Overview
- Based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, the series follows teens Agnes and Daisy inside Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school in Gilead.
- Ann Dowd returns as Aunt Lydia, with Chase Infiniti as Agnes/Hannah and Lucy Halliday as Daisy alongside Rowan Blanchard and a wider ensemble.
- Bruce Miller serves as creator and showrunner, Elisabeth Moss is an executive producer, and Mike Barker directs the first three episodes for MGM Television.
- Season 1 is reported to comprise 10 episodes following the three-episode premiere week.
- Coverage notes a condensed timeline compared with the book’s 15-year jump, with multiple reports placing the story only a few years after The Handmaid’s Tale finale.