The 2017 television adaptation of follows June Osborne (Offred), a woman forced into sexual servitude in the dystopian Republic of Gilead. Formerly the United States, Gilead is a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship established after a civil war, where a plunge in fertility rates has led to the subjugation of the few remaining fertile women, known as "Handmaids." Production and Development
The show is produced by MGM Television in association with The Littlefield Company , White Oak Pictures , and Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc. Story Overview The Handmaid's Tale (2017)2017
June is assigned to the household of Commander Fred Waterford. Her sole purpose is to bear a child for the Commander and his wife, Serena Joy, through a ritualized sexual act known as "The Ceremony" IMDb . The 2017 television adaptation of follows June Osborne
The series is based on the 1985 classic novel by Margaret Atwood . Her sole purpose is to bear a child