Filming for the popular series The Handmaid's Tale took over the streets in downtown Galt's Queen's Square again Tuesday morning, with the show's signature red coat costumes featured prominently on the set.

Downtown #Galt is literally quiet on the set. Stores are closed and barely a pedestrian on the street as the popular @HandmaidsOnHulu films for their next season. #cbridge #filming #hollywoodnorth pic.twitter.com/s9GuHW53F7 — Lisa Rutledge (@LisaReporting) November 27, 2018

Much of the downtown core was closed to traffic and pedestrians, for the start of filming Tuesday morning, and many Main Street and Queen's Square stores were closed to the public. In fact, the exterior of some shops, including the Grand Café, were completely transformed to help create a war zone-like atmosphere. Stores closed for filming receive compensation for the closure.

Special effects are expected as part of the filming, including smoke and "graphic depictions of human mortality." Filming could see up to 400 people on set for some scenes, according to film notices posted on the city's website at www.cambridge.ca.

The Handmaid's Tale, based on the book by iconic Canadian author Margaret Atwood, was been turned into an award-winning series. When filming in Cambridge, the project often goes under the alias The Rocket Woman. The banks of the Grand River have been featured in many of the show's scenes.

Filming of The Handmaid's Tale, preparing for its third season, is expected to continue Wednesday. It's one of numerous projects currently being filmed in Cambridge.

The series always draws a crowd of fans and curious onlookers, from near and far. According to Devon Hogue of the city's corporate enterprise department, followers will travel long distances for an upclose look at filming.