The Handmaids Tale: From Script to Screen S2 Episode 5 Seeds A Hulu Original

Nobody escapes Aunt Lydia s watchful eye. Not even Serena Joy. In this scene from the episode Seeds featuring Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) the most important things are those that are left unsaid. WATCH THE HANDMAID S TALE ABOUT THE HANDMAID S TALE Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized return to traditional values. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commanders household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marth