'The Handmaid's Tale' comes back to Hulu for second season

Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" will be returning to the streaming service for its second season on Wednesday, April 25.

>> See other new shows and movies coming to streaming services in May. Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" will be returning to the streaming service for its second season on Wednesday, April 25.

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Hulu's first major original hit show, "The Handmaid's Tale" is gearing up to debut its second season on Wednesday, April 25.

The show is based on Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel by the same name and was a huge hit with audiences everywhere.

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Apart from taking home the 2017 Emmy for Best Drama, and becoming the first every streaming-service show to take the title, lead actress Elizabeth Moss has taken home several wins in the "best actress" category.

According to NBC News, the second season will kick off where the first one left off and explores the story beyond the end of Atwood's novel.

If "The Handmaid's Tale" isn't your type of show, there are plenty of other options.

Take a look through the gallery above to see which new shows and movies are coming to streaming services in May.

Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli is a digital producer at Chron.com. You can read more of her stories here and follow her on twitter at @Dani_DiNapoli.



