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Hulu has just dropped the first trailer for the highly anticipated return of The Handmaid's Tale, topping off a week that saw the show win multiple awards at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. The new clip for the dystopian drama, based on the classic Margaret Atwood novel, features the ominous vocals of a Buffalo Springfield cover as it gives a glimpse of life outside the confines of Gilead. Along with the haunting teaser Hulu announced that season two will premiere on April 25 and that actress Marisa Tomei, 53, would join the show. All of the stars from the first series will be reprising there roles! Sidenote: Earlier on today you may of noticed I wrote my review for the first season of 'The Handmaids Tale,' what you don't know is what inspired me to finally write it, it was simply just by chance that I was telling my mother about the first season, so then I wanted to show her the trailer, I go on YouTube, you know with that writers hype and then ...

"Ordinary is just what you're used to," an imperious taskmistress tells her charges in the first episode of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. "This may not seem ordinary to you right now, but after a time, it will. This will become ordinary." When it comes to content, The Handmaid's Tale is one of the strongest contenders I have ever seen, in both film and TV. This series is is so realistically relevant to current social issues it's scary, to be honest I bet even if the series were released 10 years from now, it would still feel as equally relevant. The Handmaid's Tale is even often hard to watch a few times as its violence is so so gritty. Handmaid's themes - the cruelty and illiberal thinking of organized religion, which opens up democracies to slip into authoritarianism as a result of misogyny - found an eager new audience. There are ample powerful scenes in the series, which really brings out the most revolting ideas from everyone. ...