Interview 2: An Interview with Bruce Miller, the Showrunner of The Handmaid's Tale Television Series

In this chapter, Kailin Wright interviews Bruce Miller, the showrunner of The Handmaid&s;s Tale television series, about the show&s;s adaptation of Margaret Atwood&s;s novel, representation of motherhood, and commentary on current reproductive politics. Miller emphasizes that the show, for him, is about motherhood. He also notes that it is a political show that is not about politicians but about how politics impacts day-to-day life. In a discussion of specific episodes as well as the show&s;s overall arc, Miller explores June&s;s agency, development as an empowered mother figure, and the internal conflict between June and her Gilead self (Offred).