The Handmaids Tale: Inside the Episode S2 E2 Unwomen A Hulu Original

Elisabeth Moss (June), Alexis Bledel (Emily), Max Minghella (Nick), Warren Littlefield (Executive Producer) and Bruce Miller (Creator) discuss the flashbacks in episode 2 of The Handmaid s Tale that shed light on how America turned into Gilead, the role of a free press in a democracy and June s search for freedom. 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