Hulu has announced today that their adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale has added its male lead with Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love) as Commander Fred Waterford.
The Handmaid’s Tale is produced by MGM Television and marks the first collaboration for an original series between Hulu and MGM.
A founding father of Gilead and powerful, high-ranking official, Commander Waterford rules the household where Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a handmaid.
The series will go into production later this year and will premiere on Hulu in 2017.