In Hulu's latest series, The Handmaid's Tale, audiences are in for something heavy. Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss plays Offred, who lives in the dystopian Republic of Gilead.
Offred is a reproductive slave. She exists for the sole purpose of child-bearing. Like other women in the republic, she plays one of a few singular roles, which also include wife and servant.
"I had another name but it's forbidden now," Offred (Moss) opens the latest trailer. We're then given a glimpse into her old life and her new one, where now...she's just trying to stay alive.
Joseph Fiennes, Alexis Bledel, and Samira Wiley also star. The 10-episode series is based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood and will debut on Hulu April 26.
Watch the chilling trailer, below.
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