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Handmaid's Tale Cast: Then and Now Journey
8 Apr
Summary
- The Handmaid's Tale premiered in 2017 and concluded with its sixth season.
- The show was the first Hulu original to win a major award and an Emmy.
- Bruce Miller stepped down as showrunner for season 6 to focus on a spinoff.
The acclaimed Hulu series, The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, concluded its impactful run with its sixth season released in 2025. The show, which premiered in 2017, followed the story of women assigned to bear children in a post-civil war America.
Throughout its history, the series achieved significant critical success, notably becoming the first Hulu original to win a major award and the first streaming series to clinch an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Key cast members like Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, and Ann Dowd remained central figures since its debut.
Prior to the commencement of production for its final season, the series underwent a significant creative shift. Bruce Miller, the original showrunner, stepped down from his day-to-day duties. He is slated to continue as a writer and executive producer while focusing his efforts on developing the anticipated spinoff, The Testaments.
