6 episodes
The Handmaid's Tale Wondery
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4.3 • 46 Ratings
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Award-winning audio producer John Scott Dryden brings you into a dystopian future, in which the birth rate has plummeted and the United States has become a theocracy called Gilead. Women who are capable of childbirth are pulled out of society and trained as handmaids, then assigned to men for the sole purpose of procreation. From the same source material as the critically acclaimed Hulu series, this six part series of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is audio fiction at its finest.
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Part One
In the first of this six-part audio drama based on Margaret Atwood’s chilling novel, the United States government has been overthrown and replaced by a military theocracy called the Republic of Gilead. As women's rights are being stripped away, the protagonist and her family attempt to flee the country. But they are not so lucky.
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Part Two
Having lost everything, including her name, our hero begins her indoctrination into the new religious order as she trains to become a handmaid. An honored position in this new world, she will be a servant whose sole function is procreation.
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Part Three
The protagonist receives a new assignment and name: Offred, “Of Fred.” It is her third posting as a handmaid, and she well knows what happens to handmaids who fail to bear a child. She settles into her new home, forging a complex relationship with the Commander’s wife, Serena Joy, as she prepares for the upcoming ceremony.
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Part Four
Offred's after-hours visits with the Commander complicates her relationship with him. On one of their regular outings, another handmaid reveals a shocking secret about Offred's predecessor in the Commander’s home.
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Part Five
Frustrated that Offred has not yet conceived, Serena Joy proposes a solution. Meanwhile, the Commander has a surprise that leads Offred on an unexpected trip, and an encounter with an old friend.
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Part Six
In the series finale, another handmaid’s suicide alarms Offred, and intensifies her already difficult situation.
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Customer Reviews
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It’s actually crazy how good this is
First story type podcast I’ve listened to
Bloody bell it’s so FREAKING good
Blessed be the pod
For fans of the tv series, this is as good as it gets without the visuals.
Incredible but why Joseph and daisy?
Such an incredible amount of work put into this series- felt like I was really there in scary Gillead. I do wonder why Nick is called Joseph and Hannah called Daisy though? Still- easily a 5 star piece of production