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The Handmaid's Tale

Name: The Handmaid's Tale
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer

Taste attributes: dramasci-fi & fantasyscience fictionthrillerhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"Blessed be the fight."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, heavy sci-fi series: original and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

8.2/10

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.

Synopsis: TMDB