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Through frequent flashbacks, the story explores how the U.S. government was overthrown by the "Sons of Jacob," an extremist group that stripped women of all rights—including the right to own property, work, or read.

The series is currently approaching its , which began production in late 2024 for a scheduled release in 2025 FX Networks. The Handmaid's Tale (2017)2017

It was created for Hulu by Bruce Miller , who serves as the primary writer and executive producer Wikipedia. Through frequent flashbacks, the story explores how the U

The 2017 television adaptation of follows June Osborne (Offred), a woman forced into sexual servitude in the dystopian Republic of Gilead. Formerly the United States, Gilead is a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship established after a civil war, where a plunge in fertility rates has led to the subjugation of the few remaining fertile women, known as "Handmaids." Production and Development It was created for Hulu by Bruce Miller

The series is based on the 1985 classic novel by Margaret Atwood .

The narrative focuses on June’s quiet defiance and her eventual involvement with "Mayday," an underground resistance movement. Her primary motivation throughout the series is to survive long enough to find and rescue her daughter, Hannah, who was taken from her when Gilead rose to power.