The Handmaid's Tale
American dystopian television series
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| April 8 2025 | The sixth and final season of the series premiered, concluding the show's run. |
| April 8 2025 | The sixth and final season of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu, concluding the series' run. |
| April 8 2025 | The sixth and final season of The Handmaid's Tale is set to premiere on Hulu. |
| February 2025 | Filming of the final season concludes. |
| September 2024 | Filming of the final season begins after delays from Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. |
| March 2023 | Bruce Miller steps down as showrunner to focus on adapting The Testaments, with Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang named as co-showrunners. |
| September 2022 | The series was renewed for a sixth and final season ahead of the fifth season premiere. |
| September 14 2022 | The fifth season of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu. |
| May 2022 | Alexis Bledel departs the series ahead of the fifth season. |
| February 2022 | Production on season 5 starts in Toronto and continues through July 2022. |
| April 27 2021 | The fourth season of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu. |
| December 2020 | Hulu renewed The Handmaid's Tale for a fifth season, ahead of the fourth season's premiere. |
| September 2020 | Production on season 4 resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic pause. |
| June 2020 | Hulu announces the fourth season will premiere in 2021. |
| March 2020 | Production on season 4 begins, with Elisabeth Moss set to make her directorial debut, but is halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| September 2019 | Hulu and MGM announced plans to develop a sequel series based on Margaret Atwood's novel 'The Testaments'. |
| July 26 2019 | The series is renewed for a fourth season. |
| June 5 2019 | The third season premieres. |
| June 5 2019 | The third season of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu, further exploring the totalitarian society of Gilead. |
| October 2018 | Bradley Whitford was promoted to the main cast for the third season of The Handmaid's Tale. |
| May 2 2018 | Hulu renews the series for a third season. |
| April 25 2018 | The second season premieres. |
| April 25 2018 | The second season of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu, continuing the story of the dystopian series. |
| February 2018 | Bradley Whitford joined the recurring cast of The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Joseph Lawrence. |
| January 2018 | Marisa Tomei was cast as Mrs. O'Conner in the second season of The Handmaid's Tale. |
| January 2018 | Cherry Jones is cast as Holly Maddox, June's mother, for The Handmaid's Tale TV series. |
| August 2017 | Brugel was promoted to the main cast for the second season of The Handmaid's Tale. |
| August 2017 | Brugel was promoted from a recurring to a main cast member for the second season of the show. |
| May 2017 | Sydney Sweeney is cast as Eden Spencer for The Handmaid's Tale TV series. |
| May 2017 | Hulu renewed The Handmaid's Tale for a second season following the success of its first season. |
| April 26 2017 | The first three episodes of The Handmaid's Tale premiered on Hulu, launching the dystopian drama series based on Margaret Atwood's novel. |
| March 23 2017 | Hulu releases the first full trailer of the TV series on YouTube. |
| January 2017 | Alexis Bledel was cast to portray Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale TV series. |
| 2016 | Production of The Handmaid's Tale television series began in late 2016, with Hulu ordering a straight-to-series ten-episode first season. |
| October 2016 | Ever Carradine joins the cast of The Handmaid's Tale as Naomi Putnam. |
| September 2016 | Filming of the first season takes place in various Ontario locations from September 2016 to February 2017. |
| September 2016 | Amanda Brugel was initially cast in the recurring role of Rita in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale. |
| September 2016 | O-T Fagbenle was cast as Luke Bankole in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale |
| August 2016 | Madeline Brewer is cast as Janine in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale, bringing the character of Janine Lindo to life. |
| August 2016 | Yvonne Strahovski joins the cast of The Handmaid's Tale TV series, cast as Serena Joy Waterford, a complex character who is a former conservative cultural activist and author. |
| August 2016 | Joseph Fiennes joins the cast of The Handmaid's Tale TV series, portraying Commander Fred Waterford, a high-ranking government official instrumental in founding Gilead. |
| July 2016 | Samira Wiley joins the main cast of The Handmaid's Tale TV series as Moira Strand |
| July 2016 | Max Minghella was cast as Nick Blaine in the TV series The Handmaid's Tale. |
| July 2016 | Ann Dowd was cast as Aunt Lydia in The Handmaid's Tale TV series. |
| June 2016 | Reed Morano is announced as the director of the series. |
| April 2016 | Elisabeth Moss was first announced as the lead actress for the role of June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale TV series. |
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