The Handmaid’s Tale is now available on Netflix as of May 6, 2026. After its April rollout on Disney+, the six-season series created by Bruce Miller also joins Netflix’s French catalog, with 66 episodes starring Elisabeth Moss.
The Handmaid's Tale
Series | 2017-2025
Seasons 1 to 6 available on Netflix as of May 6, 2026
Dystopian drama | 66 episodes of 60 minutes
Created by Bruce Miller | Starring Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford
Original title: The Handmaid's Tale
Nationality: United States
Adapted from Margaret Atwood's novel, the series unfolds in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime born from a collapse in birth rates and built on the control of women. June Osborne, portrayed by Elisabeth Moss, becomes Offred, one of the Handmaids forced to bear children for the regime's elite.
Running from 2017 to 2025, The Handmaid’s Tale has established itself as one of the most recognizable dystopian series on contemporary American television. Its world weaves political oppression, religious domination, intimate acts of resistance, and pervasive surveillance, with a narrative centered on June’s fight to survive and the fallout of the Gilead regime.
This full Netflix release lets viewers discover or revisit the complete series, from season 1 all the way to its finale. The cast also includes Joseph Fiennes, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel. The show has earned Emmy and Golden Globes recognition, notably for Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd.
Netflix arrives shortly after The Handmaid’s Tale lands on Disney+ in France, and ahead of the rollout of The Testaments, a new series set in the same universe. Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, this sequel picks up several years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale.
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