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The Handmaid's Tale

American web television series
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Summary

The Handmaid's Tale is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102,622 views/month, #26 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Bruce Miller[3]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series[4]
  • Composer: Adam Taylor[5]
  • Genre: drama television series[6], dystopian fiction[7], LGBT-related television series[8], post-apocalyptic television program[9]
  • Based on: The Handmaid's Tale[10]
  • Followed by: The Testaments[11]
  • Cast member: Elisabeth Moss[12], Joseph Fiennes[13], Yvonne Strahovski[14], Alexis Bledel[15], Madeline Brewer[16], Ann Dowd[17], O. T. Fagbenle[18], Max Minghella[19], Samira Wiley[20], Bradley Whitford[21], Amanda Brugel[22], Sam Jaeger[23], Zawe Ashton[24], Nina Kiri[25]
  • Producer: Margaret Atwood[26], Elisabeth Moss[27], Nina Fiore[28]
  • Production company: MGM Television[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Original broadcaster: Hulu[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Has part(s): The Handmaid's Tale, season 1[34], The Handmaid's Tale, season 2[35], The Handmaid's Tale, season 3[36], The Handmaid's Tale, season 4[37], The Handmaid's Tale, season 5[38], The Handmaid's Tale, season 6[39]
  • Start time: April 26, 2017[40]
  • End time: May 27, 2025[41]
  • Distributed by: Hulu[42], HBO Max[43], Xfinity Streampix[44]
  • Official website: https://www.hulu.com/the-handmaids-tale[45]
  • Filming location: Toronto[46], Hamilton[47], Cambridge[48], Washington, D.C.[49]
  • Number of episodes: 66[50]
  • Described by source: Women Make Film[51]
  • Title: The Handmaid’s Tale[52]
  • List of episodes: list of The Handmaid's Tale episodes[53]
  • After a work by: Margaret Atwood[54]
  • List of characters: list of The Handmaid's Tale characters[55]

Why It Matters

The Handmaid's Tale has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did The Handmaid's Tale receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series[4].

Related Entities

Alexis Bledel Bradley Whitford Elisabeth Moss Hamilton Joseph Fiennes Margaret Atwood Max Minghella The Handmaid's Tale Toronto United States Yvonne Strahovski

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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