The Handmaid's Tale Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu
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The Handmaids still have a lot of stories to tell at Hulu.
The streaming giant has placed an early order for a third season of the dystopian drama.
It comes just one week after The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 debuted with a double episode premiere.
The chilling series focuses on the city of Gilead, a place in which a group of women are stripped of their rights and turned into slaves.
With a talented cast that includes the likes of Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski and Alexis Bledel, the series emerged as a hit with critics and fans alike.
Related: The Handmaid's Tale Casts Offred's Mother
It went on to win a series of awards, including the Golden Globe award for Best Drama TV Series.
According to Hulu, the second season will be "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."
While ratings for streaming shows are not generally released, Hulu touts that the Season 2 premiere doubled the viewership of Season 1.
A lot of shows get the awards love and little in the way of ratings growth, but it seems like The Handmaid's Tale is a hit.
The series has already surpassed Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name, so there's no telling when the series will come to an end.
Okay, The Handmaid's Tale Fanatics.
What are your thoughts on the early renewal? Are you enjoying the new season?
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New episodes are released every Tuesday on Hulu.
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