Step Aside Commanders, The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 Arrives on Blu-ray & DVD 11/19

THE WOMEN OF GILEAD ARE FIGHTING BACK

The Handmaid’s Tale Season Three Arrives on Blu-rayTM and DVD November 19th

LOS ANGELES (September 25, 2019) - The third season of the Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Peabody Award-winning series, The Handmaid’s Tale, is driven by titular handmaid June’s (Elisabeth Moss) resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead, in which she finds herself once again after opting not to flee to Canada with her baby at the end of the second season. Now, she will struggle to strike back against the regime despite overwhelming odds. This season there are startling reunions, betrayals and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead that will force all of the characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: “Blessed be the fight.” After two intense seasons, the women of Gilead are ready to strike back at the twisted fundamentalist regime that rules Gilead. They’re armed with a plan and will band together to pull off a bold and daring attack. With an exclusive bonus feature entitled “Power Play: Gilead’s Women Fight Back,” get a look at how these women have come into their power and what this means for the future of Gilead. Serena Joy is done trying to be the dutiful wife and goes against her husband (and Gilead) in order to get what she truly wants (her daughter Nicole) and June is done playing by Gilead’s rules. She has made alliances with her new Commander and the Martha network in order to save the children living in Gilead. Season three includes Emmy® Award winners Cherry Jones and Bradley Whitford who won in the Guest Actress and Guest Actor categories for their performances in season two. The third season also welcomed Commander and Mrs. Winslow to the series, played by Christopher Meloni (Syfy’s “Happy!” & NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU”) and Elizabeth Reaser (“The Twilight Saga” and Netflix’s “Easy”), joining series regulars Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella and Samira Wiley. The third season of The Handmaid’s Tale is executive produced by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Sheila Hockin, Yahlin Chang and Kira Snyder. The Handmaid’s Tale is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Blu-rayTM & DVD Bonus Features Power Play: Gilead’s Women Fight Back The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Blu-rayTM Specifications Street Date:                 November 19, 2019 Screen Format:           16x9, 2.00:1 Audio:                         English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1 Subtitles:                     English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French Total Run Time:          Approx. 659 mins The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 DVD Specifications Street Date:                 November 19, 2019        Screen Format:           16x9, 2.00:1 Audio:                         English Dolby Digital 5.1              Subtitles:                     English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French Total Run Time:          Approx. 659 mins            ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film. TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions as well as all third-party distribution partners on DVD, Blu-ray™, 4K Ultra HD, Digital and VOD (video-on-demand). Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets and digital stores throughout the world. ABOUT METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco and digital distributors. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms and interactive ventures and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

WATCH: "The Handmaid's Tale" Trailer and "Veronica Mars" Teaser

WATCH: "The Handmaid's Tale" Official Trailer and "Veronica Mars" First Look Teaser Today at the Hulu '19 presentation, we released the official trailer for season three of The Handmaid's Tale as well as the first look at the Hulu revival of Veronica Mars. The new season of The Handmaid's Tale premieres Wednesday, June 5. Veronica Mars premieres all episodes on Friday, July 26, only on Hulu.  The Handmaid's Tale Official Trailer:  https://youtu.be/RcTvQx1Wot0 Veronica Mars First Look Teaser: https://youtu.be/wuhCFAtFE-A

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Super Bowl Spot

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Super Bowl Spot The Super Bowl ad kicks-off the season three marketing campaign for the award-winning Hulu Original.

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For the third year in a row, Hulu has featured an original series in their Super Bowl ad. The 30-second spot aired during the first quarter of today's game and gave viewers a sneak peek into season three of the dystopian series The Handmaid's Tale. The Super Bowl ad kicks-off the season three marketing campaign for the award-winning Hulu Original The Handmaid's Tale spot takes inspiration from Ronald Reagan's iconic "Morning in America" campaign commercial to creatively set-up the storyline for the upcoming season, which features themes of optimism, hope and renewal as characters attempt to take a stand against Gilead. The first sneak peek into season three shows the heroine June sharing a bold call to action for America, the country Gilead was born out of, to "Wake Up." Season Three of The Handmaid's Tale is driven by June's resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead and her struggle to strike back against overwhelming odds. Startling reunions, betrayals, and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead force all characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: "Blessed be the fight." The spot follows last year's Super Bowl spot which introduced the world to Castle Rock and comes on the heels of Hulu's growth to more than 25 million U.S. subscribers. Below is a link to the full 30-second spot that aired during the first quarter of today's Big Game. Please see below for the Super Bowl spot as well as a catch up series trailer. Super Bowl Spot: Series Trailer:

Christopher Meloni & Elizabeth Reaser to Guest Star in "The Handmaid's Tale"

Christopher Meloni & Elizabeth Reaser to Guest Star in "The Handmaid's Tale"
Commander Winslow (Meloni) is a powerful and magnetic Commander who hosts the Waterfords on an important trip.

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[via press release from Hulu] Christopher Meloni and Elizabeth Reaser will guest star as Commander Winslow and Mrs. Winslow in season three of The Handmaid's Tale.

· Christopher Meloni (Happy!, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Elizabeth Reaser (The Haunting of Hill House) have been cast as Commander Winslow and Mrs. Winslow in The Handmaid's Tale, which airs on Hulu and is currently in production on its third season.

· Commander Winslow (Meloni) is a powerful and magnetic Commander who hosts the Waterfords on an important trip.

· Mrs. Winslow (Reaser) is Commander Winslow's wife, who becomes a friend and inspiration to Serena Joy.

· Reaser is repped by UTA and Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher. Meloni is repped by Industry Entertainment and Gersh.

· The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, and Bradley Whitford.
· The series is created for television by Bruce Miller, who serves as the series' showrunner and an executive producer. The series is also executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker.

· Season Three of The Handmaid's Tale is driven by June's resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead and her struggle to strike back against overwhelming odds. Startling reunions, betrayals, and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead force all characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: "Blessed be the fight."

· The Handmaid's Tale is an eleven-time Emmy Award-winning drama series and has garnered numerous prestigious awards to date, including a 2018 Peabody Award and a BAFTA Award.
· The Handmaid's Tale is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM. 

MGM TELEVISION'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES "THE HANDMAID'S TALE" SEASON 2 COMING TO BLU-RAYTM & DVD DECEMBER 4

LOS ANGELES (October 9, 2018) - The “emotional yet soaringly beautiful” (Daniel Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter) second season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” comes to Blu-ray™ and DVD December 4th from MGM Television and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The 4-disc set includes all 13 heart-stopping episodes,  as well as two brand new featurettes that take the viewers beyond the pages of Margaret Atwood’s award-winning, best-selling novel. The Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred’s (Elisabeth Moss) pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. “Gilead is within you” is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth. Standout performances were given by returning cast members including Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley and Amanda Brugel.  Moss, Wiley, Bledel and Dowd have all won Emmy® Awards for their performances in the series.  Season Two of the series garnered three Emmy® Awards. This season also included notable guest appearances from Emmy® Award winners Cherry Jones (Fox’s “24”, Signs, The Perfect Storm) and Bradley Whitford (NBC’s “The West Wing”,Get Out),  as well as Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler). The series was created for television by Bruce Miller. Season Two was executive produced by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, and Fran Sears. The series is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM. THE HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON 2 BLU-RAYTM & DVD BONUS FEATURES Season Two: Off Book Dressing Dystopia THE HANDMAID’S TALE  SEASON 2 BLU-RAYTM Street Date:          December 4, 2018 Screen Format:    Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio:                   English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Subtitles:              English SDH, Spanish, French Total Run Time:    Approximately 718 minutes THE HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON 2 DVD Street Date:           December 4, 2018 Screen Format:     Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio:                    English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles:               English SDH, Spanish, French Total Run Time:     Approximately 718 minutes ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film. TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions as well as all third party distribution partners on DVD, Blu-ray™, 4K Ultra HD, Digital, and VOD (video-on-demand). Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets and digital stores throughout the world. ABOUT METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco and digital distributors.  In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms and interactive ventures and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 2 Trailer

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 2 Trailer
The first two episodes of the 13-episode season launch on Wednesday, April 25.

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[via press release from Hulu] Today Hulu released the full length trailer for the second season of The Handmaid's Tale. The first two episodes of the 13-episode season launch on Wednesday, April 25th.

Synopsis:
The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth.

The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, and Elisabeth Moss. MGM serves as the international distributor for the series.
The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel. Guest stars this season include Marisa Tomei, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, and Clea DuVall. 

First Look Photo: Alexis Bledel in "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two

First Look Photo: Alexis Bledel in "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two
"The Handmaid's Tale" will launch on Hulu on April 25 with two episodes.

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[via press release from Hulu] The official first look photo of Alexis Bledel in the colonies in season two of The Handmaid's Tale is now available!

The Handmaid's Tale will launch on Hulu on April 25th with two episodes, and continue thereafter with one episode a week for a total of thirteen episodes. Please see below for further information regarding the show.


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Alexis Bledel Character Description:
EMILY, a college professor who was a mother married to another woman before the war, has endured horrific punishment as Offred's Handmaid companion Ofglen. Cynical and hell-bent on revenge, she still treats the victims of Gilead with tenderness and compassion.

Season Two Synopsis:
The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth.

The Handmaid's Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel.
The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller. Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Ilene Chaiken. MGM serves as the international distributor for the series. 

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Teaser Art and Trailer

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Teaser Art and Trailer
The first two episodes of the second season will stream on Wednesday, April 25.

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[via press release from Hulu] Praise Be!
This morning Hulu released the official teaser art (attached) and trailer (below). Please see below for more details:


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The first two episodes of the second season will stream on Wednesday, April 25th.
The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth.

The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, and Elisabeth Moss. MGM serves as the international distributor for the series.
The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel. 

The Handmaid's Tale - Blessed Be The Fruit! Official 'Season 1' Press Release: Date, Extras, Final Box Art Blu-ray Disc and DVD versions will be available in stores in mid-March
Posted by David Lambert	1/23/2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "A CULTURAL PHENOMENON" Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter WINNER OF EIGHT PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, TWO GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS AND THREE CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS, MGM TELEVISION'S THE HANDMAID'S TALE SEASON ONE COMES TO BLU-RAY AND DVD MARCH 13 LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2018) - "Clear your schedule for one of the best series of 2017" (Mark A. Perigard, The Boston Herald) as Season One of THE HANDMAID'S TALE comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 13 from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The 3-disc set also includes two brand new featurettes, that take viewers deeper into the world of Gilead. Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning, best-selling novel, THE HANDMAID'S TALE is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss; Top Of The Lake, Mad Men) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the castes of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - with one goal: to survive and find the daughter who was taken from her. "A magnificent and effectively haunting 10-episode series" (Hank Stuever, The Washington Post), THE HANDMAID'S TALE features outstanding performances from Moss, Joseph Fiennes (American Horror Story - Asylum, Shakespeare in Love), Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, Dexter), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Madeline Brewer (Orange is the New Black), Ann Dowd (Compliance, The Leftovers), O.T. Fagbenle (The Five), Max Minghella (The Mindy Project) and Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black). The critically-acclaimed series from MGM Television, which will premiere Season Two on HULU on April 25, is the winner of eight Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Moss) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Dowd). The series also received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series-Drama and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Drama (Moss) and three Critics' Choice Awards for Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series (Moss), and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Dowd). The Blu-ray and DVD include two fascinating behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the show: "From Script to Screen" and "Hope in Gilead." THE HANDMAID'S TALE is created for television by Bruce Miller (The 100), who serves as the series' showrunner. The critically-acclaimed series is executive produced by Miller, Warren Littlefield (Fargo), Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Ilene Chaiken. THE HANDMAID'S TALE is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM. THE HANDMAID'S TALE SEASON ONE BLU-RAY AND DVD BONUS FEATURES: From Script to Screen: Go inside the premiere episode's "Salvaging," a harrowing scene where Handmaids violently participate in the execution of an alleged attacker. Interviews with series Showrunner/Executive Producer Bruce Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd and Madeline Brewer, as well as an in-depth look at the story points, character arcs and complexity of shooting this sequence with Director of episodes one through three, Reed Morano. Hope in Gilead: Examine the reasons why THE HANDMAID'S TALE has captivated millions and become a cultural phenomenon. The cast and crew discuss parallels with today's political climate as well as the series' themes of hope, resilience and the fight for freedom. THE HANDMAID'S TALE SEASON ONE BLU-RAY: Street Date: March 13, 2018 Screen Format: 16:9 (1.78:1) Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French Total Run Time: 545 minutes THE HANDMAID'S TALE SEASON ONE DVD Street Date: March 13, 2018 Screen Format: 6:9 (1.78:1) Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French Total Run Time: 545 minutes ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film. TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions as well as all third party distribution partners on DVD, Blu-ray™, 4K Ultra HD, Digital, and VOD (video-on-demand). Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets and digital stores throughout the world. ABOUT METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco and digital distributors. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms and interactive ventures and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

First Look: "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two

First Look: "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two
"The Handmaid's Tale" season two premieres in April only on Hulu.

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[via press release from Hulu] THE HANDMAID'S TALE S2 FIRST LOOK PHOTOS AVAILABLE NOW

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The Handmaid's Tale season two premieres in April only on Hulu.

Synopsis:
The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth.

The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, and Elisabeth Moss. MGM serves as the international distributor for the series.
The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel.

The Handmaid's Tale - Amazon is Now Showing a 'Season 1' Version is Planned for Blu-ray Disc, Too! No availability date yet, but Amazon is taking advance orders for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
Posted by David Lambert	1/10/2018
The Handmaid's Tale had already won 8 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama Series," "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" (Elisabeth Moss/"Offred"), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Ann Dowd/"Aunt Lydia"), "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" (Alexis Bledel/"Ofglen"), and "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series" (Reed Morano and Bruce Miller, respectively, both for the episode "Offred"). Now this past weekend the Hulu original program, based on Margaret Atwood's classic novel, also took home a pair of Golden Globe awards for "Best Television Series - Drama" and "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama" (Elisabeth Moss/"Offred"). Beyond the critical acclaim and the awards, though, is the viewer popularity of the series, which has scored 92% on the Metacritic website and 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes website. It's being talked about everywhere I go, and people can't get enough of it. They're despearately waiting - like I am! - for the new season to debut this coming April. We alerted you early this past October that Amazon.com had begun accepting pre-orders, at $39.98 SRP, for The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 on DVD. At the time we mentioned that "There is no Blu-ray Disc pre-order listing...but MGM titles are produced and distributed by Fox Home Entertainment, and Fox is moving away from TV-BD releases, so may have decided not to create a Blu version of it." Of course, we're not sure where that distribution agreement between MGM and Fox will stand once the purchase of Fox is completed by Disney. And we're not sure what the criteria is any more for including TV-BD versions of MGM (or Fox) television titles. But for fans of this show who want to own The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 on high-def Blu-ray Disc, we've got great news! While the studio still hasn't formally announced the title, in ANY version, Amazon.com has now also added a pre-order listing for the item on Blu-ray format! The big e-tailer shows a list price of $49.99 SRP on a 4-disc set. They also show an early look at packaging, seen below, but it's using different key artwork that the DVD package image seen in our October report (and which Amazon's DVD listing for the title still shows). Both images may not be finalized yet, though, and could be subject to change. Our thanks to one of our readers, "Jeff," for pointing out this change/addition in the wake of the show's Golden Globe wins. We're excited to get this on high-def Blu-ray, and we're sure we aren't alone. Stay tuned for updates, as further developments occur!

HULU'S MIDSEASON 2018 PROGRAMMING SLATE

HULU'S MIDSEASON 2018 PROGRAMMING SLATE

THE PATH Season 3 Premiere Date: Wednesday, January 17Episode Count: 13 Cast: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy, Kyle Allen, Emma Greenwell, and Freida Pinto.Crew: The Path comes to Hulu from Universal Television, True Jack Productions, and is created and executive produced by Jessica Goldberg. Executive produced by Jason Katims and Michelle Lee.Synopsis: A miracle by Eddie Lane went viral, and Meyerism has grown exponentially across the world. As the new Guardian of the Light, Eddie is forced to face the question of whether he can grow the movement without becoming a cult leader.  Cal is haunted by dark demons from the past and must come face to face with them in order to defeat them.  Sarah questions her faith, and in looking outside the movement for answers, she may discover one of Meyerism's deepest secrets, and the one person who could put an end to it all!

THE LOOMING TOWER

Limited Series
Episode Count: 10
Premiere Date: Wednesday, February 28Cast: The Looming Tower stars Jeff Daniels (John O’Neill), Tahar Rahim (Ali Soufan), Wrenn Schmidt (Diane Marsh), Bill Camp (Robert Chesney), Louis Cancelmi (Vince Stuart), Virginia Kull (Kathy Shaughnessy), Ella Rae Peck (Heather), Sullivan Jones (Floyd Bennet) with Michael Stuhlbarg (Richard Clarke) and Peter Sarsgaard (Martin Schmidt).Crew: The Looming Tower is executive produced by Dan Futterman (Showrunner), Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Craig Zisk and Adam Rapp. The Looming Tower is a Legendary Television production for Hulu in the U.S.Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C., the counter-terrorism divisions of the FBI and CIA, respectively, as they travel the world fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward the same goal - trying to prevent an imminent attack on U.S. soil.

HARD SUN

Season 1 
Episode Count: 6
Premiere Date: Wednesday, March 7
Cast: Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess.Crew: Created and written by Neil Cross (Luther), Hard Sun is produced by Euston Films, and executive produced by Cross, and Kate Harwood.Synopsis: Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn play detectives Robert Hicks and Elaine Renko, partners and enemies, who seek to enforce the law and protect their loved ones in a world that every day slips closer to a world-ending natural disaster. Hicks is a family man and a great, committed officer. He’s also profoundly corrupt. Renko is a difficult and damaged, but utterly incorruptible officer. Thus, the two cops stand on different ends of the social and moral spectrum and also seriously distrust one other – and for good reason. But they must somehow learn to work together if they’re going to survive until the end of the world.

THE HANDMAID'S TALE

Season 2
Episode Count: 13
Premiere Date: April 2018Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel.Crew: The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller. Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Ilene Chaiken. MGM serves as the international distributor for the series. Synopsis: The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred’s pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. “Gilead is within you” is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against – or succumb to – this dark truth.

The Handmaid's Tale - Under His Eye: We've Got Our Eyes on Plans for 'Season 1' No availability date yet, but Amazon is taking advance orders for the DVDs
Posted by David Lambert	10/05/2017
Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized 'return to traditional values'. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her. This past April, the Hulu-original program launched its 10-episode first season, and immediately began winning praise from critics and viewers alike. The show was nominated for 13 primetime Emmy Awards, and took home 8 of them...including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (star Elisabeth Moss; Mad Men, The West Wing, Top Of The Lake), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Ann Dowd; The Leftovers, Masters of Sex, Quarry), and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Alexis Bledel; Gilmore Girls, Mad Men, ER). The show's second season is in-the-works, and will debut on Hulu sometime in 2018. Now Amazon.com has begun accepting pre-orders for The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 on DVD. This listing is prior to the official MGM Home Entertainment announcement for the item, though, so instead of a street date Amazon merely says "This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives." Pricing is available, however, at $39.98 SRP. There are no other details available so far at Amazon's entry, but there is early box art (seen below; this may not be finalized yet, and could be subject to change). There is no Blu-ray Disc pre-order listing...but MGM titles are produced and distributed by Fox Home Entertainment, and Fox is moving away from TV-BD releases, so may have decided not to create a Blu version of it. Stay tuned, of course, and we'll update you further on this title, just as soon as we find out more! Our thanks to one of our longtime readers, Bryce Novarro, for pointing it out to us.

Alexis Bledel Returns for "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two

Alexis Bledel Returns for "The Handmaid's Tale" Season Two
The 13-episode second season is scheduled to go back into production this fall and will premiere in 2018.

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[via press release from Hulu]

    

Alexis Bledel Returns for The Handmaid's Tale S2

Today Hulu announced Alexis Bledel will return as a series regular for the second season of The Handmaid's Tale.

- Alexis Bledel will reprise her role in the second season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale as a series regular.

- Bledel starred in season one as a guest star and received rave reviews for her heartbreaking performance.

- The 13-episode second season is scheduled to go back into production this fall and will premiere in 2018.

- The Handmaid's Tale became the most-viewed premiere of any series - original or acquired - on Hulu in its first week and drew acclaim from both fans and critics.

- The Handmaid's Tale was created for television by Bruce Miller (The 100) who serves as the series' showrunner. Executive Producers are Miller, Warren Littlefield (Fargo), Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Illene Chaiken. The Handmaid's Tale is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.

- The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

- Bledel is repped by CAA, Industry Entertainment, and Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris & Klein. 

"The Handmaid's Tale" Art Release

"The Handmaid's Tale" Art Release
The first 3 episodes premiere on Wednesday, April 26 on Hulu with one each week following.

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[via press release from Hulu]

    

"The Handmaid's Tale" Art Release
Today we released our first key art for The Handmaid's Tale.

image: http://thefutoncritic.com/images/shows/hulu20170404.jpg
· The first 3 episodes premiere on Wednesday, April 26th with one each week following.
· The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Ilene Chaiken. MGM will serve as the international distributor.

· Cast includes: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, and O-T Fagbenle.

· Synopsis: The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a modern-day totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Full-Length Trailer Now Available

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Full-Length Trailer Now Available
The series premieres with three episodes on April 26 with subsequent episodes streaming weekly on Wednesdays.

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[via press release from Hulu]

   

THE HANDMAID'S TALE FULL-LENGTH TRAILER IS NOW AVAILABLE

The Handmaid's Tale premieres with three episodes on April 26th only on Hulu. New episodes will stream weekly on Wednesdays.

Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd and O-T Fagbenle.

Crew: The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller. Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson and Fran Sears, and Ilene Chaiken. MGM will serve as the international distributor for the series.
Synopsis: The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Teaser Trailer

Video: "The Handmaid's Tale" Teaser Trailer
The 10-episode first season premieres on Wednesday, April 26.

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[via press release from Hulu]

    

Today Hulu released a new teaser for The Handmaid's Tale.


· The 10-episode first season premieres on Wednesday, April 26th.

· The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Ilene Chaiken. MGM will serve as the international distributor.

· Cast includes: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, and O-T Fagbenle.

· Synopsis: The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a modern-day totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

Video: The Story of "The Handmaid's Tale"

Video: The Story of "The Handmaid's Tale"
The 10-episode first season premieres Wednesday, April 26 on Hulu.

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[via press release from Hulu] The Handmaid's Tale EPK Featurette

Today Hulu released an EPK featurette for The Handmaid's Tale:

· The 10-episode first season premieres on Wednesday, April 26th.

· The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Ilene Chaiken. MGM will serve as the international distributor.

· Cast includes: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, and O-T Fagbenle.

· Synopsis: The drama series, based on the award-winning, best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a modern-day totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred navigates between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.