If you are new to Gilead and want to get into the dystopian marvel that is created in The Handmaid’s Tale, then this is the perfect place for you to start!
After more than a year’s wait, Hulu has finally come up with The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 and we can’t be more excited about it! So, if you are a newbie in this world of men and handmaidens and want a one-stop destination to guide you through your journey, then you are in the right place.
1. The Handmaid’s Tale Release Order and Chronological Watch Order
The Handmaid’s Tale is an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s book that goes by the same name. Set in a dystopian future where women are reduced to nothing but “two-legged wombs”, the book will leave you absolutely emotionally drained.
Margaret Atwood wrote a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale in 2019 called The Testaments.
The Handmaid’s Tale was first made into a web series of the same name by Bruce Miller, in collaboration with Margaret Atwood in 2017. Since then, the franchise has been renewed four times to have five seasons in total. The latest season was released on Hulu on September 14.
Apart from the web series, The Handmaid’s Tale was also made into a movie in 1990. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, the movie doesn’t differ much from the book in its story.
Here’s the entire watch order and read order of The Handmaid’s Tale franchise:
2. Watch Order
- The Handmaid’s Tale (movie) (1990)
- Season 1 (2017): 10 episodes
- Season 2 (2018): 13 episodes
- Season 3 (2019): 13 episodes
- Season 4 (2021): 10 episodes
- Season 5 (2022): 10 episodes – Ongoing
3. Read Order
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- The Testaments
4. Runtime and Binge Duration
Here’s how much time it will take for a newbie to know everything about Gilead:
- The Handmaid’s Tale (movie): 1 hour 48 minutes
- There are a total of 56 episodes till Season 5. Each episode runs for an average of 50 minutes. My calculator predicts that a continuous binge for 47 hours will be enough to wrap up the entire series.
5. Where to Watch The Handmaid’s Tale
6. About The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian television series created by Bruce Miller for Hulu. It is based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name.
Set in the fictional dystopian state of Gilead, where fertile women are kept as “handmaids” and are subjected to child-bearing slavery, the series Offred (June Osbourne) and her fight for her freedom from Gilead, along with all the oppressed.
The series has covered four seasons worth of runtime, and the fifth season will premiere on Hulu on 14 September 2022.
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