The Handmaid's Tale season 3 trailer calls on America to 'wake up'

The clip is a dark spin on Ronald Reagan’s 1984 'Morning In America' campaign

The first trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale season three, released during the Super Bowl, urged America to “wake up”.

Starting as a recreation of Ronald Reagan’s 1984 “Morning In America” campaign advertisement, the trailer soon takes a dark twist.

A message about more females in the workplace than ever before beams out, before fiery visuals fill the screen and women, dressed in their handmaid outfits, are seen gathered in a twisted version of Washington DC, indicating the show is moving from Boston to capital of the United States. Instead of the famous Washington Monument stands a giant cross.

Elisabeth Moss, who plays Gilead, then says via voice over: “Wake up, America. Morning’s over.”

While the first season of the Emmy-winning drama was based on the events of Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, the second season took viewers past the first book.

A release date for season three has not been revealed – only that it is “coming soon”.