8.3
- S3 E2 Mary and Martha, 7.6
- S3 E3 Useful, 8.0
- S3 E4 God Bless the Child, 7.9
- S3 E5 Unknown Caller, 8.4
- S3 E6 Household, 8.1
- S3 E7 Under His Eye, 7.3
- S3 E8 Unfit, 7.7
- S3 E9 Heroic, 6.5
- S3 E10 Witness, 8.1
- S3 E11 Liars, 9.2
- S3 E12 Sacrifice, 8.2
- S3 E13 Mayday, 9.3
- S4 E1 Pigs, 7.8
- S4 E2 Nightshade, 7.9
- S4 E3 The Crossing, 8.4
- S4 E4 Milk, 7.7
- S4 E5 Chicago, 7.9
- S4 E6 Vows, 7.6
- S4 E7 Home, 8.4
- S4 E8 Testimony, 8.3
- S4 E9 Progress, 8.0
- S4 E10 The Wilderness, 8.6
- S5 E1 Morning, 7.1
- S5 E2 Ballet, 8.0
- S5 E3 Border, 7.3
- S5 E4 Dear Offred, 7.1
- S5 E5 Fairytale, 7.2
- S5 E6 Together, 8.4
- S5 E7 No Man's Land, 8.6
- S5 E8 Motherland, 7.9
- S5 E9 Allegiance, 7.6
- S5 E10 Safe, 8.3
- S6 E1 Train, 7.8
- S6 E2 Exile, 7.1
- S6 E3 Devotion, 7.2
- S6 E4 Promotion, 6.7
- S6 E5 Janine, 7.5
- S6 E6 Surprise, 7.8
- S6 E7 Shattered, 7.9
- S6 E8 Exodus, 8.4
- S6 E9 Execution, 9.0
- S6 E10 The Handmaid's Tale, 5.7
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