Brantford residents should expect some road closures next week for filming of a television series.

Gilead 3 Productions Inc. will be shooting scenes for Season 3 of the series in various locations in Ontario between now and May.

Residents and businesses in the areas where filming will occur received a letter saying Rocket Woman tells a fictional story based on a best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood. The series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States.

Neither the city nor the production company would confirm speculation that Rocket Woman is an alias for The Handmaid’s Tale.

The filming in Brantford will involve scenes in the water and along the banks of the Grand River from Tuesday, Nov. 6, to Friday, Nov. 9.

Filming will be done at Brant’s Crossing Park, Fordview Park, TH and B pedestrian bridge and Lorne Bridge.

Here’s what will be affected:

The TH and B pedestrian bridge will have partial closures from Nov. 6 to 9 and intermittent closures during filming.

Eastbound single lane closure on Lorne Bridge and Colborne Street from 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 7 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 9.

Eastbound double lane closure on Lorne Bridge and Colborne Street overnight on Nov. 7 and 8 from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Fordview Park closed for filming from Nov. 6 to 9.

Brant’s Crossing Park closed from Nov. 6 to 9.

Parking will be available at the civic centre and Earl Haig Family Fun Centre.

Brantford police staff will be on site to supervise Lorne Bridge eastbound lane closures.

Security personnel also will be present at all filming locations to help with public safety and pedestrian traffic.