The Handmaid's Tale

Seasons

2017

8.3

TV-MA

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Offred

Offred, one of the few fertile women known as Handmaids in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.

S1 • E2

Birth Day

June and her fellow Handmaids assist with the delivery of Janine's baby, prompting her to recall her own daughter's birth, and draws closer to Ofglen while dreading a secret meeting with the Commander.

S1 • E3

Late

June visits Janine and her baby with Serena and remembers the early days of the revolution, before Gilead. Ofglen faces a difficult challenge.

S1 • E4

Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum

Punished by Serena, June begins to unravel and reflects on her time with Moira at the Red Center.

S1 • E5

Faithful

Serena makes June a surprising proposition, as June remembers the unconventional beginning of her relationship with Luke; Emily tries reintegrating into Gilead.

S1 • E6

A Woman's Place

When a trade delegation from Mexico comes to Gilead, June discovers several shocking secrets.

S1 • E7

The Other Side

Flashbacks show what happened to Luke after being separated from June and Hannah.

S1 • E8

Jezebels

While Serena is away, Commander Waterford takes Offred on an excursion outside the walls of Gilead to a den of iniquity where she finds a familiar face.