The Handmaid's Tale

2017
4.7
632 reviews
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Seasons 1 - 3 episodes (36)

1 Season 1 Episode 1: Offred
4/30/17
Season-only
Offred, one the few fertile women known as Handmaids in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.
2 Season 1 Episode 2: Birth Day
4/30/17
Season-only
Offred and her fellow Handmaids assist with the delivery of Janine's baby, prompting Offred to recall her own daughter's birth. Offred draws closer to Ofglen while dreading a secret meeting with the Commander.
3 Season 1 Episode 3: Late
5/7/17
Season-only
Offred visits Janine's baby with Serena Joy and remembers the early days of the revolution before Gilead. Ofglen faces a difficult challenge.
4 Season 1 Episode 4: Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum
5/14/17
Season-only
Punished by Serena Joy, Offred begins to unravel and reflects on her time with Moira at the Red Center. A complication during the Ceremony threatens Offred's survival with the Commander and Serena Joy.
5 Season 1 Episode 5: Faithful
5/21/17
Season-only
Serena Joy makes Offred a surprising proposition. Offred remembers the unconventional beginnings of her relationship with her husband.
6 Season 1 Episode 6: A Woman's Place
5/28/17
Season-only
A Mexican Ambassador visiting Gilead questions Offred about her life as a Handmaid. Serena Joy reflects on her marriage and the role she once played in Gilead's inception.
7 Season 1 Episode 7: The Other Side
6/4/17
Season-only
Remembering her family's treacherous escape attempt, a shocking revelation from life before Gilead provides a new perspective on Offred's life.
8 Season 1 Episode 8: Jezebels
6/11/17
Season-only
The Commander surprises Offred with a secret adventure in Gilead. Nick's troubled past leads to his recruitment by the Sons of Jacob.
9 Season 1 Episode 9: The Bridge
6/18/17
Season-only
Offred embarks on a dangerous mission for the resistance. Janine moves to a new posting. Serena Joy suspects the Commander's infidelity.
10 Season 1 Episode 10: Night
6/25/17
Season-only
Serena Joy confronts Offred and the Commander. Offred struggles with a complicated, life-changing revelation. The Handmaids face a brutal decision.
11 Season 2 Episode 1: June
4/29/18
Season-only
Offred reckons with the consequences of a dangerous decision while haunted by memories from her past and the violent beginnings of Gilead.
12 Season 2 Episode 2: Unwomen
4/29/18
Season-only
Offred adjusts to a new way of life. The arrival of an unexpected person disrupts the Colonies. A family is torn apart by the rise of Gilead.
13 Season 2 Episode 3: Baggage
5/6/18
Season-only
Offred reflects on her relationship with her mother as she navigates her way through Gilead. In Little America, Moira tries to cope with the trauma she endured.
14 Season 2 Episode 4: Other Women
5/9/18
Season-only
A baby shower provokes a shift in Offred's relationship with Serena Joy. Offred reckons with the choice she made that led her to become a Handmaid.
15 Season 2 Episode 5: Seeds
5/16/18
Season-only
Offred spirals as a Gilead ceremony disrupts her relationship with Nick. Janine tries to adjust to life in the Colonies.
16 Season 2 Episode 6: First Blood
5/23/18
Season-only
Offred finds unexpected allies and obstacles in her search for a way to protect Hannah. The Commander prepares for the dedication of a new Red Center.
17 Season 2 Episode 7: After
5/30/18
Season-only
An attack sends shockwaves through both Gilead and Little America. Serena Joy makes a dangerous choice in order to protect her family. Moira searches for someone from her past.
18 Season 2 Episode 8: Women's Work
6/6/18
Season-only
A sick baby tests Offred and Serena's new bond. Janine finally faces Naomi and the Commander struggles to recover from a terrifying ordeal.
19 Season 2 Episode 9: Smart Power
6/13/18
Season-only
The Waterfords embark on a diplomatic trip abroad. Serena faces the temptation of life outside Gilead. Luke and Moira grapple with survivor's guilt. Offred seeks protection for her baby.
20 Season 2 Episode 10: The Last Ceremony
6/20/18
Season-only
Serena becomes desperate as Offred (Elisabeth Moss) nears her delivery date. The Commander tries to make amends with Offred. Nick pushes Eden farther away. Offred is faced with an unexpected reunion.
21 Season 2 Episode 11: Holly
6/27/18
Season-only
Offred faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother. Serena Joy and the Commander deal with the fallout of their actions towards Offred.
22 Season 2 Episode 12: Postpartum
7/4/18
Season-only
Offred fights to stay with her baby. Nick (Max Minghella) is rocked by Gilead's brutal response to a crime. Emily is assigned to a mysterious new house.
23 Season 2 Episode 13: The Word
7/11/18
Season-only
Serena and the other Wives strive to make change. Emily learns more about her new Commander. Offred faces a difficult decision.
24 Season 3 Episode 1: Night
6/5/19
Season-only
In the Season 3 premiere, June embarks on a bold mission with unexpected consequences, and Emily and Nichole make a harrowing journey.
25 Season 3 Episode 2: Mary And Martha
6/5/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) helps Marthas with a dangerous task while navigating a relationship with her pious and untrustworthy new walking partner.
26 Season 3 Episode 3: Watch Out
6/5/19
Season-only
June navigates a meeting where she must face both Commander Waterford and Nick, and Commander Lawrence teaches June a hard lesson.
27 Season 3 Episode 4: God Bless The Child
6/12/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) negotiates a truce in the Waterfords’ fractured relationship. Janine (Madeline Brewer) oversteps with the Putnam family, and a still-healing Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd ) offers a brutal public punishment.
28 Season 3 Episode 5: Unknown Caller
6/19/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) grapple with the revelation that Luke (O-T Fagbenle) is caring for Nichole in Canada, leading to an incident that will have far-reaching ramifications.
29 Season 3 Episode 6: Household
6/26/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) accompanies the Waterfords (Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski) to Washington D.C., where a powerful family offers a glimpse of the future of Gilead. June also makes an important connection as she attempts to protect Nichole.
30 Season 3 Episode 7: Under His Eye
7/3/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) accompanies the Waterfords (Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski) to Washington D.C., where a powerful family offers a glimpse of the future of Gilead. June also makes an important connection as she attempts to protect Nichole.
31 Season 3 Episode 8: Unfit
7/10/19
Season-only
June (Elisabeth Moss) and the rest of the Handmaids shun Ofmatthew (Ashleigh LaThrop), and both are pushed to their limit at the hands of Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd). Meanwhile, Aunt Lydia reflects on her life and relationships before the rise of Gilead.
32 Season 3 Episode 9: Heroic
7/17/19
Season-only
Confined in a hospital, June’s sanity begins to fray, and an encounter with Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) forces June (Elisabeth Moss) to reassess her recent actions.
33 Season 3 Episode 10: Bear Witness
7/24/19
Season-only
Ready to strike back at her oppressors, June starts making arrangements for an ambitious plan, but a devious ploy on the part of Commander Waterford threatens to derail her. In Canada, hope turns to tragedy for Moira, Luke, and Emily.
34 Season 3 Episode 11: Liars
7/31/19
Season-only
June must rely on Commander Lawrence to execute her plan, but a terrifying return to a place from June’s past puts everything in jeopardy.
35 Season 3 Episode 12: Sacrifice
8/7/19
Season-only
Gilead leadership is rocked by losses among their own. Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and Moira (Samira Wiley) adjust to new arrivals in Canada. June (Elisabeth Moss) worries about disruptions to her plan, only to have tragedy strike the household.
36 Season 3 Episode 13: Mayday
8/14/19
Season-only
In the season finale, June reaches the point of no return on her bold strike against Gilead and must decide how far she's willing to go. Meanwhile, Serena Joy and Commander Waterford attempt to find their way forward in their new lives.

About this show

Facing a plunging birthrate; a fundamentalism regime has begun treating women as property. As one of the few remaining fertile women; Offred is a Handmaid; one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as an attempt to repopulate the world.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
632 reviews
Tim Dermoss
January 27, 2018
This is the worst written, poorly constructed and edited with no world building in a tv show. There is no evidence this is a horrible life. The choppy back and forth timeline makes this a mess. There is no logic to why things are the way they are and accepted and why they would want short ugly babies when models would be more believable. It's painful to watch Moss up close nonstop. The narrow focal length and look makes this show look cheap and plastic on bluescreens. Not a best show at all but we all know why it wins because of this fake victimization fear mongering in society. Seriously f this show.
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Maria Jamison
January 7, 2024
Hysterical anti-male agitprop that only an idiot could love. I watched it for the lulz. I do have questions though. For starters, can anyone explain to me why Elizabeth Moss seemed so sad when confronted with a decapitated Lincoln Memorial? Iconoclasm became a celebrated activity for a good day out nary a year later all across the United States, and I can assure you, it wasn't religious fundie fascists destroying those statues of old white men. Liberals: your ideology is completely incoherent.
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Brad Scalio
May 8, 2021
The episodes themselves as a standalone piece follow a narrative and character arc; however, if you watch The Handmaid's Tale in quick succession it becomes apparent when Atwood's inspiration ends as all structure and character development ends with it. While art imitates life, the constant progression and retrogression in each episode of the overarching story makes the series as a whole difficult to sustain; for every carrot dangled at the viewer, six are stolen back by the closing credits.
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