Television series are rapidly gaining popularity, gaining an increasing audience. "The Handmaid's Tale" - a series whose actors played their roles just brilliantly, is one of the most popular multi-part projects today. Moreover, interest in him is constantly growing.
About the series
“The Handmaid's Tale,” whose cast was perfectly matched, is one of Canada’s best multi-part film products shot in the past few years. The plot was based on the novel of the same name by a Canadian writer named Margaret Atwood.
Her literary work became a bestseller, so her direct participation in the production of the series was a clear plus. It is worth noting that the writer acted not only as a screenwriter of "The Handmaid's Tale" (TV series) and actor, but also was the producer of her brainchild.
Perhaps for this reason, the show turned out to be so high-quality and successful. The first season, which started in the spring of 2017, became so popular that the creators immediately announced its extension. The second season is expected in 2018.
Plot
"The Handmaid's Tale" (series), whose actors gave all the best on the set, is a futuristic, anti-utopian work. The events of the series take place in the distant future, in the fictional state of Gileard, controlled by military dictators.
The republic has severe totalitarian laws, as well as despotism and tyranny. The privileged class is the military and their families. Due to environmental problems, and not only in the world, there is a very serious problem - a high proportion of infertile women.
In this regard, in the world of the film "The Handmaid's Tale", whose actors have demonstrated a high level of professionalism, there is a practice of surrogate motherhood. Wealthy officer families employ women commoners who are capable of childbearing in order to continue their family. After the birth of a child, the maid gives it to the owners and moves to another family to give birth to them.
"The Handmaid's Tale" (TV series, 2017): actors and roles
The cast in the series is simply magnificent. The main role is played by the famous actress Elizabeth Moss, who starred in such films as "Interrupted Life" and "Mad Men". She not only perfectly played her character, but embodied on the screen such a believable and natural image that she unwittingly believes in what is happening.
One of the main male roles, commander Fred Waterford, was played by Joseph Fiennes. The actor is also known for such works as “Remember What Will Be” and “Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas”.
In addition to them in the series also played: Yvonne Strahovski, who got the role of the wife of the commander, Samir Wiley (girlfriend of the main character), Alexis Bledel (Emily), etc. In the series “The Handmaid's Tale” the actors and roles are very well chosen, it feels like casting was organized at the proper level.
Reviews
Most fans of the series are very flattering about the “Handmaid's Tale” (TV series, 2017). Actors who play key roles are also very pleased with their work, considering this project to be very high quality and worthy of the attention of the public.
The audience appreciated the originality of the plot, excellent directing and acting, the skill of the cameraman and, most importantly, the chic script. Character characters and dialogs are just on top. Of course, due to the large number of positive reviews and reviews, both from ordinary viewers and from professional critics, the series has rather high ratings on the largest movie portals.
On one of the world's most famous and popular movie portals, Rotten Tomatoes, the tape received a 98% freshness rating from critics, and its rating is almost 9 out of 10. On another major Metacritic movie industry site, the site was rated even higher, and exactly 92 points out of 100 possible. Such truly overwhelming indicators say that the audience was very pleased with the new series.
Interesting Facts
The fact that the series will be removed, it became known back in the spring of 2016. It was decided to release immediately the whole season, without a pilot episode. Apparently, the creators were so confident in the success of their offspring that they risked not testing it, revealing the interest of the public.
The writer M. Atwood herself was present on the set as a producer-consultant, and also starred in a small episodic role. She is also indicated as one of the scriptwriters, since her novel is taken as the basis, although in fact she did not deal with his adaptation for the needs of the series.
The series was shot in the period from September to February 2016-2017, that is, it took about six months to create it. The main locations for the filming were the cities of Toronto and Hamilton.
Conclusion
The series “The Handmaid's Tale” is, of course, one of the most high-quality and powerful movie series in recent years. High ratings, countless positive reviews and reviews and universal recognition clearly demonstrate its success.
The triumph of this series was unconditional, so its creators immediately set to work on a new season, which will be released next year. As far as he will be successful and consistent with the bar that the first set, no one can answer yet. Fans can only look forward to continuing and hope for the best.
While there is no official information about the plot and other facts of interest to the audience. However, show runners of the series are not hiding from the media and are ready to provide all the details as soon as they become known.