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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 1, Episode 1 Offred

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Offred struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful figure and his resentful wife.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 1

The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 1

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Elizabeth Moss' expressive eyes speak volumes to unspeakable horrors in "Offred," an effective, if allusive, introduction to the bleak world of Gilead.

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Bruce Miller

Creator

Elisabeth Moss

Offred

Joseph Fiennes

Commander Waterford

Yvonne Strahovski

Serena Joy

Alexis Bledel

Ofglen

Madeline Brewer

Janine
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Anne Cohen Refinery29 09/13/2017
The great thing about this show is that it allows us to glean information about the new world we find ourselves in piece by piece. There's no lengthy exposition provided. The show trusts that we're smart enough to figure it out. Go to Full Review Laura Hudson New York Magazine/Vulture 09/13/2017
5/5
In the midst of the horrors of Gilead -- the mutilations, the executions, the ritual rapes -- the most upsetting scenes to watch are sometimes the normal ones, because you know how they end. Go to Full Review Jessica Derschowitz Entertainment Weekly 09/13/2017
A-
Are you ready for some dystopian horrors that feel just a little too real? Hope so, because we've just begun Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's chilling 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale, a story all too culturally relevant again today. Go to Full Review Carol Pinchefsky Syfy Wire 07/18/2018
The world of Gilead isn't quite fleshed out, but we get the gist of it from subtle details...Despite the show's tone, it's beautifully shot. Even the ugly scenes are pretty. Go to Full Review Jennifer Wright Decider 12/20/2017
The Handmaid's Tale begins fittingly with the end of the world as we know it. Go to Full Review Emma Dibdin Harper's Bazaar 09/29/2017
Offred's voiceover also offers the audience much-needed relief from what would otherwise be a relentlessly joyless journey. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Offred struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful figure and his resentful wife.
Director
Reed Morano
Creator
Bruce Miller
Executive Producer
Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken
Screenwriter
Bruce Miller
Network
Hulu
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 26, 2017