The Handmaid’s Tale: Hulu releases photos and sets airdate

As tales go, this one has certainly gotten around, moving from novel to film, then opera and, now, a television series. Obviously with The Handmaid's Tale, there's still more to be explored.

Debuting on Hulu 26 April next year, the ten-episode series, starring Elisabeth Moss as the handmaid in question, is set in a dystopian future where fertility is a rarity and those who are, are forced to live as concubines for the totalitarian rulers of Gilead, which has arisen in what had been part of the United States.

Hulu has released a number of cast photos from the show.

Elisabeth Moss as Offred

Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia

Joseph Fiennes as Commander Waterford

Madeline Brewer as Janine

Max Minghella as Nick

Samira Wiley as Moira

O.T. Fagbenie as Luke

Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy

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