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Bradley Whitford Says America Is Living in the Worst ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode Ever

"We started out trying to make a good television show ... then along came our 45th president," the show's cast and crew share.

Whitford was joined by his fellow cast and crew members, which included actors Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, O-T Fagbenle, Sam Jaeger, Amanda Brugel, Ever Carradine; and showrunners, producers and writers Yahlin Chang, Eric Tuchman, Warren Littlefield and creator Bruce Miller. The country’s leadership was first mentioned earlier in the group’s conversation when moderator, The Hollywood Reporter contributing editor Stacey Wilson Hunt, asked the panel to describe what has made “The Handmaid’s Tale” a “singular experience in their career.” Taking the question, Littlefield said watching the show evolve from a jarring entertainment piece to a social and political statement has been internally and creatively fulfilling. As the event started to close out, the dialog around the show and its political and societal connections continued, with Chang sharing even more examples of how the series just so happened to be reflecting life in real-time, noting that the same week “The Handmaid’s Tale” aired an episode that featured June being torn away from her daughter Hannah (Jordana Blake) in Season 3, was the same year President Donald Trump launched his family separation policy immigration enforcement strategy.

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