<Li> Madeline Brewer as Janine / Ofwarren (later Ofdaniel), a Handmaid with a fragile psyche who has had her right eye removed as punishment for misbehavior . She is convinced her Commander truly loves her and that he wants to run away with her and start a family . </Li> <Li> Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, a brutal instructor and guardian of the Handmaids . However, she seems to develop a fondness for Janine / Ofwarren . </Li> <Li> O.T. Fagbenle as Luke Bankole, June's husband from before Gilead and father to their daughter Hannah . As June is his second wife, their union is considered invalid in the new society and Hannah to be illegitimate . </Li> <Li> Max Minghella as Nick Blaine, Commander Waterford's driver and a former drifter from Michigan who develops feelings for Offred . </Li>

The handmaid's tale episode 1 season 1