The Handmaid's Tale: From Script to Screen S2 Episode 7 After A Hulu Original

After the return of Emily (Alexis Bledel) and Janine (Madeline Brewer) to Gilead, an idea is sparked in June (Elisabeth Moss) that spreads through the group of handmaids. WATCH THE HANDMAID'S TALE ABOUT THE HANDMAID'S TALE Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'. 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 the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead