The Handmaid's Tale season 2: New trailer teases more pain and anguish for Offred

Taking the story beyond Margaret Atwood's book

The Handmaid’s Tale returns within a month, continuing Margaret Atwood’s story far beyond where the book finished.

With excitement for the second season ratcheting up, Hulu has released another major trailer for the series, teasing more horrors that await Offred.

The upcoming 13-episode season will focus on Offred (Elisabeth Moss) attempting to find her child. Returning actors include Joseph Fiennes. Ann Dowd, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, and Max Minghella, while Marisa Tomei joins the cast as the commander’s wife.

Speaking at the Television Critics Association panel, executive producer Bruce Miller detailed how the new season will surpass the original novel: “I certainly don’t think we’re going beyond the story that [Atwood] was telling. She’s very much the mother of the series.”

Miller also spoke about season two’s tone, saying: “There’s a lot of horror and cruelty and dread in this situation, but there’s also a lot of absurdity. I feel like June is always this close to turning to the camera and being, like, ‘What the actual f**k.’”

The Handmaid’s Tale returns to Hulu in the US on the 24 April. A Channel 4 release date for the UK has yet to be announced.