Gilmore Girls' Alexis Bledel is Korea Archivescrushing the streaming game, moving from Netflix to Hulu with a confirmed role in the upcoming The Handmaid's Tale.

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Bledel will play Ofglen, an ally to Elizabeth Moss's Offred. Both women are oppressed in the dystopic society of Gilead, where a class of women are subjugated and used only for reproduction. Though Ofglen initially seems obedient in her servitude, there's more to her than meets the eye.

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The Handmaid's Talewill be 10 episodes and is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel of the same name. Atwood is a producer on the show, which premieres on April 26.


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