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The Handmaid's Tale

TV · 2017–2025 · 6 seasons

A suffocating, slow-burn dystopia that immerses you in constant dread and quiet resilience, demanding emotional endurance.

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American web television series
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Class
TV
Year
2017–2025
Seasons
6
Episodes
66
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • gender
  • survival
  • isolation
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, dystopian fiction, LGBT-related, post-apocalyptic
Created by
Bruce Miller
Starring
Sydney Sweeney, Alexis Bledel, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd
Music
Adam Taylor
Length
6 seasons, 66 episodes
Network
Hulu
Country
United States
Languages
English

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