The Handmaid’s Tale: Inside the Episode S2E2 “Unwomen“ • A Hulu Original

Elisabeth Moss (June), Alexis Bledel (Emily), Max Minghella (Nick), Warren Littlefield (Executive Producer) and Bruce Miller (Creator) discuss the flashbacks in episode 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale that shed light on how America turned into Gilead, the role of a free press in a democracy and June’s search for freedom. WATCH THE HANDMAID’S TALE ABOUT THE HANDMAID’S TALE Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values’. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying