How to watch 'The Handmaid's Tale' online — and why you should
In the long absence of Game of Thrones, the show that seemingly everyone's telling you to watch now is The Handmaid's Tale. And for damn good reason.
Based on the novel of the same name by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale tells of a dystopian future in which women are forced into sexual service in order to populate a society suffering from low fertility rates. Elisabeth Moss stars in the titular role.
Since its premiere on Hulu in 2017, the show has received critical acclaim and won several Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series — the first streaming show to do so.
According to Jason Abbruzzese, the Emmy win spelled big news for streaming services:
This is the payoff for streaming companies that are spending billions of dollars on content, and it's immediate. Hulu, which fell behind the original content efforts of streaming rivals Netflix and Amazon, now has its tentpole attraction.
Its influence reaches much further than the screen, though. From its initial trailers, it sparked conversations over the show's commentary on the Trump administration. The show even had to change a line in the script, which very clearly stated "Make America Great Again" before the previous presidential primaries began. Awkward, right?
When Trump supporters called the show "anti-Trump" and "leftist propaganda," folks on Twitter were quick to point out that the novel on which the series is based was published in 1985.
Last summer, protestors dressed as the Handmaids marched in front of the Capitol Building to protest a vote on a controversial GOP health care bill that would prove detrimental to women and reproductive health.
And to those who say The Handmaid's Tale is "too scary," Elisabeth Moss recently had this to say during an interview with The Guardian:
This is happening in your real life. Wake up, people. Wake up.
It's time to start listening to all the hype and get a Hulu account of your own (monthly plans start at $7.99 per month) so you can watch The Handmaid's Tale, which is now in its second season.
But joining Hulu means that not only can you catch up on The Handmaid's Tale, but you can also check out shows and movies that you might not find on other streaming services. From Homeland to Rick and Morty, there's plenty on Hulu to fill the time while you wait for the next new episode of The Handmaid's Tale each Wednesday.
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Carlos is a New York-based ecommerce content writer ready to tell you what to buy. He has previously written for Adventure Publishing Group with toy and movie reviews as well as Anime News Network on anime interest articles because liking anime is the least nerdy thing about him. When not reviewing products, he's probably doing sociological analyses on pop culture that no one asked for. He has been told on several occasions that he does a really good Mickey Mouse impression.
