Now a handmaid, June (Elisabeth Moss) is haunted by memories from her past and the violent beginnings of Gilead, as she tries to make her way through the totalitarian regime and the life of a slave.
The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Web Series Cast, Episodes, Release Date, Trailer and Ratings
Ever since it began last year, The Handmaid's Tale – the Hulu series adaptation of Margaret Atwood's award-winning 1985 dystopian novel of the same name – has taken a deliberately different approach to its lead protagonist Offred's (Elisabeth Moss) real name: June. Though Atwood never fully addressed it, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning show made the name central to the character's inner resolve, and how she clung onto the vestiges of her past life. It was a fundamental change from the book, and in our review of the first season, we hoped it would have a bigger meaning.