The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
The revolution is here.
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 26 April 2017 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 27 May 2025 |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure |
| Created by | Bruce Miller |
| Starring | Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski and Samira Wiley |
| Seasons | 6 seasons, 66 episodes |
| Episode length | about 53 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 58 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.1/10 |
Where to watch The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is streaming on Hulu ($18.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Hulu, or $37.98 at list price.
We check availability daily. Page last updated 19 October 2026. Prices are standard monthly plans and change often, so check with the service before you sign up.
Where to watch The Handmaid's Tale in 126 other countries
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| Albania | Prime Video, Max |
| Algeria | Prime Video |
| Andorra | Netflix, Prime Video, Max |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Argentina | Netflix $14999 ARS, Prime Video $5199 ARS, Disney+ $10164 ARS, Paramount+, Clarovideo |
| Australia | ARD/ZDF |
| Austria | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €8.99, Canal+ |
| Azerbaijan | Prime Video |
| Bahamas | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Bahrain | Prime Video |
| Barbados | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Belgium | Netflix €16.99, Prime Video €4.99 |
| Belize | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Bermuda | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Bolivia | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Prime Video, Max |
| Brazil | Netflix R$44.90, Prime Video R$19.90, Disney+ R$43.90, Paramount+, Globoplay R$24.90 |
| Bulgaria | Prime Video €5.99, Max |
| Burkina Faso | Prime Video |
| Cameroon | Prime Video |
| Canada | Prime Video $9.99 CAD |
| Cape Verde | Prime Video |
| Chad | Prime Video |
| Chile | Netflix $9990 CLP, Prime Video $6490 CLP, Disney+ $10390 CLP, Paramount+, Clarovideo |
| Colombia | Netflix $29900 COP, Prime Video $24900 COP, Disney+ $36900 COP, Paramount+, Clarovideo |
| Congo - Kinshasa | Prime Video |
| Costa Rica | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Croatia | Prime Video €5.99, Max |
| Czechia | Prime Video 149 Kč, Max |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Prime Video |
| Denmark | Netflix 159 kr DKK, Prime Video 69 kr DKK, Disney+ 79 kr DKK, Viaplay 289 kr DKK, Max 119 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Ecuador | Netflix $7.99, Prime Video $5.99, Disney+ $10.49, Paramount+ |
| Egypt | Prime Video E£29 |
| El Salvador | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Equatorial Guinea | Prime Video |
| Estonia | Prime Video €5.99 |
| Finland | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €6.99, Disney+ €10.99, Viaplay €13.99, Max €10.99 |
| France | Netflix €14.99, Prime Video €6.99 |
| French Guiana | Netflix, Prime Video |
| French Polynesia | Prime Video |
| Germany | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €8.99 |
| Ghana | Prime Video |
| Gibraltar | Prime Video |
| Guatemala | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Guernsey | Prime Video |
| Guyana | Prime Video |
| Honduras | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Hong Kong | Max |
| Hungary | Prime Video 1900 Ft, Max |
| Iceland | Netflix 1900 kr ISK, Prime Video 880 kr ISK, Viaplay |
| India | Prime Video ₹299 |
| Indonesia | Max |
| Iraq | Prime Video |
| Ireland | Prime Video €6.99, Disney+ €9.99 |
| Israel | Prime Video ₪3.90 |
| Italy | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €4.99, Disney+ €10.99 |
| Jamaica | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu |
| Jordan | Prime Video |
| Kenya | Prime Video KSh560 |
| Kuwait | Prime Video |
| Latvia | Prime Video €5.99 |
| Lebanon | Prime Video |
| Libya | Prime Video |
| Liechtenstein | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Lithuania | Prime Video €5.99 |
| Luxembourg | Netflix €16.99, Prime Video €8.99 |
| Madagascar | Prime Video |
| Malawi | Prime Video |
| Malaysia | Max |
| Mali | Prime Video |
| Malta | Netflix €12.49, Prime Video €5.99 |
| Mauritius | Netflix |
| Mexico | Netflix $249 MXN, Prime Video $99 MXN, Disney+ $249 MXN, Paramount+, Clarovideo |
| Moldova | Prime Video, Max |
| Monaco | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Montenegro | Max |
| Morocco | Prime Video |
| Mozambique | Prime Video |
| Netherlands | Netflix €15.99, Prime Video €4.99 |
| Nicaragua | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Niger | Prime Video |
| Nigeria | Prime Video ₦2300 |
| North Macedonia | Prime Video, Max |
| Norway | Netflix 129 kr NOK, Prime Video 79 kr NOK, Disney+ 89 kr NOK, Viaplay 159 kr NOK, Max 89 kr NOK |
| Oman | Prime Video |
| Pakistan | Prime Video Rs600 |
| Palestinian Territories | Prime Video |
| Panama | Netflix $12.99, Prime Video $5.99, Disney+ $10.49, Paramount+ |
| Paraguay | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Peru | Netflix S/40.90, Prime Video S/25.90, Disney+ S/38.90, Paramount+ |
| Philippines | Max |
| Poland | Prime Video 25.99 zł, Max 29.99 zł |
| Portugal | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Qatar | Prime Video QR16.00 |
| Romania | Prime Video 19.99 lei, Max |
| San Marino | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Saudi Arabia | Prime Video ﷼16.00 |
| Senegal | Prime Video |
| Serbia | Prime Video 818 din, Max |
| Seychelles | Prime Video |
| Singapore | Max |
| Slovakia | Prime Video €5.99, Max |
| Slovenia | Prime Video €6.99, Max |
| South Africa | Prime Video R79 ZAR |
| Spain | Netflix €13.99, Prime Video €4.99, Disney+ €9.99, Max €10.99 |
| St. Lucia | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Sweden | Netflix 149 kr SEK, Prime Video 69 kr SEK, Disney+ 89 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK, Max 149 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Netflix CHF22.90, Prime Video CHF8.90 |
| Taiwan | Max |
| Tanzania | Prime Video |
| Thailand | Max |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ |
| Tunisia | Prime Video |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Netflix, Prime Video |
| Türkiye | Prime Video ₺39.90, Max |
| Uganda | Prime Video |
| United Arab Emirates | Prime Video AED16.00 |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP, Disney+ £9.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Netflix $U449, Prime Video $U249, Disney+ $U499, Paramount+ |
| Vatican City | Prime Video |
| Venezuela | Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ |
| Yemen | Prime Video |
| Zambia | Prime Video |
| Zimbabwe | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Bruce Miller built a world where the calendar has stopped and the law is scripture. It runs 58 hours across 6 seasons, a long detour into a place where silence is the only safe language. The tension is not in what the characters say, but in what they cannot. It sits in the genre slot of sci-fi, yet feels like a historical tragedy that just happened. The air is thick with the weight of looking away.
What the critics said
Critics treated the show with the same caution the characters apply to their exits. Rotten Tomatoes gives the overall series an 83% approval rating. Metacritic scores it 80 out of 100, a number that suggests general acclaim without quite reaching rapture. The Guardian ranked it the 25th best TV series of the 21st century. The BBC placed it 38th. These are high numbers, but they measure the whole run, not the specific dread of any single episode. The consensus is clear enough, even if the story is not.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 8.1 out of 10. That is a high mark for a show about systematic oppression, suggesting audiences found the horror compelling enough to double-check their ratings. Without box office data, the score stands as the primary metric of public reception. Viewers apparently accepted the bleak premise without demanding a happy ending, or at least they did not let the hopelessness lower their stars.
What came next for the cast
Elisabeth Moss moved from Get Him to the Greek (2010) to Us (2019). Yvonne Strahovski traded Dexter (2006) for The Tomorrow War (2021). Ann Dowd shifted from Captain Fantastic (2016) to Hereditary (2018). Max Minghella went from The Social Network (2010) to Babylon (2022). The credits list what followed. They cannot prove the show caused the shift.
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Sources
- The Handmaid's Tale on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q25207350 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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