The Handmaid’s Tale character posters get bleak Following the debut of the first three episodes of the series yesterday, Hulu has released nine character posters for The Handmaid’s Tale. You can view the Handmaid’s Tale character posters in the gallery below! Based on the novel by best-selling author Margaret Atwood, the series stars Elisabeth Moss as Offred, Joseph Fiennes as The Commander, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy, Samira Wiley as Moira, Alexis Bledel as Ofglen, Max Minghella as Nick, Madeline Brewer as Janine, Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, and O-T Fagbenle as Luke. The drama series is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States.