The UN and The Handmaid's Tale: Where Fiction Meets Reality
The UN and The Handmaid's Tale has formed a creative alliance, with the UN involved in informing the award-winning series on the topics showcased in the series.
As part of the relationship, the UN has created a series of blog posts that coincide with the global release of Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale. Each post explores the realities behind the show’s storylines including, the refugee journey, gender-based violence and sexual servitude, and international justice.
The blogs also explores resilience in the face of trauma, and the path to healing and recovery. UN staff and experts with experience working on the frontlines of violent conflict, gender and refugee issues, human rights and international law consulted with The Handmaid’s Tale writers, producers, Directors, actors, and production team, to help ground the show’s storylines in the lives of real people and real experiences.
Hear directly from the cast and creator of The Handmaid's Tale when they visited the UN
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