Amazon Prime Video ‘The Handmaid’s Story’ UK Premiere Shared With C4 – Deadline

Amazon Prime Video is to co-premiere The Handmaid’s Story for the primary time within the UK with Channel 4.

The fifth season of Hulu’s unique will land on each networks later this 12 months in a deal hardly ever seen within the UK TV world.

MGM is worldwide distributor of the dystopian Margaret Atwood thriller, which is created by Bruce Miller and stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and O-T Fagbenle, and the transfer comes just some months after Amazon acquired MGM, thereby giving Prime Video entry to its distributor’s catalog worldwide.

All 4 seasons are at present out there on each Channel 4 and Prime Video within the UK.

The transfer might dent viewership for Channel 4, which has used The Handmaid’s Story for example in recent times of the success of its acquisitions division and progress of VoD participant All4. The platform carries a variety of main U.S. imports and acquisitions have grow to be a giant a part of its technique.

Amazon equally takes UK rights to Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens with the BBC within the UK, though that present is given a brief BBC window earlier than premiering on Prime Video.

Tailored from the traditional novel by Atwood, The Handmaid’s Story is the story of life within the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was previously the US. Offred, one of many few fertile girls generally known as Handmaids within the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to outlive as a reproductive surrogate for a strong Commander and his resentful spouse, and the newest collection will see her face the results of killing Commander Waterford whereas struggling to redefine her id and objective.

 “Over the collection, The Handmaid’s Story has remained reflective, top quality and onerous hitting,” mentioned Channel 4 Head of Acquisitions Nick Lee. “We’re thrilled Channel 4 and All 4 audiences can be returning to Gilead to see additional justice disbursed within the subsequent riveting instalment.”

The Handmaid’s Story is produced by MGM Tv and government produced by creator Miller, Warren Littlefield, Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Skukert,  Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd.