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The series is currently approaching its , which began production in late 2024 for a scheduled release in 2025 FX Networks.

The series is based on the 1985 classic novel by Margaret Atwood .

The show is produced by MGM Television in association with The Littlefield Company , White Oak Pictures , and Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc. Story Overview The Handmaid's Tale (2017)2017

June is assigned to the household of Commander Fred Waterford. Her sole purpose is to bear a child for the Commander and his wife, Serena Joy, through a ritualized sexual act known as "The Ceremony" IMDb .

It was created for Hulu by Bruce Miller , who serves as the primary writer and executive producer Wikipedia. The series is currently approaching its , which

The production team includes Warren Littlefield , Daniel Wilson , Fran Sears , and lead actress Elisabeth Moss , who has taken an increasingly active role in producing and directing later seasons FX Networks .

The narrative focuses on June’s quiet defiance and her eventual involvement with "Mayday," an underground resistance movement. Her primary motivation throughout the series is to survive long enough to find and rescue her daughter, Hannah, who was taken from her when Gilead rose to power. Story Overview June is assigned to the household

The 2017 television adaptation of follows June Osborne (Offred), a woman forced into sexual servitude in the dystopian Republic of Gilead. Formerly the United States, Gilead is a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship established after a civil war, where a plunge in fertility rates has led to the subjugation of the few remaining fertile women, known as "Handmaids." Production and Development