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The Handmaid's Tale (TV)

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TV Series

The Resume

    (April 26, 2017- )
    Drama series
    Originally streamed online via Hulu
    Principal cast:
    Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne/Offred
    Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford
    Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford
    Alexis Bledel as Emily/Ofglen/Ofsteven
    Madeline Brewer as Janine/Ofwarren/Ofdaniel
    Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia
    O. T. Fagbenle as Luke Bankole
    Max Minghella as Nick Blaine
    Samira Wiley as Moira
    Amanda Brugel as Rita (recurring first season; starring season two onwards)
    Premise: A woman and her friends fight against a theocratic government in which rare fertile women are enslaved by the theocratic government to produce children
    Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood

Why The Handmaid's Tale (TV) might be annoying:

    Despite being set in Cambridge Massachusetts, the series is filmed in Toronto.
    There have been creepy story lines involving rape, suicide and murder.
    Francine Prose of 'The New York Review of Books' complained that the series 'expends more energy establishing the new rules and new language of an oppressive world order than in creating complex characters, who often seem less interesting than the nightmare worlds they inhabit.'
    Some feel that the series hit close to home since it premiered months after Donald Trump and Mike Pence took office.

Why The Handmaid's Tale (TV) might not be annoying:

    The series gained near universal acclaim.
    It helped Hulu enter the world of quality original web scripted series that was started by Netflix.
    It cast several famous faces.
    The series has won a plethora of awards.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 5.26% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying