Eyes On Gilead: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast

Live recording from the 'Serena Joy & Gabriel Wharton Centre For Kids Who Can't Read Good', aka the magnificent Library Auditorium of The State Library of New South Wales. Join Fiona Williams, Haidee Ireland, Natalie Hambly, and Sana Qadar and 400 of their friends, fans and fellow resistors, for a final, unforgettable recap of The Handmaid's Tale. They’ll reflect on the show’s most powerful moment...

Director Daina Reid joins Fiona and Haidee in the Eyes On Gilead Zoom room for a deep dive on her episodes of The Handmaid's Tale through the years, including 'Holly', and the penultimate episodes of Season 6. She offers amazing insights and easter eggs, and we go deep, because of course we do. Advance apologies to Team Nick: Daina is here to set the record straight about his motives. Enjoy this e...

It's the end of an era! Six seasons have led to this moment and the final episode of The Handmaid's Tale is now streaming. Unpack every moment with Eyes On Gilead as we discuss all of our thoughts about how the story ends, and Fiona observes an easter egg buried within the episode that justifies all of her rewatching. Join Fiona, Haidee, Natalie and Sana as we consider the details of episode 610,...

Join us for a deep dive into the finer details of The Handmaid's Tale's costume design, with Leslie Kavanaugh, who took on the task of creating the looks for season 5 and 6. Leslie talks the evolution of the wifely colour palette, the creation of the plums, June's Canada and Mayday garb, and Serena's New Bethlehem outfits and colour theory. Enjoy this bonus episode as you await the finale of The H...

Things are really ramping up in The Handmaid's Tale (because there is only one more episode to go!). Blessed be the penultimate episode: June faces her biggest challenge as Gilead cracks down on the rebels. The Eyes On Gilead team has broken with tradition and watched the episode together, and we are itching to talk it out. What did we just see? What does it mean? And what can possibly be left in...

O-T Fagbenle braves our six seasons' worth of questions about Luke Bankole, June's husband, Hannah's dad, and the "best man" Moira knows. He reflects back across the seasons, about Luke's time as a refugee in Little America and lately, in his role as a wannabe Mayday fighter. And: Team Luke or Team Nick? Let's get to the bottom of it, once and for all.

After six seasons of red cloaks, ominous music, questionable alliances, and unforgettable performances, the global phenomenon and Emmy® Award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale is finally coming to an end—and SBS Australia, the exclusive home of the finale season, is saying goodbye in style. If you are in Sydney - or can get here - come and be a part of our live podcast recording and watch party.

Join us as we recap episode 8 of season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale for which you are cordially invited to the wedding of the century. Serena makes a big commitment, June and Moira execute their dangerous plan, and Aunt Phoebe tries every which way to send Aunt Lydia off to sleep. We don't know about you, but we won't sleep a wink until we understand what is going down in this big Mayday plan. There'...

D'Arcy Carden is our guest in this special bonus episode of Eyes On Gilead, recorded on the Toronto set during production of The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 episode 7. D'Arcy talks about playing the mysterious new character of Aunt Phoebe, and how she personally handled being a die-hard fan of the show when she landed the role.

You're in for a treat with this special bonus episode. The one and only Ever Carradine, Naomi Putnam/Lawrence herself, dishes about playing the MVP of The Handmaid's Tale. How does Naomi view her relationship with Serena? What's her attitude towards Janine? And does Ever base Naomi upon anyone in particular? Find out all of this and more in this funny and fascinating interview, recorded on the set...

In a special bonus episode, friend of the show and The Handmaid's Tale's creator, executive producer, and former showrunner, Bruce Miller, joins Fiona for a wide ranging chat about the progress of the sixth and final season of his iconic series. Bruce gives us great insights into the June and Serena dynamic, about Moira's increased role in season 6, and about the various ways that Luke and Nick ar...

Join us as we recap episode 7 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which June spirals after a shocking revelation, and Serena plans for a prestigious future. On the podcast there's cause for introspection after last episode's events, and we consider concepts of 'goodies' and 'baddies', and what the show has always revealed about human nature. Trust us, you are going to want to talk this one out....

In a special bonus episode, The Handmaid's Tale's executive producer Warren Littlefield (The Littlefield Company) joins Fiona for a wide ranging chat about: how the production has approached this final season; why Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang took over as joint showrunners for season 6; how The Handmaid's Tale might intersect with its spin-off series, The Testaments; and the '90s sitcom character...

Join us as we recap episode 6 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which June hides in an unexpected place. As the final season unfolds we are learning new things about our problematic faves. Trust us, you are going to want to talk this one out. Contains spoilers of The Handmaid's Tale episode 606 'Surprise' (written by Aly Monroe, and directed by Natalia Leite).

Join us as we recap episode 5 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which June and Moira go undercover and Serena and Nick make consequential choices. While the High Commanders are hurling insults at each other in Jezebels, we brace ourselves for some rebellion. Will Luke's careful plan bear fruit? Contains spoilers of The Handmaid's Tale episode 605 'Janine' (written by Ubah Mohamed, and directe...

Join us as we recap episode 4 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which June disrupts the rebels’ plans, Joseph Lawrence gains power and influence, and we meet a new creepy Commander to hate. We're here for the tensions coming to the boil between the resistors, and as always, we can't stop, won't stop making predictions. Contains spoilers of The Handmaid's Tale episode 604 'Promotion' (written...

Join us as we recap episode 3 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, celebrate the return of our problematic fave, Aunt Lydia, and our spicy predictions lead us into No Man's Land. Does a song choice hold a special clue about the fate of a major character? Who knows, but that's never stopped us speculating before! Let's unpack every detail, and find out a fun fact about the episode's director, David...

The Lord has opened! The Handmaids Tale is back for its sixth and final season and the Eyes On Gilead team is jumping on the train to recap the premiere episodes. Join Fiona, Haidee, Sana and Natalie as they celebrate a BIG moment, and scrutinise the arrival of a powerful new visitor: what's his deal? Includes spoilers for The Handmaid's Tale episodes 601 'Train' (written by Nika Castillo and Bruc...

As we count down the days until the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, the Eyes On Gilead team is here with an essential Handmaid’s Tale refresher. Don't remember everything that has happened across the five seasons? Don't worry! Our essential recap will make sure that you can pick up we left off 2.5 years ago (!), when season 6 premieres exclusively in Australia on SBS On Demand on Tuesday 8 Ap...

Season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale is here! Almost. When the first episodes premiere in Australia on SBS On Demand we will be back to talk it out after every episode. We will dive deep, recapping every episode of The Handmaid’s Tale to the bitter end. Plus, across the season, we’ll be joined by special guests, as some of the stars and the creators of The Handmaid's Tale are going to stop by to give u...

The Handmaid's Tale showrunner, executive producer, and friend of the podcast, returns to Eyes On Gilead to reflect upon all of the events of Season 5 of the show. Now that we know what we know, he doesn't have to hold back! This is a must-listen for all fans of The Handmaid's Tale. What now for June? And Serena? And what did we glean about Hannah this season? There is an obvious spoiler alert for...

We have just watched episode 10 of season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale. The finale! This episode is called 'Safe' and it was written by Bruce Miller, and directed by Elisabeth Moss: Under threat, June must find a way to keep herself and her family safe from Gilead and its supporters in Toronto. This episode gives us so many character moments to wrap up for the season. Settle in for (over)analysis and...

As we wait for the finale of The Handmaid's Tale season 5, Fiona and Sana meet Stephen Kunken, whom we all know and loathe as Commander Warren Putnam. Stephen jumps into our Zoom room for a great chat to discuss the joys and the challenges of playing the villainous Commander in Gilead (and that's saying something). He also shares the backstory he invented for his character all of those years ago....

We have just watched episode 9 of season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale (this cannot be the penultimate episode of the season). It’s called 'Allegiance' and it was written by Eric Tuchman and directed by Bradley Whitford (perhaps you've heard of him): June and Luke prepare for a rescue mission. Serena experiments with new tactics to have it all. There's so much to discuss within this episode, let's get...

We have just watched episode 8 of season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale. This season is going too fast. This episode is called 'Motherland' and it was written by Yahlin Chang, and directed by Natalia Leite: June (Elisabeth Moss) receives an extremely tempting offer from a surprise visitor. Meanwhile, Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) finally hits rock bottom and begins a desperate search for allies…any all...