2020
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3119-8.ch004
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The Handmaid's Tale (2017) or Hulu's Major Investment in Great Storytelling

Abstract: Hulu knew what they were doing when they bet on the underlying story of The Handmaid's Tale (2017-), which manifests the importance of storytelling in the creation of modern myths. The series directly appeals to the human need for identity, belonging, and redemption. Based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name, The Handmaid's Tale is a depiction of a dystopian society, characterised by an absence of rights and freedoms. It has become a chilling political commentary focusing attention on the control of wo… Show more

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