As viewers count down the days until the show’s very last episode, it’s worth wondering which other similarly-veined TV series audience members might turn towards to fill the dystopian void left in their lives following the end of The Handmaid’s Tale. Yet in the case of each series, both The Americans and The Handmaid’s Tale offer an introspective study of identity, relationships, and the continuous struggle between one’s political allegiances and their own set principles and personal loyalties. Like its recent contemporary in The Handmaid’s Tale, The Man in the High Castle shines brightest when depicting the fully-populated near future of its sci-fi settings, as seen through its portrayal of a fascist-controlled United States 20 years after the Second World War.
Author: Richard Chachowski
Published at: 2025-05-07 22:00:00
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