"We're on a very, very slippery slope toward Gilead," Warren Littlefield, an executive producer of the Hulu show, told CNN's"Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter Sunday."Yes, yes," Ann Dowd agreed. Dowd plays Aunt Lydia, one of the most ardent supporters of a post-apocalyptic fascist regime that, in the show, replaced the United States sometime in the not-too-distant future.
The cast and crew filmed the first season during the 2016 US presidential election."It was scary in season one, and it got more and more serious as we were shooting the pilot that 'this is happening.'"As an example, Dowd pointed to a series of laws restricting abortion that state legislatures have passed in recent weeks."When I saw what was going on in Georgia, I thought, 'This can't be real,'" she said."It stunned me.
We also feel that America is headed that way and it's terrifying.
The land of perdition..... walking to HELL LIKE YOLO THEY ALL ARE....U THINK THEY LEARN.
all these insecure white men...
Ok I “SEE” your moronic characterization of current events and “RAISE” you a combination of Escape of NYC, Escape from LA and Class of Nukem high all in one. That characteristic is much more realistic to Blue state current events.
I guess some people see it as a fantasy.
Fake news
It's okay. They're just actors. They've been fake for so long they can't comprehend common sense
People who majored in drama in college don't understand economics or much of anything at all. Story at 11.
Whatever dialogue you have to have to stay relevant....pfft
Well, it’s not. Get a life
This is one of the most brain dead articles and meme, that America is anything like Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale. It's such an invalid suggestion, anyone saying it is either simply jumping on a political bandwagon or lacking brain cells.
They're delusional.
I have watched the handmaids tale. Very entertaining but also scary/disturbing. As a liberal pro-lifer I can confirm that this is false, and a fear tactic the pro-abortion movement is using to get money for their extremist wants.
Idiots. All of them. The rest of the country doesn't want to be like California.
It is a very slippery slope when one party weaponizes the justice department, and media to try to remove a duly elected president. There needs to be justice for this kind of illegal activity. Hate can never be a reason for treason.
All the libs are worried about 'The Handmaid's Tale' when they don't even recognize we're living in 'Continuim'.
Streets of Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco are the hellholes the Democrats have created.
Of course they do! 😂 😂 😂
Except no one is forcing these women to have sex lol.
It’s a show. These are actors! I’m sure you know that.
They need to get out more so they don't make overwrought statements.
So stupid.
Limiting women's rights, limiting voting access for people of color, empowering a police state: yep, we are becoming Gilead
CNN & Osama Obama has separated the US like nobody else good job keep up the Rachel divide tribalism 101
America is turning into Saudi Arabi? That’s a hot take.
Eye roll
Yeah, so you should get rid of free speech, the electoral college and delcare open borders.
Let it go. You are just playing a part. Seek psychiatric help if you must.
Who?
They also think they matter.
Holy hell. This is obvious. Look at all the dimwhitted conservative snowflakes triggered.
Give me a break. You’ve got to be kidding me.
SoooSweetKitty_ Regular people think so too
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is Roadkill CNN
No shit. What did they think their success was attributed to?
Oh please. Ask the babies to be slaughtered about their hellscape. Simple logic. Ending a life against a will is murder. Hence abortion is murder. Pro-choice is an ok term. As long as choice refers to the choice to murder, mutilate, suck out & discard. prochoicetokill
Maybe people should read history.
I think the real hellscape is represented by people who are dumb enough to project their lives onto a very mediocre TV show.
Scarey thing is The Handmaid's Tale is not that far fetched for the way Trump is taking us backwards.