You’re warned of light spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale from here on out, but do the changes in any way impact Atwood’s original vision?
The first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale are available to stream on Hulu, with subsequent episodes arriving weekly.
Hulu’s take on The Handmaid’s Tale is nothing less than a terrifying and timely triumph, but readers of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel will notice some major changes from the book.
In particular, executive producer Bruce Miller explains why the show’s Gilead oppression concentrates on gender and fertility, where the original’s dystopia also extended to race.