<Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "The Word" </Td> <Td> Mike Barker </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> July 11, 2018 (2018 - 07 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> It is revealed that Eden's father was the one who turned Eden and Isaac in, leading to their execution . While searching through Eden's belongings, June discovers a Bible that Eden read from and annotated, despite it being illegal for women and girls to read in Gilead . June argues with Serena about her daughter's future in Gilead, stating that baby Nichole (Holly) won't be able to know God unless she is eventually able to read his word . Serena and a number of wives propose an amendment to the council that girls be taught to read the Bible and Serena reads from the Bible to make her point, resulting in one of her fingers being cut off . Emily reluctantly prepares for her first ceremony with Lawrence, but he dismisses Emily without going through with it . The next day, Emily is visited by Aunt Lydia and, as she is leaving, Emily brutally attacks Lydia by stabbing her in the back with a kitchen knife . Emily continues to kick Aunt Lydia down the stairs, leaving her gasping for breath . Lawrence's Martha, Cora, finds Aunt Lydia and throws Emily into a room and locks the door . Fred suggests to June that he could arrange for her to remain as his handmaid, and when she rejects the proposal, he suggests that future meetings with Hannah could be arranged . As a fire consumes a house across the street, Rita tells June that she and her daughter, Holly, have this chance to get out and need to leave immediately . Fred tries to arrange their capture, but is prevented by Nick, who threatens him with a gun . Serena catches her mid-escape, but after a tearful goodbye to the baby, allows June to take the baby and flee, assisted by several Marthas . June is reunited with Emily, who is dropped off at the escape van by Lawrence, who says he is getting himself "in deep shit" when asked why he's allowing them to leave . At the last second, June decides to stay behind and gives the baby to Emily . She tells Emily to call her Nichole, and to tell her she loves her . </Td> </Tr> <P> A straight - to - series order by Hulu of The Handmaid's Tale was announced in April 2016, with Elisabeth Moss set to star . Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the series was created by Bruce Miller, who is also an executive producer with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Warren Littlefield . Atwood serves as consulting producer, giving feedback on some of the areas where the series expands upon or modernizes the book . She also played a small cameo role in the first episode . Moss is also a producer . In June 2016, Reed Morano was announced as director of the series . Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, and Ann Dowd joined the cast in July 2016 . Joseph Fiennes, Madeline Brewer, and Yvonne Strahovski were cast in August 2016, followed by O.T. Fagbenle and Amanda Brugel in September 2016 . In October 2016, Ever Carradine joined the cast, and Alexis Bledel was added in January 2017 . </P> <P> Filming on the series took place in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville, and Cambridge, Ontario, from September 2016 to February 2017 . The first full trailer of the TV series was released by Hulu on YouTube on March 23, 2017 . The series premiered on April 26, 2017 . </P>

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