The Handmaid 's Tale ( TV series ) - wikipedia The Handmaid 's Tale ( TV series ) The Handmaid 's Tale Genre Drama Dystopian fiction Created by Bruce Miller Based on The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood Starring Elisabeth Moss Joseph Fiennes Yvonne Strahovski Alexis Bledel Madeline Brewer Ann Dowd O.T. Fagbenle Max Minghella Samira Wiley Amanda Brugel Composer ( s ) Adam Taylor Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 23 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Bruce Miller Warren Littlefield Reed Morano Daniel Wilson Fran Sears Ilene Chaiken Producer ( s ) Margaret Atwood Elisabeth Moss Location ( s ) Toronto, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Cambridge, Ontario Vaughan, Ontario Running time 47 -- 63 minutes Production company ( s ) Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc. The Littlefield Company White Oak Pictures MGM Television Release Original network Hulu Original release April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website The Handmaid 's Tale is an American dystopian drama web television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight - to - series order of 10 episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The plot features a dystopian future following a Second American Civil War wherein a totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called `` Handmaids '', into child - bearing servitude. The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017 ; the subsequent seven episodes aired on a weekly basis every Wednesday. In May 2017, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 25, 2018. The Handmaid 's Tale has received widespread critical acclaim and its first season won eight Primetime Emmy Awards from thirteen nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series -- Drama and Best Actress for Elisabeth Moss. In May 2018, Hulu announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guest 3 Episodes 3.1 Series overview 3.2 Season 1 ( 2017 ) 3.3 Season 2 ( 2018 ) 4 Production 5 Broadcast and release 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.1. 1 Season 1 6.1. 2 Season 2 6.2 Accolades 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot In the near future, fertility rates collapse as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and environmental pollution. With this chaos, the totalitarian, theonomic government of `` Gilead '' establishes rule in the former United States in the aftermath of a civil war. Society is organized by power - hungry leaders along with a new, militarized, hierarchical regime of fanaticism and newly created social classes, in which women are brutally subjugated, and by law are not allowed to work, own property, handle money, or read. Worldwide infertility has resulted in the conscription of the few remaining fertile women in Gilead, called `` Handmaids '', according to an extremist interpretation of the Biblical account of Bilhah. They are assigned to the homes of the ruling elite, where they must submit to ritualized rape by their male masters in order to become pregnant and bear children for those men and their wives. Alongside the Handmaids, much of society is now grouped into classes that dictate their freedoms and duties. Women are divided into a small range of social categories, each one signified by a plain dress in a specific color : Handmaids wear red, Marthas ( who are housekeepers and cooks, named after the biblical figure ) wear green, and Wives ( who are expected to run their households ) wear blue and turquoise. Econowives, the lower - class women who still have minimal agency, are a sort of mixture of all these categories, and they wear gray ( a departure from the book in which Econowives wear clothing striped with the aforementioned colors ). Women prisoners are called Unwomen and are worked to death clearing toxic waste in the Colonies. Another class of women, Aunts ( who train and oversee the Handmaids ), wear brown. Additionally, the Eyes are a secret police watching over the general populace for signs of rebellion, Hunters track down people attempting to flee the country, and Jezebels are prostitutes in secret brothels catering to the elite ruling class. June Osborne, renamed Offred ( Elisabeth Moss ), is the Handmaid assigned to the home of the Gileadan Commander Fred Waterford ( Joseph Fiennes ) and his wife Serena Joy ( Yvonne Strahovski ). Offred is subject to strict rules and constant scrutiny ; an improper word or deed on her part can lead to brutal punishment. Offred, who is named after her male master ( `` Of Fred '' ) like all Handmaids, can remember the `` time before '', when she was married and had a daughter, a job, a bank account, and her own name and identity, but all she can safely do now is follow the rules of Gilead in hopes that she can someday live free again and be reunited with her daughter. The Waterfords, key players in the rise of Gilead, have their own conflicts with the realities of the society they have helped create. Cast and characters Main article : List of The Handmaid 's Tale characters Main Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred, a woman who was captured while attempting to escape to Canada with her husband, Luke, and daughter, Hannah. Due to her fertility, she is made a Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford and his wife, Serena Joy, and is named `` Offred ''. Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford, a high - ranking government official and June 's master. Both he and his wife played an instrumental role in Gilead 's founding. He wishes to have more contact with June outside of what is lawful between a Handmaid and her master, and starts inviting her to play nightly games of Scrabble. Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford, Fred 's wife and a former conservative cultural activist. She appears to have accepted her new role in a society that she helped create. She is poised and deeply religious, but capable of great cruelty and is often callous to June. She is desperate to become a mother. Alexis Bledel as Emily / Ofglen / Ofsteven, June 's shopping partner. Although June is initially wary of her, it is revealed Ofglen is not as pious as she seems, and the two become friends. Ofglen had a wife and son, and was a university lecturer in cellular biology. Being homosexual is punishable by death in Gilead, and most university professors are sent to labour camps, but Ofglen was spared and made a Handmaid, due to her fertility. She is later captured and cruelly punished for her relationship with a Martha, and is sent to another household where she becomes `` Ofsteven ''. She is involved with a resistance movement called `` Mayday ''. Madeline Brewer as Janine / Ofwarren / Ofdaniel, a Handmaid who entered the Red Center for training at the same time as June and considers June a friend due to her kind treatment. Initially non-compliant, Janine 's right eye is removed as a punishment. She becomes mentally unstable due to her treatment and often behaves in temperamental or childlike ways. She gives birth to a child for Warren and Naomi Putnam, whom they name `` Angela '', but Janine insists the baby 's name is `` Charlotte ''. Janine is later reassigned and becomes `` Ofdaniel ''. She was temporarily assigned to the Colonies until a bombing at the new Rachel and Leah Center. Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, a woman in charge of overseeing the Handmaids in their sexual reeducation and duties. She is brutal and subjects insubordinate Handmaids to harsh physical punishment, but she also cares for her charges and believes deeply in the Gileadean mission and doctrine. She appears to have a soft spot for Janine, and even goes so far as to address her by her given name on occasion. O.T. Fagbenle as Lucas `` Luke '' Bankole, June 's husband from before Gilead. Because he and June began their relationship before his divorce from his first wife, their union is considered invalid in the new society. June is considered an adulteress and their daughter, Hannah, is considered illegitimate. Initially, June believes he has been killed, but it is later revealed Luke managed to escape to Canada. Max Minghella as Nick Blaine, Commander Waterford 's driver and a former drifter from Michigan who has feelings for June. June and Nick develop an intimate relationship and she eventually discovers that he is an Eye, a spy for Gilead. Samira Wiley as Moira / Ruby, June 's best friend since college. She is already at the Red Center when June enters Handmaid training but escapes before being assigned to a home. She is recaptured and becomes `` Ruby '', a Jezebel. She seems to have given up hope of ever being free, but on meeting June again regains the conviction to escape. Amanda Brugel as Rita, a Martha at the Waterford home. She had a son who died fighting in the civil war when he was 19 years old. Recurring Ever Carradine as Naomi Putnam, Commander Warren Putnam 's wife. She views her baby largely as a status symbol and has no sympathy for the Handmaids. Tattiawna Jones as Lillie Fuller / Ofglen No. 2, who replaces Emily in the position after Emily is captured by the Eyes. She initially follows the rules and does not wish to upset the status quo, but this is because she believes her life as a Handmaid is better than the difficult, impoverished life she led prior to Gilead, rather than out of religious piety. Nina Kiri as Alma / Ofrobert, another Handmaid who trained at the Red Center with June, Moira, and Janine. She is frank and chatty, and often trades gossip and news with June. She is also involved with Mayday and becomes June 's first contact with the resistance group. Jenessa Grant as Dolores / Ofsamuel, a local Handmaid with a friendly and talkative nature. Bahia Watson as Brianna / Oferic, another local Handmaid who is friends with June. Jordana Blake as Hannah Bankole, June and Luke 's daughter. She is later renamed Agnes. Erin Way as Erin, a young, apparently mute, woman who was being trained to become a Handmaid but managed to escape to Canada. Sydney Sweeney as Eden Spencer ( season 2 ), a pious and obedient girl who dreams of one day being a Commander 's wife. Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence ( season 2 ), the architect of Gilead 's economy, who is gruff and intimidating, with a disheveled mad genius vibe. His sly humor and flashes of kindness make him a confusing, mysterious presence for his newest Handmaid. Greg Bryk as Commander Ray Cushing ( season 2 ) Rohan Mead as Isaac ( season 2 ), a Guardian assigned to the Waterford home. Julie Dretzin as Eleanor Lawrence ( season 2 ), Joseph 's long suffering wife. Guest Kristen Gutoskie as Beth ( season 1 ), a Martha at Jezebel 's. She has an arrangement with Nick whereby she trades illegal alcohol and other contraband for drugs, which the Jezebels use. She has a casual sexual relationship with him and is aware that he is an Eye. Marisa Tomei as Mrs. O'Conner ( season 2 ), a Commander 's wife who is sent to the colonies as punishment for having sex with another man. Cherry Jones as Holly Maddox ( season 2 ), June 's mother, an outspoken feminist. Clea DuVall as Sylvia ( season 2 ), Emily 's wife. Yahya Abdul - Mateen II as Omar ( season 2 ) a man who helps June attempt to escape. John Carroll Lynch as Dan ( season 2 ), Emily 's boss at the university where she worked. Kelly Jenrette as Annie ( season 2 ), Luke 's ex-wife. Rebecca Rittenhouse as Odette ( season 2 ), a Doctor and Moira 's fiancee. Sam Jaeger as Mark Tuello ( season 2 ), a mysterious stranger who Serena encounters in Canada. Oprah Winfrey ( uncredited ) as Newsreader ( season 2 ) on a car radio. Episodes Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released 10 April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) June 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 14 ) 13 April 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 25 ) July 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 11 ) Season 1 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Teleplay by Original release date `` Offred '' Reed Morano Bruce Miller April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) A family is pursued by a group of armed men. The woman is caught, and separated from her young daughter and husband as shots are fired in the distance. She is now known as Offred, the Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford. While walking with another Handmaid, Ofglen, they pass by a wall on which men have been hanged for crimes such as being gay, working in an abortion clinic, and being a Catholic priest. In a flashback, various women are indoctrinated into their Handmaid roles by Aunt Lydia, and Offred notices Moira, a woman she knew in college. Handmaid Janine taunts Aunt Lydia and is shocked with a cattle prod, later her right eye is removed as punishment. In the present, Commander Waterford tries to impregnate Offred during `` the Ceremony '' as she lies in the lap of his wife, Serena Joy. The next day, the Handmaids are encouraged to beat a man to death after Lydia announces he raped a pregnant Handmaid. Janine tells Offred that her friend Moira is dead. On the way home, Ofglen tells Offred that she had a wife and son, and warns her there is an Eye in the Waterford house. Offred affirms to herself that her true name is June and that she intends to survive to find her daughter. `` Birth Day '' Reed Morano Bruce Miller April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) Offred and Ofglen go shopping, and they reveal more personal information about themselves to each other. While they are walking, they see St. Paul Catholic Church, their local church, being destroyed by the new régime. Ofglen tells Offred that the régime also bulldozed St. Patrick 's Cathedral in Manhattan to try to `` erase '' the fact that it ever existed. When Offred asks how Ofglen knows this information, she reveals that she is part of a resistance movement against the government, but Offred declines to join. Commander Waterford 's driver, Nick, tells Offred that the Commander wants to see her alone later that night, which is forbidden, and warns her that Ofglen is dangerous. Offred and other Handmaids visit a home to witness the birth of Ofwarren ( Janine ) 's child, named Angela by the Puttnams, but Charlotte by Ofwarren. In flashbacks, June ( Offred ) remembers the birth of her and Luke 's daughter, Hannah. At that time healthy births were already rare, and a woman who tried to kidnap baby Hannah was arrested. Warily, Offred goes to the Commander 's office, but he just wants to play Scrabble, to her relief. The next day, when Offred prepares to tell Ofglen what happened that night, a different woman introduces herself as Ofglen. `` Late '' Reed Morano Bruce Miller April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) In flashbacks, the rise of Gilead is detailed. June and all the other women at her office were fired, and the government froze women 's bank accounts and ruled they could no longer own property. In the present, Serena takes Offred to see Ofwarren and the baby, and Offred fears Ofwarren is delusional. Back home, Offred is interrogated by an Eye and Aunt Lydia about her knowledge of Ofglen. Offred eventually reveals she knew Ofglen was gay and for this, Aunt Lydia shocks Offred with a cattle prod. Before she can leave the room, Offred quotes one of the Beatitudes from the Bible, which would have earned her a much more serious beating, but Serena intervenes, believing that Offred is pregnant. When Offred later tells Serena that she 's not pregnant, Serena angrily locks her in her room. In a flashback, June and Moira attend a protest against the new laws amidst automatic gunfire and explosives. In the present, Ofglen and the Martha she 's in a relationship with are charged with `` gender treachery ''. The fertile Ofglen receives a lesser sentence, but the Martha is executed by hanging as Ofglen watches, sobbing and horrified. Later, Ofglen ( now referred to by her `` old '' name, Emily ), to her grief and anger, undergoes female genital mutilation surgery as explained by Aunt Lydia. `` Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum '' Mike Barker Leila Gerstein May 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 03 ) Banished to her room, Offred retreats to her closet where she finds what appears to be a Latin phrase, Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum, scratched discreetly into the wall. When Rita, the Commander 's housekeeper, finds Offred lying on the closet floor, Offred tells her that she fainted. Serena then has Offred sent to the hospital for a check - up. During the examination the physician remarks that the Commander is most likely sterile, as is common. He offers to personally impregnate her but she declines. In flashbacks, Aunt Lydia teaches the Handmaids about The Ceremony in which a Commander endeavours to fertilize a Handmaid. Later, June and Moira assault Aunt Elizabeth, and Moira takes Elizabeth 's outfit. June and Moira plan to escape via train to Boston, which has safe houses. Moira manages to catch the train without June, who lets Moira know it 's okay. June is later caught and punished by having her feet whipped. Commander Waterford has an unsuccessful Ceremony night with Offred, but later that night, they have another game of Scrabble. She asks him about the Latin phrase, and he tells her it means, Do n't let the bastards grind you down. When she inquires about the previous Offred, he tells her that she committed suicide because life was unbearable. He then releases Offred from her solitary confinement. 5 5 `` Faithful '' Mike Barker Dorothy Fortenberry May 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 10 ) Serena suggests to Offred that she have sex with Nick in case Commander Waterford is sterile. Later that day, Serena leads Offred up to Nick 's room and waits by the door while Offred and Nick have detached sex. Flashbacks detail Luke and June 's first meeting and courtship. At the grocery store, Offred talks to the original Ofglen, now called Ofsteven, but Ofsteven is not as responsive as she used to be. During a Ceremony night, the Commander touches Offred 's thigh, which she later tells him never to do again. In their ensuing conversation, the Commander admits that while they thought they were building a better world, they knew that `` better never means better for everyone. '' Nick reveals to Offred that he is indeed an Eye. At an open - air market, Offred questions Ofsteven about the resistance group called Mayday. Ofsteven jumps behind the steering wheel of a security car and drives erratically around the plaza. She hits a guard, and is caught and put into a black van. Offred returns to Nick 's coach house alone, and they have passionate sex. 6 6 `` A Woman 's Place '' Floria Sigismondi Wendy Straker Hauser May 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 17 ) Mexican trade delegates visit the Commander 's home to evaluate the effects of the Gilead cultural movement. The female head of the delegation questions Offred about her experience, but she lies, saying that she is happy. Offred visits the Commander 's office later, but there is tension. She reluctantly obeys his demand to kiss him, but ferociously brushes her teeth afterward. The Handmaids and children are then taken to a function to demonstrate Gilead 's success. Offred 's friend remarks that the delegates are only interested in fertile women. The next day, as the delegates are leaving, Offred tells them the brutal truth about Gilead. She pleads for their help, but in response, the Mexican ambassador explains her own country 's dire situation. However, the ambassador 's assistant quietly claims June 's husband is alive and that he can deliver a message to Luke. A flashback details Serena and Fred 's life at the beginnings of the Gilead movement when Serena was a conservative cultural activist with passion and intelligence equal to her husband 's. Serena Joy wrote a book about her beliefs, titled A Woman 's Place. However, after the takeover, she is completely shut out of the new government planning and accepts her new limited role in the society she helped create. A copy of her book is seen being thrown out with the trash. 7 7 `` The Other Side '' Floria Sigismondi Lynn Renee Maxcy May 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 24 ) A flashback chronicles Luke 's story after he becomes separated from his wife and daughter. Luke is shot by Gileadan guards, but he escapes when the ambulance crashes, and he takes some medical supplies. He reaches a small abandoned town and, after passing out from his wounds, is rescued by a resistance group traveling to Canada. These survivors included a Roman Catholic nun, a seemingly mute escaped Handmaid, a homosexual man, and a daughter of a US Army soldier. Initially reluctant, Luke joins them after one of the survivors, Zoe, shows him that Gileadan authorities hanged townspeople from the rafters of their church for resisting. As they board a boat, Gileadan guards open fire, killing several members of the group, but Luke and Erin, the escaped Handmaid, survive. A further flashback shows Luke, June, and their daughter Hannah before they were separated. June and Luke are helped by Mr. Whitford, a man who knew June 's mother. He leaves them at a secluded cabin in the woods while he arranges documentation for them to escape to Canada. Later, a local hunter tells them Whitford has been caught and hanged, but the hunter helps them cross the border. Three years later, in the present, Luke and Erin live safely in `` Little America '', based in Toronto, Ontario. While in the main administrative office, Luke receives the letter from June, which reads `` I love you so much. Save Hannah. '' 8 8 `` Jezebels '' Kate Dennis Kira Snyder May 31, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 31 ) Commander Waterford gifts Offred with makeup and a dress as he is taking her out for the night. Nick drives them to Boston to an underground brothel, where prostitutes ( known as `` Jezebels '' ) work. Offred spots Moira working in the club, and they briefly reunite. Nick trades drugs and pregnancy tests for alcohol with one of the brothel 's Marthas. Offred goes to see Moira again, and she explains to Offred how Quakers tried to help her escape but were caught. Moira had the choice of being sent either to the colonies or one of the brothels. Moira tells Offred, `` Forget about escaping. This is Gilead. No one gets out. '' Offred reveals to Moira that she knows Luke is alive. Flashbacks detail how Nick got involved with the Gilead movement and how he became an Eye after reporting a Commander for breaking protocol with his Handmaids. There are other flashbacks to the suicide of the previous Offred, with Serena pointedly saying to her husband, `` What did you think was going to happen ? '' In the present, after Nick drives Waterford and Offred home, he ends his relationship with Offred, which upsets and angers her. Offred receives a gift from Serena, a music box. The episode closes with Offred etching `` You are not alone '' into the closet wall. 9 9 `` The Bridge '' Kate Dennis Eric Tuchman June 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 07 ) Ofwarren 's daughter is handed over to Commander Putnam and his wife, and Ofwarren is transferred to another couple and renamed Ofdaniel. However, Offred is worried about Ofwarren / Ofdaniel 's mental state. During the first Ceremony night with her new Commander, Ofdaniel forcefully stops it. At the market, Alma pulls Offred aside, tells her that she is involved with the resistance group Mayday, and requests that Offred retrieve a package from the bar at Jezebel 's. Offred convinces Waterford to take her to Jezebel 's again that night. After Offred and Waterford have sex in their room, Waterford presents Moira, as he believes they have a sexual attraction. Offred asks Moira to retrieve the package, but she refuses, seemingly resigned to her fate. The next day Offred is taken to a bridge where Ofdaniel is standing on the edge with baby Charlotte, while Gileadan guards, the Putnams, the Waterfords, and Aunt Lydia stand fearfully by. Ofdaniel shouts that Commander Putnam promised to leave his wife for her. Offred convinces Ofdaniel to give her the child, and Ofdaniel then jumps into the icy water below. Later, while Ofdaniel lies comatose in hospital, Commander Putnam is led away by guards. When Serena Joy tries to offer comfort to Mrs. Putnam, she reminds Serena of the first Offred 's fate, causing Serena to doubt her husband 's loyalty. At the market, Offred is given a package by the butcher, sent by Moira from Jezebel 's. At the brothel, Moira kills a client and takes his clothes, then jubilantly drives off in his car. 10 10 `` Night '' Kari Skogland Bruce Miller June 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 14 ) A flashback shows June 's capture and indoctrination by Aunt Lydia at the Red Center. After Serena discovers Fred 's trips to Jezebel 's, she slaps Offred hard and forces her to take a pregnancy test. It is positive. Serena then angrily accuses her husband, telling him the child is not his. Upon learning the news, Nick shares a brief, tender moment with Offred. Serena takes Offred to where Hannah now lives, but Offred is kept in the car, and unable to attract her daughter 's attention. Serena warns Offred that Hannah will be cared for as long as the unborn child is safe. Fred participates in Commander Putnam 's trial advocating leniency, but Mrs. Putnam wants the harshest punishment possible, and ultimately Putnam 's left arm is amputated at the elbow. The package from Jezebel 's contains letters from women who have lost family members and been enslaved in the Gilead takeover. Later, an emotional Aunt Lydia gathers the Handmaids for the execution of Janine / Ofdaniel. The Handmaids hesitate, and Ofglen No. 2 is brutally beaten when she voices her angry refusal. Offred, then the other Handmaids, drop their stones. The guards prepare to kill them all, but Aunt Lydia saves them, although assuring them that there will be consequences. Not long afterward, a black van comes for Offred. Nick urges her to trust him and go with them. Offred 's transfer is unusual, as neither of the Waterfords have any idea this would be happening. As Offred leaves, she whispers to Rita where to find the hidden letters. In a side story, Moira reaches Canada and is reunited with Luke. Season 2 ( 2018 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Teleplay by Original release date 11 `` June '' Mike Barker Bruce Miller April 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 25 ) Offred and other handmaids are taken to Fenway Park where they are made to believe they will be hanged, but it turns out to be a ruse to frighten them. During another punishment, Offred is freed after Aunt Lydia is told of her pregnancy. When she rejects a meal Aunt Lydia gives her, she is shown a pregnant handmaid, Ofwyatt, chained in a prison room due to her attempt to kill herself with drain cleaner. Offred agrees to eat, and during her meal Aunt Lydia, who had told her that her friends would be punished for their disobedience but her pregnancy would mean that she would be exempted, brings the other handmaids into the room, and one by one they are burned with a gas flame. Later, Offred is at a pregnancy check - up, where she is visited by Fred and Serena, but afterwards finds a key in one of her boots, which she uses to escape to a van parked underneath the hospital. The van drops her off to a safe house in Back Bay where she meets Nick, while Fred authorizes a highly resourced search for her. He tells her to change out of her handmaid outfit, and to cut her hair. After stripping off her handmaid 's dress, she burns it, before cutting the red cattle tag out of her ear. In flashbacks throughout the episode, Hannah is admitted to the hospital for having a fever while in school ; June is questioned by one of the hospital workers about giving Hannah medication to bypass the school 's fever policy, as well as questioning June and Luke 's fitness as parents. Later, they arrive home to a news story about the Capitol Building and the White House being attacked. 12 `` Unwomen '' Mike Barker Bruce Miller April 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 25 ) June has been transported to the former headquarters of The Boston Globe, another safe place arranged by Mayday. Emily has been taken to the Colonies, where disobedient and lower - class infertile women ( `` unwomen '' ) are forced to dig on highly toxic land. Many of the unwomen are falling sick, and Emily is doing what she can to help them. A commander 's wife arrives at the Colonies and is not welcomed by the unwomen : Emily befriends her and finds that she was taken to the colonies for committing a `` sin of the flesh ''. Emily gives her tablets that turn out to be poison, which leads to her death. Emily blames her for `` holding a woman down while her husband rapes her ''. The unwomen are warned that there will be consequences for this death. Janine arrives at the Colonies, where she is briefly greeted by Emily. Nick visits June and she gets upset when he tells her she needs to wait for several weeks before she can leave because everyone is looking for her. Nick ends up giving her the keys to a car and a gun but she decides to stay, and they have sex. In a flashback, after the attack on the Capitol Building and the White House, Emily is told by her boss, Professor Dan, that she will not be teaching the following semester at the university, giving her a lower profile to avoid attracting criticism for her sexual orientation. Professor Dan is later seen hanged at the university with the word `` faggot '' spray painted underneath him. While Emily, along with her wife Sylvia and son Oliver, attempt to emigrate to Canada, she is unable to leave the country because their same - sex marriage is no longer recognized, and it becomes known that she is the biological mother of Oliver. June makes a memorial for The Boston Globe employees who were executed at the newspaper 's former headquarters and prays to God to send an angel to watch over it. 13 `` Baggage '' Kari Skogland Dorothy Fortenberry May 2, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 02 ) Having spent two months at The Boston Globe offices, June has found evidence in their archives of the early emergence of the Gilead movement. Nick visits occasionally. She is abruptly moved to a place where she meets Omar, who tells her he is bringing her to another safe house near an airstrip to fly to Canada. He receives a message that the safe house has been compromised, and tries to leave without her, but she stands in front of his van to make him take her. He takes her to his apartment, where she meets his wife, Heather, and their son, Adam. Left alone when his family goes to church, June finds a hidden Qur'an and prayer rug under the bedsprings ; Omar and his family do not return. She dons Heather 's Econowife outfit and gets out of the apartment, blending in with other Econowives. After a train ride, June runs into the woods. She realizes she has no way of rescuing Hannah and advances to the airstrip that Omar had told her of ; however, the plane is intercepted before take - off, the pilot is executed, and June and another fugitive are apprehended by the Guardians. Meanwhile, Moira, now living with Luke and Erin ( who is no longer mute ) in Canada, gives a tour to a new co-worker but he has a breakdown, traumatized by what he did as a Guardian. In a flashback, June as a child is taken to a Take Back the Night rally by her mother, Holly. When she grew up, Holly was disappointed at June 's career choices and plan to marry Luke, hoping that she would have been an activist. Moira and June learned during their training at the Red Center that Holly had been declared an Unwoman and was sent to the Colonies to be worked to death. 14 `` Other Women '' Kari Skogland Yahlin Chang May 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 09 ) June is taken back and chained in a room where Aunt Lydia explains that she must choose between this imprisonment, followed by execution after the birth of her child, or return as a handmaid to the Waterfords. She chooses the latter and is under close supervision from Lydia. The Waterfords, who still employ Nick, publicly treat Offred 's disappearance as a kidnapping, but privately Serena is furious and grabs Offred by the throat. Rita returns the letters she found and tells Offred that she will no longer be involved. A baby shower is held Serena, incorporating prayer and a ritual binding of Offred to Serena. Offred learns from Alma that Ofglen 's tongue was removed for speaking up to save Ofwarren ( Janine ) as she was about to be stoned and that Mayday has now gone silent. Aunt Lydia takes Offred out to show her what is presumed to be Omar 's hanging corpse. She tells June that Omar 's wife, Heather, is now a handmaid and that their child, Adam, was given away to another family. Aunt Lydia tells Offred that this was her fault, and Offred accepts the blame. Aunt Lydia encourages June to distinguish between Offred 's person and June 's. In a flashback, June sees Luke 's first wife Annie, who tells her that they made wedding vows before God, but Luke rejects her attempts to come between him and June ; a few years later, Annie sees Luke and June in a restaurant with their child, Hannah. Offred has collapsed emotionally under the knowledge of Omar 's family 's fate. June prays that Hannah might forget her, and ignoring Nick, appears to be conforming to the expectations of a handmaid. 15 5 `` Seeds '' Mike Barker Kira Snyder May 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 16 ) Offred is very subdued, and starts to burn the letters she had been keeping for Mayday. She notices vaginal bleeding, which continues and gets worse but does not inform anyone, although Rita notices her unsteadiness. Nick notices Offred 's apparent depression and lets Mrs. Waterford know about it. Mrs. Waterford becomes alarmed at Nick 's interest in Offred and informs Commander Waterford, who arranges for him to be married at a Prayvaganza where loyal Guardians are issued a wife as a reward for their work. Nick 's new bride, Eden, moves into his room. Nick later finds Offred unconscious and drenched in the bushes outside the Waterfords ' house and she is taken to the hospital. Offred, still pregnant, promises to her baby that they both will escape Gilead. Meanwhile, in the Colonies, Janine assures Emily that God is protecting them through their struggles in Gilead, and helps to arrange a small wedding for a dying worker, officiated by another Unwoman who is a rabbi. Emily, who has begun to lose her teeth, argues with her for wishing to bring brightness to a place that otherwise seems so bleak. When the newlywed Unwoman dies, the rabbi officiates at the burial as she is lowered into her grave in a cemetery adorned with crosses. 16 6 `` First Blood '' Mike Barker Eric Tuchman May 23, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 23 ) Advised by a doctor that a harmonious household would be good for the child, Serena shows increased care for Offred, giving her the sitting room as a bedroom and inviting some handmaids to have lunch with her. When Serena shows Offred the nursery for the baby, Offred asks to see Hannah, upon which Serena moves her back to her previous room, and sets about humiliating her. Eden reveals to Offred that she fears Nick may be a `` gender traitor '' due to his reluctance to have sex with her, so Offred warns him and he has sex with Eden to avoid suspicion, but only after he tells Offred that he loves her. Fred visits Offred in secret and gives her a photograph of Hannah, and wants to have sex with her, but Offred refuses. At the opening of the Rachel and Leah Center, a construction and ceremony overseen by Waterford, Nick asks Commander Pryce to be reassigned, and that Offred be protected, to which he agrees. Ofglen runs toward the stage, and detonates a bomb : only Handmaids are seen to have escaped. Flashbacks show Serena being verbally attacked while promoting her book A Woman 's Place, and being shot by a protester, and Fred 's punishment of those he believes to have been involved. 17 7 `` After '' Kari Skogland Lynn Renee Maxcy May 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 30 ) 31 handmaids and 26 commanders, and an unspecified number of civilians, have been killed in Ofglen 's attack on the Rachel and Leah Center, including Commander Pryce, while others, such as Commander Waterford, were seriously injured. Following the attack, Commander Cushing takes Commander Pryce 's role, instituting an increased number of checkpoints and having numerous people summarily executed. He questions Offred, asking who aided her when she tried to flee the country. Offred responds that she was kidnapped, an answer that Commander Cushing does not believe. Mrs. Waterford is alarmed at the possibility of her household being targeted, and is angry at his heavy - handed response to the bombing. She forges orders from her husband to have Commander Cushing arrested for treason and apostasy. Because so many handmaids were killed, some fertile women are taken back from the Colonies and are made to serve as handmaids once again, including Janine and Emily. Both reunite with Offred in the grocery store, with Janine happily telling her that it was God 's plan that she be rescued. Offred, who had been sad to discover that none of the handmaids had known Ofglen 's name, tells her real name, June, to Emily and another handmaid and following this, several of the handmaids whisper their real names to one another, which Eden overhears. Later, Mrs. Waterford enlists Offred 's help in illicitly performing the Commander 's work for him while he is in the hospital. At the refugee center, Moira looks through records to try to confirm whether her fiancée, Odette, has died. Through flashbacks Moira is revealed to have been a surrogate for a couple before the war. She met Odette, a doctor, during this process. In the present, Moira eventually finds photographs showing Odette was killed. 18 8 `` Women 's Work '' Kari Skogland Nina Fiore & John Herrera June 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 06 ) June has been helping Serena to complete Fred 's work for some months while he is too ill from his bomb injuries to do so himself, but as soon as he returns home he excludes Serena from his office. Serena tells June that the Putnams ' child, Angela, ( called Charlotte by Janine, who is her biological mother ) is sick. June advocates for Janine to be able to see the baby, and Serena agrees to ask about it for the baby 's sake. Naomi Putnam dislikes the idea, but she is overruled by her husband, Warren. Serena petitions Fred to allow the sick child to be seen by a Martha who, prior to the Sons of Jacob coup, was one of the nation 's top neonatologists. Fred denies the request, saying that whatever happens to the child must now be left to God 's will. A dismayed Serena forges Fred 's signature to a written order that transfers the Martha to the hospital for a day. Aunt Lydia tells June that she will hold her personally responsible if anything goes wrong with Janine 's visit to the hospital. The neonatologist can find nothing physically wrong with the child, and she advises them to simply unplug the baby from all of the machines and help her to feel safe and warm. When Fred discovers that Serena forged his signature on an order to temporarily transfer the physician / Martha, he beats Serena with his belt as June is forced to watch. Serena later tearfully rejects June 's offer of sympathy. Meanwhile, Eden is working hard to please Nick, but after she rearranges his garret and uncovers the bundle of handmaids ' letters he recovered from June, he becomes angry, demanding that she never touch his belongings. The episode ends in the hospital with Janine, partly undressed, singing `` I Only Want to Be with You '' to her child and bouncing her as her baby gurgles happily. This is the first episode in this series that does not have scenes from before the formation of Gilead. 19 9 `` Smart Power '' Jeremy Podeswa Dorothy Fortenberry June 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 13 ) Fred and Serena travel to Canada on a diplomatic mission, accompanied by Nick, and a Guardian, Isaac, is to be left responsible for the household... Much to Offred 's distress, Serena tells her that she will be transferred as soon as the baby is born. In Toronto, Serena is reminded of the time before Gilead, and the Waterfords are ambivalently greeted by Canadian officials. Later, Serena is approached by Mark Tuello, who works for the remnant of the US government in Hawaii, and offers to help Serena defect from Gilead, but Serena declines. As Offred and Janine are walking, Janine objects loudly to Offred 's news that she is to be dismissed : Isaac hits her with his rifle butt, and brings Offred back to the house without shopping. At a protest, Luke confronts Commander Waterford. Afterwards, Nick finds Luke and tells him June is pregnant by Waterford, but safe, and gives him the bundle of letters from women enslaved in Gilead. Luke, Moira, and Erin make the letters public, causing an outcry that prompts the Canadians to cancel the rest of the summit. Moira holds a sign up to the Waterfords ' car that says `` My name is Moira '' and Fred recognises her from Jezebel 's. June pleads with Rita, and then with Aunt Lydia, to protect her child from the Waterfords when she is expelled from the house. Nick gives June news of Luke and Moira, and tells her that the letters were instrumental in getting the talks curtailed : he tells her he loves her, and tries to kiss her, but she does not allow him to. 20 10 `` The Last Ceremony '' Jeremy Podeswa Yahlin Chang June 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 20 ) Emily begins her new life as a handmaiden for a new commander, her spirit broken by the experiences in the Colonies. June suffers contractions while shopping, forcing her home and to endure a `` birthing ceremony '' as everyone awaits the birth of the child. However, it turns out to be a false alarm and everyone is dismissed. Following the false alarm, June pleads to Fred to be positioned closer to her daughter Hannah after the eventual birth. After Fred denies this request, June implies that the child she is carrying is not his and that he will never have a biological child of his own. Later, Fred rapes June with Serena holding her down, under the guise of inducing the labor. Eden finds herself attracted to Isaac, a guard, and meets with him late at night. They kiss, but she breaks off once she sees Nick watching. She begs his forgiveness, which he readily gives with a detachment that infuriates her. She accuses Nick of being in love with Offred. Fred then arranges Nick to take June to an empty house for a short visit with Hannah, who is now named Agnes. After they are once again separated, Guardians take Nick captive, and June is left behind, having hidden in the house. 21 11 `` Holly '' Daina Reid Bruce Miller & Kira Snyder June 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 27 ) After Nick is taken away from the house, June frantically searches for a means to escape. Eventually, she finds a car in the garage that will turn on, however she realizes she needs to change out of her red Handmaid 's outfit in order to get out without drawing too much attention. Flashbacks show a very pregnant June and Luke getting ready for June 's book release, and June taking a young Hannah to school for the first time, getting very emotional when she has to walk away. Fred and Serena arrive at the house in a panic, looking for Offred. They are viciously arguing with each other, with Serena telling Fred she gave up everything for him and the cause, and only ever wanted a child. They are unable to find Offred and decide to leave, feeling both angry and concerned. After she 's certain they 're gone, June gets back into the car, and it 's immediately apparent that the garage door has become iced shut. She is unable to get out, even after ramming the car into the door several times. June is exhausted and in pain, and lays down in front of the fire, finally going into labor and passing out. When she wakes, she 's covered in blood, but the baby still has n't come. After painful contractions, she ends up delivering the baby by herself. She whispers that her name is Holly, after her mother. Faint light starts to come in through the windows, indicating that a car has arrived at the house. 22 12 `` Postpartum '' Daina Reid Eric Tuchman July 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 04 ) Offred is shown pumping milk through a breast pump, conveying that she was found and rescued. However, she proves unable to pump enough milk and Aunt Lydia arranges for her to see her baby ( now named Nicole ) in order to induce lactation. Offred requests to nurse her herself, but Fred rejects the idea. Given that Offred 's lactation increases during the meeting, Aunt Lydia convinces Fred to allow Offred back in the house for the baby 's health. Serena becomes enraged and demands that Offred stay away from the baby. Emily is reassigned to a new household as a handmaid after being rejected by four couples. Commander Lawrence, the `` architect of Gilead 's economy '', seems suspicious. His wife, Eleanor, reveals to Emily that Lawrence was the creator of the Colonies. Lawrence interrogates Emily, revealing that he knows much about her past. Meanwhile, Eden and Isaac elope but are soon caught by Gilead 's officers. Eden and Nick admit their faults and forgive each other. Eden and Issac are placed on a diving board above a swimming pool with chains and a dead weight attached to each of them in front of a crowd. Both refuse to ask for forgiveness, and Eden instead recites 1 Corinthians 13. Both are pushed off the diving board and die by drowning. Distraught by the events, Serena and Offred get to an understanding and Serena allows Offred to nurse the baby herself. 23 13 `` The Word '' Mike Barker Bruce Miller July 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 11 ) It is revealed that Eden 's father was the one who turned Eden and Isaac in, leading to their execution. While searching through Eden 's belongings, June discovers a Bible that Eden read from and annotated, despite it being illegal in Gilead. June requests Serena to consider her daughter 's future in Gilead, stating that Nicole wo n't be able to know God unless she is able to read his word. Serena and a number of wives propose an amendment to the council that girls be taught to read the Bible and Serena reads from the Bible to make her point, resulting in one of her fingers being cut off. Emily reluctantly prepares for her first ceremony with Lawrence, but he dismisses Emily without going through with it. Afterwards, Emily is visited by Aunt Lydia and, as she is leaving, Emily brutally attacks Lydia by stabbing her in the back with a kitchen knife. Emily continues to kick Aunt Lydia down the stairs, leaving her gasping for breath. Lawrence 's Martha, Cora, finds Aunt Lydia and throws Emily into a room and locks the door. As a fire consumes a house across the street, Rita tells June that she and her daughter, Holly, are getting out and need to leave immediately. Serena catches her mid-escape, but after a long and tearful goodbye to the baby, allows June to take Holly and flee. June is reunited with Emily, who is dropped off at the escape van by Lawrence, who says he is getting himself in trouble when asked why he 's allowing them to leave. At the last second, June decides to stay behind to look for Hannah and gives Holly to Emily. She tells Emily to call her Nicole in honor of the name Serena gave her, and to tell her she loves her. Production A straight - to - series order by Hulu of The Handmaid 's Tale was announced in April 2016, with Elisabeth Moss set to star. Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the series was created by Bruce Miller, who is also an executive producer with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Warren Littlefield. Atwood serves as consulting producer, giving feedback on some of the areas where the series expands upon or modernizes the book. She also played a small cameo role in the first episode. Moss is also a producer. In June 2016, Reed Morano was announced as director of the series. Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, and Ann Dowd joined the cast in July 2016. Joseph Fiennes, Madeline Brewer, and Yvonne Strahovski were cast in August 2016, followed by O.T. Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel in September 2016. In October 2016, Ever Carradine joined the cast, and Alexis Bledel was added in January 2017. Filming on the series took place in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville, and Cambridge, Ontario, from September 2016 to February 2017. The first full trailer of the TV series was released by Hulu on YouTube on March 23, 2017. The series premiered on April 26, 2017. On May 3, 2017, The Handmaid 's Tale was renewed for a second season to premiere in 2018. Moss told the news media that the subsequent episodes would cover further developments in the story, filling in some of the unanswered questions and continuing the narrative already `` finished '' in the book. The second season consists of 13 episodes and began filming in fall 2017. Alexis Bledel returned as a series regular. Showrunner Bruce Miller stated that he envisioned 10 seasons of the show, stating, `` Well, you know, honestly, when I started, I tried to game out in my head what would ten seasons be like ? If you hit a home run, you want energy to go around the bases, you want enough story to keep going, if you can hook the audience to care about these people enough that they 're actually crying at the finale. '' Broadcast and release The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017 ; the subsequent seven episodes were released on a weekly basis. In Canada, the series is broadcast by Bravo ; the first two episodes premiered on April 30, 2017. In Scandinavia, the series is available on HBO Nordic. In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on May 28, 2017, on Channel 4. In Ireland, the series premiered on February 5, 2018 on RTÉ2, with a showing of the first two episodes. RTÉ also became the first broadcaster in Europe to debut Season 2 following its broadcast in the US and Canada. In New Zealand, the series was released on the subscription video on demand service Lightbox on June 8, 2017. In Australia, the series premiered on the TV channel SBS 's video streaming service SBS on Demand, on July 6, 2017. The first season was released on Blu - ray and DVD on March 13, 2018. Reception Critical response Season Critical response Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic 95 % ( 107 reviews ) 92 ( 41 reviews ) 92 % ( 73 reviews ) 86 ( 28 reviews ) Season 1 On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 95 % based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Haunting and vivid, The Handmaid 's Tale is an endlessly engrossing adaptation of Margaret Atwood 's dystopian novel that 's anchored by a terrific central performance from Elisabeth Moss. '' On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it `` probably the spring 's best new show ''. Jen Chaney of Vulture gave it a highly positive review, and wrote that it is `` A faithful adaptation of the book that also brings new layers to Atwood 's totalitarian, sexist world of forced surrogate motherhood '' and that `` this series is meticulously paced, brutal, visually stunning, and so suspenseful from moment to moment that only at the end of each hour will you feel fully at liberty to exhale ''. There was much debate on whether parallels could be drawn between the series ( and by extension, the book it is based on ) and American society during the Presidency of Donald Trump. A comparison has also been made to the Salafi / Wahabbi extremism of ISIL, under which enslaved women of religious minorities are passed around and utilized as sex objects and vessels to bear new jihadis. Season 2 On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 92 % based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 8.34 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Beautifully shot but dishearteningly relevant, The Handmaid 's Tale centers its sophomore season tightly around its compelling cast of characters, making room for broader social commentary through more intimate lenses. '' On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. Accolades Year Award Nominee ( s ) Result Ref. 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Sheila Hockin, Eric Tuchman, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Kira Snyder, Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Boccia, and Leila Gerstein Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss ( for `` Night '' ) Won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Samira Wiley ( for `` Night '' ) Nominated Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Reed Morano ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Kate Dennis ( for `` The Bridge '' ) Nominated Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel ( for `` Late '' ) Won Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Russell Scott, Sharon Bialy, and Sherry Thomas Nominated Outstanding Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series ( One Hour ) Colin Watkinson ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Outstanding Period / Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie Ane Crabtree and Sheena Wichary ( for `` Offred '' ) Nominated Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program ( One Hour or More ) Julie Berghoff, Evan Webber, and Sophie Neudorfer ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Leo Bovell, Martin O'Brien, Winston Lee, Kelly Knauff, Zach Dembinski, Mike Suta, and Cameron Kerr ( for `` Birth Day '' ) Nominated Peabody Award Entertainment, children 's and youth honoree The Handmaid 's Tale Won Gold Derby TV Awards Drama Series The Handmaid 's Tale Nominated Drama Actress Elisabeth Moss Won Drama Guest Actress Alexis Bledel Won Television Critics Association Awards Program of the Year The Handmaid 's Tale Won Outstanding Achievement in Drama Won Outstanding New Program Nominated Individual Achievement in Drama Elisabeth Moss Nominated American Film Institute Awards Top 10 TV Programs of the Year The Handmaid 's Tale Won 2018 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television Julian Clarke and Wendy Hallam Martin ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Art Directors Guild Awards One - Hour Contemporary Single - Camera Television Series Julie Berghoff ( for `` Offred '', `` Birth Day '', `` Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum '' ) Won Andrew Stearn ( for `` The Bridge '' ) Nominated Casting Society of America Television Pilot and First Season -- Drama Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook, and Jonathan Oliveira Won Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series -- One Hour John J. Thomson, Lou Solakofski, Joe Morrow, and Don White ( for `` Offred '' ) Nominated Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Television Series Ane Crabtree Won Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid 's Tale Won Best Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd Won Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Drama Series Reed Morano ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series -- Drama The Handmaid 's Tale Won Best Actress -- Television Series Drama Elisabeth Moss Won Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Ann Dowd Nominated Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television John Musikka and Geoffrey Smither Nominated Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama The Handmaid 's Tale Won Satellite Awards Best Drama Series The Handmaid 's Tale Nominated Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series Elisabeth Moss Won Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film Ann Dowd Won Saturn Awards Best New Media Television Series The Handmaid 's Tale Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Tattiawna Jones, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, and Samira Wiley Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Nominated USC Scripter Awards Best Adapted TV Screenplay Bruce Miller and Margaret Atwood ( for `` Offred '' ) Won Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, and Eric Tuchman Won New Series Won BAFTA Television Awards Best International Programme The Handmaid 's Tale Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series The Handmaid 's Tale Pending Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Elisabeth Moss Pending Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Joseph Fiennes Pending Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Alexis Bledel Pending Ann Dowd Pending Yvonne Strahovski Pending Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Kari Skogland ( for `` After '' ) Pending Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Bruce Miller ( for `` June '' ) Pending Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Kelly Jenrette Pending Cherry Jones Pending Samira Wiley Pending Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott and Robin D. Cook Pending Outstanding Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series ( One Hour ) Colin Watkinson ( for `` June '' ) Pending Outstanding Fantasy / Sci - Fi Costumes Ane Crabtree and Natalie Bronfman ( for `` Seeds '' ) Pending Outstanding Makeup for a Single - Camera Series ( Non-Prosthetic ) Burton LeBlanc, Talia Reingold and Erika Caceres ( for `` Unwomen '' ) Pending Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program ( One Hour or More ) Mark White, Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, and Caroline Gee ( for `` June '' ) Pending Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, and Rob Hepburn ( for `` Seeds '', `` First Blood '', `` After '' ) Pending Outstanding Single - Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Wendy Hallam Martin ( for `` June '' ) Pending Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series ( One - Hour ) Joe Morrow, Lou Solakofski, and Sylvain Arseneault ( for `` June '' ) Pending Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stephen Lebed, Brendan Taylor, Kelly Knauff, Kelly Weisz, Kevin McGeagh, Anderson Leo Bovell, Winston Lee, Xi Luo, and Cameron Kerr ( for `` June '' ) Pending See also List of original programs distributed by Hulu References Jump up ^ Bradley, Laura ( May 2, 2018 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Why Offred 's Latest Heartbreak Is the Most Devastating Yet ''. Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 27, 2018. In its third installment, however, the drama digs even deeper into the emotional toll Gilead has taken on everyone -- both those left in what was once the United States and those who 've made it out. The lives and dreams that each character lost to this totalitarian regime have been laid out in excruciating detail before -- but this week, the show lays those losses bare with more subtlety than perhaps any other episode... ( In richer households, handmaids do the childbearing, Wives raise the children, and Marthas do the housework. Econowives, in contrast, `` have to do everything ; if they can. '' ) Jump up ^ Vilkomerson, Sara ( January 14, 2018 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Here 's the first trailer for season 2 ( and a premiere date ! ) ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ; N'Duka, Amanda ( September 17, 2017 ). `` Hulu 's ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Win Marks First Best Series Emmy for a Streaming Service ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Holloway, Daniel ( May 2, 2018 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu ''. Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Douthat, Ross ( May 24, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale, ' and Ours ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2017. The first situates the Gilead regime 's quest to control the means of reproduction in the context of an enormous fertility collapse, caused by the combination of environmental catastrophe and rampant S.T.D.s. Jump up ^ Douthat, Ross ( May 24, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale, ' and Ours ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Now, in the era of the Trump administration, liberal TV watchers find a perverse sort of comfort in the horrific alternate reality of the Republic of Gilead, where a cabal of theonomist Christians have established a totalitarian state that forbids women to read, sets a secret police to watch their every move and deploys them as slave - concubines to childless elites. Jump up ^ Segovia, José de ( June 22, 2017 ). Daniel Wickham, ed. `` There is no balm in Atwood 's Gilead ''. Evangelical Focus. A clear example of Atwood 's focus on the Reconstructionism of theonomy is his way of representing the death penalty. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : Williams, Layton E. ( April 25, 2017 ). `` Margaret Atwood on Christianity, ' The Handmaid 's Tale, ' and What Faithful Activism Looks Like Today ''. Sojourners. Retrieved June 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( August 17, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Promotes Amanda Brugel to Series Regular ( Exclusive ) ''. 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In the screen version, Offred and her friend Ofglen ( Alexis Bledel ) surreptitiously lament the demolition of St. Paul 's, their local church. Jump up ^ Sabelhaus, Kate Jackson ( May 3, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Recap : Ofglen and Jeanine 's Birth Stories ''. Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 20, 2017. On their stroll, they walk past the remains of St. Paul 's, a historic cathedral in Boston. Burned and bombed, it resembles the churches of Europe during WWII. Offred pauses to remember her daughter 's baptism, which took place there years prior, and Ofglen notes that Gileadean thugs were also successful in taking down St. Patrick 's cathedral in New York City. `` They blew it up and dumped every stone in the Hudson River. They erased it. '' Upon hearing this bit of news, Offred asks, `` How do you know that ? And how do you know there 's an Eye in my house ? '' Jump up ^ Hudson, Laura ( May 24, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Recap, Episode 7 : The Other Side ''. Vulture. Retrieved July 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Locke, Charley ( May 25, 2017 ). `` Handmaid 's Tale : Make Sure You Escape The Dystopia Before It 's Too Late ''. Wired. Retrieved June 26, 2017. The group has a plan to escape, but Luke wo n't go, refusing to leave his wife and daughter behind -- until Zoe ( Rosa Gilmore ), one of the rebels, shows him a whole town that was hanged from the rafters of their church after trying to resist. Jump up ^ Blunt, Tom ( May 24, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Episode 7 Recap : The Other Side ''. Signature Reads. Retrieved June 26, 2017. Finally, one of these guardian angels discreetly escorts him to a local church building, driving home the point of what 's at stake for those who attempt to survive and resist from within. This mass - hanging in the belly of a church is more than just the episode 's visual centerpiece : it 's a wake - up call, underscoring once and for all that Gilead is n't a religious movement or a political revolution, it 's not something you can reason with or withstand on your own. Jump up ^ Truong, Peggy ( April 24, 2017 ). `` '' The Handmaid 's Tale '' Glossary - A Guide to All the Handmaid 's Tale Terms Before You Watch the Show ``. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 26, 2017. Following her great escape from Handmaid training, Moira is helped by a Quaker family. ^ Jump up to : Roots, Kimberly ( May 31, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Recap : Season 1, Episode 8 -- ( Spoiler ) Returns in ' Jezebels ' ''. TVLine. Retrieved June 26, 2017. Since we last saw the escapee, she made it to Boston, hooked up with some Quakers who had ties to the Femaleroad that helped smuggle handmaids out of the country. She did n't make it farther than an office park outside the city. `` They shot the guys who helped me '', Moira sadly tells Offred, adding that because she was a `` corrupting influence '', she was interrogated and then given a choice : the colonies or the jezebels. ^ Jump up to : Nicolaou, Elena ( April 25, 2018 ). `` Handmaids Tale Season 2 Episode 2 Recap Unwomen ''. Refinery29. Retrieved May 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Glynn, Amy ( April 25, 2018 ). `` '' Unwomen '' Features The Handmaid 's Tale 's First, Terrifying Glimpse of the Colonies ``. Paste. Retrieved June 2, 2018. `` Unwomen '' alternates between the Colonies, where `` unwomen '' ( lesbians, defiant Handmaids, the infertile of low economic status, sex workers, collaborators against the republic -- you know, `` undesirables '' ) are sent to perform brutal manual labor... Jump up ^ Gross, Rena ( June 13, 2018 ). `` 9 Major Moments From ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Season 2, Episode 9 ' Smart Power ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Berman, Judy ( July 4, 2018 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Season 2, Episode 12 : Ball and Chain ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Gross, Rena ( July 11, 2018 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' : Season 2, Episode 13 Recap : 19 Startling Moments in ' The Word ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ; Andreeva, Nellie ( April 29, 2016 ). `` Elisabeth Moss To Star in Drama Series The Handmaid 's Tale On Hulu ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Dingfelder, Sadie ( April 13, 2017 ). `` What Margaret Atwood thinks of the new Hulu adaptation of ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Atwood, Margaret ( March 10, 2017 ). `` Margaret Atwood on What The Handmaid 's Tale Means in the Age of Trump ''. The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Onstad, Katrina ( April 20, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale : A Newly Resonant Dystopia Comes to TV ''. The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Jafaar, Ali ( June 22, 2016 ). `` Reed Morano in Talks To Direct The Handmaid 's Tale Starring Elisabeth Moss For Hulu ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Roshanian, Arya ( July 25, 2016 ). `` Orange Is the New Black 's Samira Wiley Joins Hulu 's The Handmaid 's Tale ''. Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ( July 25, 2016 ). `` Samira Wiley Joins Hulu 's The Handmaid 's Tale ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( July 15, 2016 ). `` Max Minghella & Ann Dowd Join The Handmaid 's Tale Drama Series on Hulu ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Prudom, Laura ( August 23, 2016 ). `` Joseph Fiennes to Star in The Handmaid 's Tale for Hulu ''. Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( August 19, 2016 ). `` Hulu 's Handmaid 's Tale Adds Madeline Brewer ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( August 29, 2016 ). `` Yvonne Strahovski To Star in Hulu 's The Handmaid 's Tale Series ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( September 7, 2016 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Casts O-T Fagbenle ; Sofia Wylie Joins Andi Mack ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( September 28, 2016 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Casts Amanda Brugel ; Jemar Michael Joins Dear White People ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Pederson, Erik ( October 27, 2016 ). `` Ever Carradine Books Role On Handmaid 's Tale ; Sibo Mlambo To Recur On Teen Wolf ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( January 5, 2017 ). `` Alexis Bledel Joins New Hulu Series The Handmaid 's Tale As Recurring ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Dowling, Amber ( April 26, 2017 ). `` The Secrets From Hulu 's ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Set Revealed ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Bailey, Katie ( June 7, 2016 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale to shoot in Toronto ''. Playback. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale Trailer ( Official ) ''. YouTube. May 23, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( December 16, 2016 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Gets Spring Premiere Date on Hulu ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2016. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( May 3, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu -- Upfront ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Strause, Jackie ( May 11, 2017 ). `` ' Handmaid 's Tale ' Stars, Director on Show 's Startling Relevance and Season 2 Plans ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( June 22, 2017 ). `` ' Handmaid 's Tale ' : Alexis Bledel Returning as Season 2 Series Regular ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Vineyard, Jennifer ( June 18, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Showrunner Bruce Miller on the Season 1 Finale ''. New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin ( March 23, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale Gets Disturbing Full Trailer, Three - Episode Premiere ''. Screen Crush. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Yeo, Debra ( March 27, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale finally gets Canadian distributor ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved March 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Ulrich, Lise ( April 28, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' : Et overrumplende mesterværk har ramt HBO Nordic ''. SoundVenue ( in Danish ). Retrieved May 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Munn, Patrick ( May 16, 2017 ). `` Channel 4 Lands UK Rights To Hulu 's ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' ''. TVWise. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Demolder, Kate ( February 3, 2018 ). `` One of 2017 's most popular shows is coming to RTÉ on Monday night ''. JOE. Retrieved February 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` RTÉ first to air The Handmaid 's Tale series 2 in Europe ''. RTÉ. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018. Jump up ^ Casey, Alex ( June 1, 2017 ). `` Huge and true : The Handmaid 's Tale is coming exclusively to Lightbox ''. The Spinoff. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale is coming to Australia on SBS on Demand ''. SBS. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Lambert, David ( January 23, 2018 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale - Blessed Be The Fruit ! Official ' Season 1 ' Press Release : Date, Extras, Final Box Art ''. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Season 1 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Season 1 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2017. 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Jump up ^ For articles that disagree with attempts to draw parallels between The Handmaid 's Tale and Trump 's election as President of the United States, see : Crispin, Jessa ( May 2, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale is just like Trump 's America ? Not so fast ''. The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2017. Smith, Kyle ( April 28, 2017 ). `` Sorry : ' Handmaid 's Tale ' tells us nothing about Trump 's America ''. New York Post. Retrieved June 18, 2017. Cohen, Ariel ( May 2, 2017 ). `` Stop comparing ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' to Trump 's America ''. The Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 29, 2017. Douthat, Ross ( May 24, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale, and Ours ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Geraghty, Jim ( April 27, 2017 ). `` ' What Fans of The Handmaid 's Tale Prefer To Ignore ''. National Review. Retrieved July 7, 2018. Lowry, Rich ( September 19, 2017 ). `` The ' Handmaid 's Tale ' Lunacy ''. National Review. Retrieved July 7, 2018. Wilhelm, Heather ( April 28, 2017 ). `` Making sense of ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' hysteria ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 7, 2018. Given, Casey ( May 2, 2017 ). `` ' The Handmaid 's Tale ' is profiting off anti-Trump hysteria ''. The Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 7, 2018. Jump up ^ Stanley, Tim ( May 30, 2017 ). `` What The Handmaid 's Tale can tell us about Islamic extremism ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Nicholson, Rebecca ( June 12, 2017 ). `` Hate crimes, honour killings and FGM : how The Handmaid 's Tale captures our age of fear ''. The Guardian. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Douthat, Ross ( May 24, 2017 ). `` The Handmaid 's Tale, and Ours ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Season 2 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Handmaid 's Tale : Season 2 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The complete list of 2017 Emmy winners and nominees ''. 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