The Handmaid's Tale

And lo, it has all come down to this. The absence of Game of Thrones from 2017 eligibility left the field wide open for Outstanding Drama Series, and a new winner has been (figuratively) crowned. The Handmaid’s Tale has taken home the top award at the 2017 Emmys.

The 2017 Emmy Awards keep rolling right along with one of the more intense competitions of the night, and it seems a great injustice has finally been undone. After many years of Mad Men snubs, Elisabeth Moss has finally taken home a statue for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for The Handmaid’s Tale.

The Margaret Atwood Cinematic Universe of dangerous women in bonnets continues to thrive. Netflix’s six’s part adaptation of Alias Grace has a first trailer for the November premiere, featuring stars Sarah Gadon, Zachary Levi and Anna Paquin.

An animated film featuring anthropomorphic emojis like Poop and High Five is probably not the best, um, vessel for a parody of a dystopian series in which fertile women are forced to procreate with wealthy men. But that’s exactly what happened late yesterday afternoon, when the marketing for The Emoji Movie took a decidedly dark and exceedingly ill-advised turn. In a tweet that has since been deleted, the film’s official account shared a promotional photo parodying The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s acclaimed series adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel. Unsurprisingly (and delightfully), the public response was swift and savage.

It’s a brave new world for the 2017 Emmy awards with Game of Thrones and others sitting this year out. The big announcement is finally here, as presented by Veep star Anna Chlumsky and Criminal Minds veteran Shemar Moore, so let’s find out what we’re all angry about/celebrating this year at the Emmys!

It’s that time of the year again when we begin to take stock of the best TV of the year and put our heads together to predict who will take home the gold come awards night. On Thursday, the TV Academy will announce their selections for the 2017 Emmy Awards. We already know the usual suspects will pop up, from shoo-in Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Modern Family and House of Cards, but what about the new series and the underdogs?

Six of the choices from last year either delayed airdates or ended outright, so let’s do some damage before Emmy season! ScreenCrush carves through 2017’s most memorable for all the Tales, Lies, Dicks and Unfortunate Events that had our TVs buzzing.

There was a lot to take in with the first season of Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale. Women were brutally subjugated, tortured and killed, amid scenes of political chaos that frighteningly resemble our own world. Through all of it, we and author Margaret Atwood had only one thought: Drake needs to cameo in Season 2, right?

Like some of TV’s best book adaptations, Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale covered the lion’s share of source material in Season 1, and now eyes a new Tale in Season 2. As such, Alexis Bledel’s already-expanded role will become series regular when The Handmaid’s Tale returns in 2018.

The timeliness of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale made it a go-to reference against the Trump administration, but taking that connection literally is another matter. See for yourself, as Funny Or Die puts a terrifying spin on Trump’s The Handmaid’s Tale with a few moments that’ll tug at your collar.