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]]>The Handmaid’s Tale will return for an additional fourth season. The news was confirmed by Hulu Friday. The pickup comes as the show’s airing the final episodes of its third season.
The dystopian drama based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name follows the story of life in totalitarian Gilead, where handmaids are only valued for their ability to reproduce.
The Emmy-winning series stars Elisabeth Moss with Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Max Minghella, and Samira Wiley.
Season three began in the aftermath of June’s (Moss) decision to stay in Gilead but give her daughter to Emily (Bledel) to take to Canada.
“I thought it was really smart because, after the end of last season, I can’t imagine how you miss any moment after that,” Moss told The Hollywood Reporter of the controversial choice. “You need to be right there with her and experiencing what she’s experiencing. Every second is so, so important. You can’t skip anything. It’s so important to know what her next move is. So I thought it was really smart, and it was also obviously just a very cool, entertaining kind of way to pick up the season.”
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]]>The teaser begins with Moss looking out a window. “It’s morning again in America,” a narrator says. “Today, more women will go to work than ever before in our country’s history. This year, dozens of children will be born to happy and healthy families.” But then June aka Offred (Elisabeth Moss) voice takes over and she says, “Wake up, America,
The eerie trailer hints that life after June returns to Gilead to retrieve her daughter Hannah (Jordana Blake) will be more dangerous than ever. Earlier in the week, footage released by the streaming service also featured June in the pale blue garb for “Marthas,” which could mean she’s joined their network.
Hulu has yet to confirm the debut of the upcoming season, but if the first two seasons are an indication, than expect season three of The Handmaid’s Tale to arrive sometime this spring.
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]]>After only three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 have been released, Hulu confirms that there will be a third season of its dystopian drama.
The news was announced by the streaming service on Wednesday. This means that the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name will continue to explore the world of the Gilead, Colonies, Marthas, Eyes and Handmaids.
The show is one of Hulu’s biggest hits, earning the service its first ever Emmy win, taking home the award for Outstanding Series Emmy. The show also took home awards for directing, writing, cinematography, and production design.
The Handmaid’s Tale drops new episodes every Wednesday on Hulu.
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]]>The cast and creatives from the series attended a panel at Sunday’s PaleyFest panel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where they dished on what’s to come in Gilead.
The panel included footage from the second season that included a sneak peek at Ofglen’s (Alexis Bledel) life in the Colonies and the joy when Offred’s (Elisabeth Moss) secret, that she’s carrying a baby for Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) is revealed to the other handmaids.
Showrunner Bruce Miller told EW ahead of the panel that the next season will explore aspects of Margaret Atwood’s novel not yet dealt with in the first season.
“Certain books you really feel like the end of the story is the end of the story; here, you almost feel like the book is the beginning of the story. So we really tried to follow our own curiosity and follow what we think is cool in the book that we didn’t get the chance to explore.”
Atwood is very much involved in the project and supportive of the creative decision made by the show’s execs, “She was happy for us to have our own plan,” Miller shared. “So that kind of encouragement really helps, when you have an author who we respect and love to have as part of the process, to have her blessing on our continuation of her world gives you a large amount of freedom and takes a lot of that pressure off. I think a lot of that pressure is worrying about making people mad, because I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Margaret Atwood mad at me.”
Miller and executive producer Warren Littlefield teased that “no one is safe” adding that in Gilead, “anyone could die.”
Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale premiere April 25 on Hulu
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]]>The teaser was released on Thursday, International Women’s Day, and had female lead Elisabeth Moss say “Seriously? What the actual f—?”
The teaser opens with Elisabeth Moss who portrays Offred in the dystopian series narrating the all too familiar horrors of the Gilead, “Wear the red dress, wear the wings, shut your mouth, be a good girl, roll over and spread your legs, ‘yes, ma’am,’ ‘may the Lord open.’”
The footage also features other characters including Samira Wiley as Moira, Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, and Alexis Bledel as Ofglen.
The horror, dread, and cruelty of the show will continue well into the second season as pregnant June struggles to secure a future for her unborn child.
The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 will premiere its first two episodes Wednesday, April 25 on Hulu.
Watch the teaser below!
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]]>EW has confirmed that actress Cherry Jones has been cast to play June’s (Elisabeth Moss) mother.
Holly will be introduced to viewers in episode of the second season and is described by Hulu as “an outspoken feminist and a judgmental but loving mother to June.” Whether she’ll be seen in flashbacks or the show’s dystopian present-day is still unknown.
There’s no doubt Jone’s casting is integral to the onscreen adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, so much so that incorporating the character into the series was in the works since the first season. According to show runner Bruce Miller, for such an impactful character, it’s all about timing.
“We’ve been thinking about her a lot. June’s mother is a big character in the book and representative of an interesting kind of feminism that was seemingly more of that time,” Miller told The Hollywood Reporter. “June’s memories of her mother and her activism are very vibrant in the book, so we’ve been talking about her from day one of season one, and it just didn’t seem like enough time to do her justice. In season two, we mention her a little bit, but we just don’t want to short-shrift her story. It’s a story we want to tell — she was one of the most memorable characters.”
Moss told THR “she’s a terrific literary character who’s now going to come to life for the first time, and so it was important to me who that was. I was obsessed with it for weeks and bothering everybody about it — way before anybody cared to talk about it. Cherry was my fantasy choice. We sent her the script, she wrote a lovely email back and she said yes almost immediately.”
The Handmaid’s Tale returns on Wednesday, April 25.
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]]>Hulu finally announced the return of the dystopian drama. The second season of The Handmaid’s Tale will return on Wednesday, April 25 with the first two episodes of the season.
The series was a huge success for the streaming service, taking home both the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Drama Series.
Fans have been wondering what’s in store for the upcoming season. Show-runner Bruce Miller told EW that the he and Margaret Atwood, who wrote the novel by the same name, began discussing season two before the first season was even complete.
“The biggest barrier of season two was season one,” Miller said. “You sort of intimidate yourself. But at a certain point, you can’t spend all your time second-guessing things. Instead, you just have to remember to try and tell a good story.”
Hulu did more than confirm the premiere date of the upcoming season, it also released the first trailer for the new season, and it is grim and eerie. The trailer reveals that the oft-mentioned colonies outside of Gilead will definitely be part of the season. The trailer shows Moira (Samira Wiley) and Luke (O-T Fagbenle) safe together in Canada. But there’s no doubt that the highlight of the trailer is a reunion between pregnant June and Nick (Max Minghella), the father of her unborn child.
Check out the trailer below!
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]]>Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and HBO’s Big Little Lies are tied for most wins with five awards each, followed by Saturday Night Live with four including Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Veep took home the Outstanding Comedy Series award for third consecutive year, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made Emmy history for winning the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for sixth straight year in a row.
Donald Glover, the creator of FX series Atlanta, also made history as the first black director to win the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and later in the night, he won his second Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Nicole Kidman, who earned her first Emmy, delivered a strong message about domestic abuse during her acceptance speech for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
“.. I want them to know that sometimes when you’re acting, you get a chance to bring a bigger message, and this is their contribution and your contribution,” she said. “We shone a light on domestic abuse. It is a complicated, insidious disease. It exists far more than we allow ourselves to know. It is filled with shame and secrecy and by you acknowledging me with this award, it shines a light on it even more. So thank you, thank you, thank you. I bow down to you.”
Here is the complete list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep – WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Foy – The Crown
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us – WINNER
Anthony Hopkins – Westworld
Bob Odinkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Liev Schrieber – Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia- This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Carrie Coon – Fargo
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of – WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor – Fargo
Geoffrey Rush – Genius.
John Turturro –The Night Of
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Jane Fonda – Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney – Mom
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep – WINNER
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Zach Galifianakis – Baskets
Donald Glover – Atlanta – WINNER
William H. Macy – Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd –The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER –
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Chrissy Metz – This Is Us
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul
John Lithgow – The Crown – WINNER
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Michael Kelly – House Of Cards
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King- American Crime
Shailene Woodley – Big Little Lies
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Judy Davis – Feud: Bette and Joan
Jackie Hoffman – Feud: Bette and Joan
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Alexander Skarsgard – Big Little Lies – WINNER
David Thewlis – Fargo
Alfred Molina – Feud: Bette and Joan
Stanley Tucci – Feud: Bette and Joan
Bill Camp – The Night Of
Michael Kenneth Williams – The Night Of
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Bayer – Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Kathryn Hahn – Transparent
Judith Light – Transparent
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson – Baskets
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale – Veep
Matt Walsh – Veep
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta – WINNER
Jamie Babbit – Silicon Valley
Mike Judge – Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett – Veep
David Mandel – Veep
Dale Stern – Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg – The Americans
Gordon Smith – Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan – The Crown
Bruce Miller – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan – Westworld
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Stephen Glover – Atlanta
Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe – Master of None – WINNER
Alec Berg – Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball – Veep
David Mandel – Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
David E. Kelley – Big Little Lies
Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror: San Junipero – WINNER
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zern, Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Richard Price, Steven Zaillian – The Night Of
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Vince Gilligan – Better Call Saul
Stephen Daldry – The Crown
Reed Morano – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
Kate Dennis – The Handmaid’s Tale
Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things
Jonathan Nolan – Westworld
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Amazing Race
American Ninja
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice – WINNER
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher
Outstanding Limited Series
Big Little Lies – WINNER
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius.
The Night Of
Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero – WINNER
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Jean-Marc Vallee – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Ron Howard – Genius
James Marsh – The Night Of
Steven Zaillian – The Night Of
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner – Drunk History
Andy Fisher – Jimmy Kimmel Live
Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Inside the Actors Studio
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath – WINNER
StarTalk With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Vice
Outstanding Variety Special
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special – WINNER
2017 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Louis C.K. 2017
Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
BD Wong – Mr. Robot
Hank Azaria – Ray Donovan
Denis O’Hare – This Is Us
Brian Tyree Henry – This Is Us
Gerald McRaney – This Is Us – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Wanda Sykes – Black-ish
Carrie Fisher – Catastrophe
Becky Ann Baker – Girls
Angela Bassett – Master of None
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live– WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alison Wright – The Americans
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale– WINNER
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away With Murder
Ann Dowd – The Leftovers
Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black
Shannon Purser – Stranger Things
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Outstanding Special Class Program
Hairspray Live!
The Oscars
Super Bowl LI Halftime Show starring Lady Gaga
70th Annual Tony Awards – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Amanda Knox
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
A House Divided (Vice Special Report)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
13th – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Chef’s Table
The Keepers
Planet Earth II – WINNER
30 for 30
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
LA 92 – WINNER
O.J.: Made in America
Oklahoma City (American Experience)
The White Helmets
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Fixer Upper
Lip Sync Battle
Shark Tank – WINNER
Who Do You Think You Are?
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Gaycation With Ellen Page
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Riz Ahmed – Girls
Matthew Rhys – Girls
Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Saturday Night Live
Tom Hanks – Saturday Night Live
Hugh Laurie – Veep
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]]>Atwood’s historical-fiction novel is based on true events and centers on Grace Marks, a Canadian maid who is accused and convicted of murdering her employers in 1843. Played by Sarah Gadon, the trailer reveals that Marks claims not to have any recollection of the crime. However, even though she claims to have amnesia, the trailer also shows just how creepy the character is, so perhaps the opposite may be true.
Also starring in the small screen adaptation is Edward Holcroft, who plays a young doctor obsessed with Marks. The apparently abusive employers and alleged victims are played by Anna Paquin and Paul Gross. The trailer also glimpses over the character of Jeremiah Pontelli, played by Zachary Levi, who warns Marks while still working as a maid that she is “surrounded by danger.”
If the adaptation of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is anything to go by, Netflix’s Alias Grace will be another critically praised series, premiering November 3.
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]]>The actress told EW that even though this isn’t the first time she’s received Emmy nominations, this time, as the producer, it feels much more personal. She added that when producing it’s really about being on the inside of something so she can’t help but feel different.
Moss loves it when fans get personal as well, hearing their reactions and thoughts about the first season.
“Having the outside perspective is really moving and gratifying and also really fun. It’s really fun for me to hear people’s questions and thoughts and to hear if they are Team Nick or Team Luke and I eat it all up. I love that stuff. It’s very fun for me because it feels personal and I have my own opinions about things, too. I feel like a fan as well. I’m asked a lot which team I’m on but I never say.”
When asked about what fans can expect from the second season, Moss replied that even though she has just read the outline for the first episode, she can say that “[it]’s insane!… There is literally no way that anyone can guess what happens. You can try, but you won’t do it. It’s incredible. We’re really looking to blow people away, and we have every intention to break [the story] open and go even further in all directions. We have no intention of doing anything else than being even more balls to the wall than we were in season 1.”
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]]>The Handmaid’s Tale will return for an additional fourth season. The news was confirmed by Hulu Friday. The pickup comes as the show’s airing the final episodes of its third season.
The dystopian drama based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name follows the story of life in totalitarian Gilead, where handmaids are only valued for their ability to reproduce.
The Emmy-winning series stars Elisabeth Moss with Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Max Minghella, and Samira Wiley.
Season three began in the aftermath of June’s (Moss) decision to stay in Gilead but give her daughter to Emily (Bledel) to take to Canada.
“I thought it was really smart because, after the end of last season, I can’t imagine how you miss any moment after that,” Moss told The Hollywood Reporter of the controversial choice. “You need to be right there with her and experiencing what she’s experiencing. Every second is so, so important. You can’t skip anything. It’s so important to know what her next move is. So I thought it was really smart, and it was also obviously just a very cool, entertaining kind of way to pick up the season.”
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]]>The teaser begins with Moss looking out a window. “It’s morning again in America,” a narrator says. “Today, more women will go to work than ever before in our country’s history. This year, dozens of children will be born to happy and healthy families.” But then June aka Offred (Elisabeth Moss) voice takes over and she says, “Wake up, America,
The eerie trailer hints that life after June returns to Gilead to retrieve her daughter Hannah (Jordana Blake) will be more dangerous than ever. Earlier in the week, footage released by the streaming service also featured June in the pale blue garb for “Marthas,” which could mean she’s joined their network.
Hulu has yet to confirm the debut of the upcoming season, but if the first two seasons are an indication, than expect season three of The Handmaid’s Tale to arrive sometime this spring.
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]]>After only three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 have been released, Hulu confirms that there will be a third season of its dystopian drama.
The news was announced by the streaming service on Wednesday. This means that the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name will continue to explore the world of the Gilead, Colonies, Marthas, Eyes and Handmaids.
The show is one of Hulu’s biggest hits, earning the service its first ever Emmy win, taking home the award for Outstanding Series Emmy. The show also took home awards for directing, writing, cinematography, and production design.
The Handmaid’s Tale drops new episodes every Wednesday on Hulu.
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]]>The cast and creatives from the series attended a panel at Sunday’s PaleyFest panel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where they dished on what’s to come in Gilead.
The panel included footage from the second season that included a sneak peek at Ofglen’s (Alexis Bledel) life in the Colonies and the joy when Offred’s (Elisabeth Moss) secret, that she’s carrying a baby for Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) is revealed to the other handmaids.
Showrunner Bruce Miller told EW ahead of the panel that the next season will explore aspects of Margaret Atwood’s novel not yet dealt with in the first season.
“Certain books you really feel like the end of the story is the end of the story; here, you almost feel like the book is the beginning of the story. So we really tried to follow our own curiosity and follow what we think is cool in the book that we didn’t get the chance to explore.”
Atwood is very much involved in the project and supportive of the creative decision made by the show’s execs, “She was happy for us to have our own plan,” Miller shared. “So that kind of encouragement really helps, when you have an author who we respect and love to have as part of the process, to have her blessing on our continuation of her world gives you a large amount of freedom and takes a lot of that pressure off. I think a lot of that pressure is worrying about making people mad, because I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Margaret Atwood mad at me.”
Miller and executive producer Warren Littlefield teased that “no one is safe” adding that in Gilead, “anyone could die.”
Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale premiere April 25 on Hulu
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]]>The teaser was released on Thursday, International Women’s Day, and had female lead Elisabeth Moss say “Seriously? What the actual f—?”
The teaser opens with Elisabeth Moss who portrays Offred in the dystopian series narrating the all too familiar horrors of the Gilead, “Wear the red dress, wear the wings, shut your mouth, be a good girl, roll over and spread your legs, ‘yes, ma’am,’ ‘may the Lord open.’”
The footage also features other characters including Samira Wiley as Moira, Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, and Alexis Bledel as Ofglen.
The horror, dread, and cruelty of the show will continue well into the second season as pregnant June struggles to secure a future for her unborn child.
The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 will premiere its first two episodes Wednesday, April 25 on Hulu.
Watch the teaser below!
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]]>EW has confirmed that actress Cherry Jones has been cast to play June’s (Elisabeth Moss) mother.
Holly will be introduced to viewers in episode of the second season and is described by Hulu as “an outspoken feminist and a judgmental but loving mother to June.” Whether she’ll be seen in flashbacks or the show’s dystopian present-day is still unknown.
There’s no doubt Jone’s casting is integral to the onscreen adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, so much so that incorporating the character into the series was in the works since the first season. According to show runner Bruce Miller, for such an impactful character, it’s all about timing.
“We’ve been thinking about her a lot. June’s mother is a big character in the book and representative of an interesting kind of feminism that was seemingly more of that time,” Miller told The Hollywood Reporter. “June’s memories of her mother and her activism are very vibrant in the book, so we’ve been talking about her from day one of season one, and it just didn’t seem like enough time to do her justice. In season two, we mention her a little bit, but we just don’t want to short-shrift her story. It’s a story we want to tell — she was one of the most memorable characters.”
Moss told THR “she’s a terrific literary character who’s now going to come to life for the first time, and so it was important to me who that was. I was obsessed with it for weeks and bothering everybody about it — way before anybody cared to talk about it. Cherry was my fantasy choice. We sent her the script, she wrote a lovely email back and she said yes almost immediately.”
The Handmaid’s Tale returns on Wednesday, April 25.
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]]>Hulu finally announced the return of the dystopian drama. The second season of The Handmaid’s Tale will return on Wednesday, April 25 with the first two episodes of the season.
The series was a huge success for the streaming service, taking home both the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Drama Series.
Fans have been wondering what’s in store for the upcoming season. Show-runner Bruce Miller told EW that the he and Margaret Atwood, who wrote the novel by the same name, began discussing season two before the first season was even complete.
“The biggest barrier of season two was season one,” Miller said. “You sort of intimidate yourself. But at a certain point, you can’t spend all your time second-guessing things. Instead, you just have to remember to try and tell a good story.”
Hulu did more than confirm the premiere date of the upcoming season, it also released the first trailer for the new season, and it is grim and eerie. The trailer reveals that the oft-mentioned colonies outside of Gilead will definitely be part of the season. The trailer shows Moira (Samira Wiley) and Luke (O-T Fagbenle) safe together in Canada. But there’s no doubt that the highlight of the trailer is a reunion between pregnant June and Nick (Max Minghella), the father of her unborn child.
Check out the trailer below!
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]]>Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and HBO’s Big Little Lies are tied for most wins with five awards each, followed by Saturday Night Live with four including Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Veep took home the Outstanding Comedy Series award for third consecutive year, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus made Emmy history for winning the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for sixth straight year in a row.
Donald Glover, the creator of FX series Atlanta, also made history as the first black director to win the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and later in the night, he won his second Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Nicole Kidman, who earned her first Emmy, delivered a strong message about domestic abuse during her acceptance speech for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
“.. I want them to know that sometimes when you’re acting, you get a chance to bring a bigger message, and this is their contribution and your contribution,” she said. “We shone a light on domestic abuse. It is a complicated, insidious disease. It exists far more than we allow ourselves to know. It is filled with shame and secrecy and by you acknowledging me with this award, it shines a light on it even more. So thank you, thank you, thank you. I bow down to you.”
Here is the complete list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep – WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Foy – The Crown
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us – WINNER
Anthony Hopkins – Westworld
Bob Odinkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Liev Schrieber – Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia- This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Carrie Coon – Fargo
Felicity Huffman – American Crime
Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of – WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor – Fargo
Geoffrey Rush – Genius.
John Turturro –The Night Of
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Jane Fonda – Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney – Mom
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep – WINNER
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Zach Galifianakis – Baskets
Donald Glover – Atlanta – WINNER
William H. Macy – Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd –The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER –
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Chrissy Metz – This Is Us
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul
John Lithgow – The Crown – WINNER
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Michael Kelly – House Of Cards
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King- American Crime
Shailene Woodley – Big Little Lies
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Judy Davis – Feud: Bette and Joan
Jackie Hoffman – Feud: Bette and Joan
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Alexander Skarsgard – Big Little Lies – WINNER
David Thewlis – Fargo
Alfred Molina – Feud: Bette and Joan
Stanley Tucci – Feud: Bette and Joan
Bill Camp – The Night Of
Michael Kenneth Williams – The Night Of
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Bayer – Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Kathryn Hahn – Transparent
Judith Light – Transparent
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson – Baskets
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale – Veep
Matt Walsh – Veep
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta – WINNER
Jamie Babbit – Silicon Valley
Mike Judge – Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett – Veep
David Mandel – Veep
Dale Stern – Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg – The Americans
Gordon Smith – Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan – The Crown
Bruce Miller – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan – Westworld
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Stephen Glover – Atlanta
Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe – Master of None – WINNER
Alec Berg – Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball – Veep
David Mandel – Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
David E. Kelley – Big Little Lies
Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror: San Junipero – WINNER
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zern, Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Richard Price, Steven Zaillian – The Night Of
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Vince Gilligan – Better Call Saul
Stephen Daldry – The Crown
Reed Morano – The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER
Kate Dennis – The Handmaid’s Tale
Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things
Jonathan Nolan – Westworld
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Amazing Race
American Ninja
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice – WINNER
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher
Outstanding Limited Series
Big Little Lies – WINNER
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius.
The Night Of
Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero – WINNER
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Jean-Marc Vallee – Big Little Lies – WINNER
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ryan Murphy – Feud: Bette and Joan
Ron Howard – Genius
James Marsh – The Night Of
Steven Zaillian – The Night Of
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner – Drunk History
Andy Fisher – Jimmy Kimmel Live
Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Inside the Actors Studio
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath – WINNER
StarTalk With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Vice
Outstanding Variety Special
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special – WINNER
2017 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Louis C.K. 2017
Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
BD Wong – Mr. Robot
Hank Azaria – Ray Donovan
Denis O’Hare – This Is Us
Brian Tyree Henry – This Is Us
Gerald McRaney – This Is Us – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Wanda Sykes – Black-ish
Carrie Fisher – Catastrophe
Becky Ann Baker – Girls
Angela Bassett – Master of None
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live– WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alison Wright – The Americans
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale– WINNER
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away With Murder
Ann Dowd – The Leftovers
Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black
Shannon Purser – Stranger Things
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Outstanding Special Class Program
Hairspray Live!
The Oscars
Super Bowl LI Halftime Show starring Lady Gaga
70th Annual Tony Awards – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Amanda Knox
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
A House Divided (Vice Special Report)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
13th – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Chef’s Table
The Keepers
Planet Earth II – WINNER
30 for 30
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
LA 92 – WINNER
O.J.: Made in America
Oklahoma City (American Experience)
The White Helmets
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Fixer Upper
Lip Sync Battle
Shark Tank – WINNER
Who Do You Think You Are?
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Gaycation With Ellen Page
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Riz Ahmed – Girls
Matthew Rhys – Girls
Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live – WINNER
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Saturday Night Live
Tom Hanks – Saturday Night Live
Hugh Laurie – Veep
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]]>Atwood’s historical-fiction novel is based on true events and centers on Grace Marks, a Canadian maid who is accused and convicted of murdering her employers in 1843. Played by Sarah Gadon, the trailer reveals that Marks claims not to have any recollection of the crime. However, even though she claims to have amnesia, the trailer also shows just how creepy the character is, so perhaps the opposite may be true.
Also starring in the small screen adaptation is Edward Holcroft, who plays a young doctor obsessed with Marks. The apparently abusive employers and alleged victims are played by Anna Paquin and Paul Gross. The trailer also glimpses over the character of Jeremiah Pontelli, played by Zachary Levi, who warns Marks while still working as a maid that she is “surrounded by danger.”
If the adaptation of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is anything to go by, Netflix’s Alias Grace will be another critically praised series, premiering November 3.
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]]>The actress told EW that even though this isn’t the first time she’s received Emmy nominations, this time, as the producer, it feels much more personal. She added that when producing it’s really about being on the inside of something so she can’t help but feel different.
Moss loves it when fans get personal as well, hearing their reactions and thoughts about the first season.
“Having the outside perspective is really moving and gratifying and also really fun. It’s really fun for me to hear people’s questions and thoughts and to hear if they are Team Nick or Team Luke and I eat it all up. I love that stuff. It’s very fun for me because it feels personal and I have my own opinions about things, too. I feel like a fan as well. I’m asked a lot which team I’m on but I never say.”
When asked about what fans can expect from the second season, Moss replied that even though she has just read the outline for the first episode, she can say that “[it]’s insane!… There is literally no way that anyone can guess what happens. You can try, but you won’t do it. It’s incredible. We’re really looking to blow people away, and we have every intention to break [the story] open and go even further in all directions. We have no intention of doing anything else than being even more balls to the wall than we were in season 1.”
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