The Handmaid's Tale

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 26, 2017
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
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Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Apr 21, 2017
    60
    The problem with Hulu’s Handmaid is that nothing is dreadful enough. ... Ms. Moss’s Offred comments regularly on her condition with outraged, silent vulgarities, and seems appalled by rituals and outrages that had become routine in the book. ... But the original Offred was almost too terrorized to imagine defiance, much less exercise it. And such calibrated portraiture helped make the novel click.

Awards & Rankings

6
#6 Best TV Season of 2017
13
#13 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
3
#3 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 529 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 429 out of 529
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 529
  3. Negative: 70 out of 529
  1. DukeCumberjack
    Apr 26, 2017
    10
    Don't believe the low user ratings. Excellent distopian drama. Leave politics aside while you watch--it has been an incredibly well doneDon't believe the low user ratings. Excellent distopian drama. Leave politics aside while you watch--it has been an incredibly well done series so far after three episodes.… Full Review »
  2. hajin
    Apr 30, 2017
    3
    I lean left myself but the blatant political ideology this show is pushing is so heavy handed it kind of ruins what might have otherwise beenI lean left myself but the blatant political ideology this show is pushing is so heavy handed it kind of ruins what might have otherwise been a decent show. There is, for example, absolutely nothing wrong with gay characters, but when there is a statistically unlikely number of gay people who are friends with the protagonist it goes from entertaining fiction to slightly cringey, unnecessary propaganda that detracts from the story. Also, a dystopian future where gay people are killed by Christians seems kind of tone deaf and insensitive to the fact that a certain other major religion really does kill people for being gay right here in the real world.… Full Review »
  3. StanCliffBroad
    Apr 29, 2017
    4
    As mentioned by another reviewer the premise is a good one, but just how much money did they spend on the show. Did they get a costume job lotAs mentioned by another reviewer the premise is a good one, but just how much money did they spend on the show. Did they get a costume job lot at Disney, who were about to throw out all their Little Red Riding Hood outfits? I can't complain about the acting, because I actually feel sorry for the people that have to use (and they work hard) this script and that is my main beef. The script is dire, along with the difficulty of suspending disbelief, made it hard work to watch.… Full Review »
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