‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Christopher Meloni & Elizabeth Reaser Join Season 3 Of Hulu Drama
Happy! star Christopher Meloni and Elizabeth Reaser (The Haunting Of Hill House) are set to guest star in the upcoming third season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
Meloni and Reaser will play Commander Winslow and Mrs, Winslow in the Emmy-winning drama series.
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Meloni’s Commander Winslow is a powerful and magnetic Commander who hosts the Waterfords on an important trip. Mrs. Winslow (Reaser) is Commander Winslow’s wife, who becomes a friend and inspiration to Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski).
Season Three of The Handmaid’s Tale is driven by June’s (Elisabeth Moss) resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead and her struggle to strike back against overwhelming odds. Startling reunions, betrayals, and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead force all characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: “Blessed be the fight.”
Production is currently underway on Season 3.
In addition to Moss and Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, and Bradley Whitford also star in the series created for television by Bruce Miller, who serves as the series’ showrunner and an executive producer. The series is also executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker.
The Handmaid’s Tale is an eleven-time Emmy-winner among its numerous awards which include a 2018 Peabody Award and a BAFTA Award.
The series is produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.
Meloni also previously starred on Underground and recently recurred on Pose. He’s repped by Industry Entertainment and Gersh.
Reaser was most recently seen as Shirley Crain in The Haunting of Hill House. Reaser is repped by UTA and Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher.
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