Hulu hosted the show for the final episode of Season 5 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Monday night.
I asked the actors and creators on the carpet if the producers or operator had intentionally planned the event to coincide with Election Day.
“We strangely agree with what’s going on, right?” Yvonne Strahovski said.
Margaret Atwood’s bestselling novel series immediately drew comparisons to the American political scene when it premiered in 2017 during the first few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
“Unfortunately, we’re still relevant,” said Producer Warren Littlefield. He noted that the reversal of Roe v. Wade had struck a chord with viewers. “Since it was overturned by the Supreme Court, a million new viewers who had never seen ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ have come and found the show. You’d think people were going to run away but they didn’t. They were looking for it.”
Star Elisabeth Moss said she was unaware of new viewers in the wake of the Roe v. Wade, but expressed her opinion, “I can see that people want to watch and feel like they’re not alone.”
I asked Moss if she thought the election results could push the United States into a Gilead-like country. “I’m an optimist but I don’t have a crystal ball,” she said. “But I think if people can go out and make their voices heard – and there are a lot of good people out there … I just hope they get out there,” she said.
“Handmaid’s Tale” will end with its upcoming sixth season, but if it’s up to Max Minghella, “I’d probably do that show for another 20 years.”
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