The Handmaid’s Tale had just begun filming its fourth season last March, when production on the series was shut down for six months due to the pandemic. And when the first three episodes of Season 4 debut April 28 on Hulu, Covid-19’s effects will continue to reverberate in the drama.
“A ton of things had to be changed in the show,” showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller said at the Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour Thursday. “Just the practical realities of producing and making the show on the ground were very, very difficult.”
When filming resumed last fall in Toronto with Covid-19 safety protocols in place, Mill said they “reduced the number of people in scenes.
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