Set sometime in the not-so-distant (and hopefully fictitious) future, the show revolves around the lives of fertile American women who have been abducted and taken prisoner. Their sole purpose in life becomes to bear children for rich, elite couples who cannot conceive children of their own. It's twisted and haunting and was a huge success.
The Handmaid's Tale returns later this month for a second chilling season.
Last year parts of the series were filmed in Hamilton, ON.
The producers were back in Hamilton in March, to film portions of the upcoming season and also ventured to Brantford to shoot more scenes.
The producers were back in Hamilton in March, to film portions of the upcoming season and also ventured to Brantford to shoot more scenes.
Figuratively, you could say The Handmaid's Tale was in "our own backyard" and for a couple of Scribbles pals, that can be taken quite literally as well.
Our Brantford friends David Bailey and Jim Triemstra live in a large 3 storey historic brick mansion known as Sunnyside Inn. It was built around 1888 and is setback 80 feet away from the street, which was an old trick for making a house more prominent than neighbouring houses. This setback continues to contribute to its prominence today.^
Sunnyside is distinguished by Gothic details, including rounded Roman arches which appear over the doors and windows.*
It was these details that made this magnificent old structure an ideal location for production on The Handmaid's Tale.
Although it was a bit inconvenient at times to have their home taken over by various cords and flood lights, a production crew and series stars, David and Jim were still thrilled at the opportunity to open their doors to the show.... and who wouldn't be? How often can you say a TV series used your home in its production?
That's just way too cool! :)
Season two of The Handmaid's Tale debuts April 25th on HULU & April 29th on BRAVO CANADA.
Sunnyside is distinguished by Gothic details, including rounded Roman arches which appear over the doors and windows.*
It was these details that made this magnificent old structure an ideal location for production on The Handmaid's Tale.
Although it was a bit inconvenient at times to have their home taken over by various cords and flood lights, a production crew and series stars, David and Jim were still thrilled at the opportunity to open their doors to the show.... and who wouldn't be? How often can you say a TV series used your home in its production?
That's just way too cool! :)
Season two of The Handmaid's Tale debuts April 25th on HULU & April 29th on BRAVO CANADA.
[Information about Sunnyside Inn from ^HistoricPlaces.ca, and *Greg's Smalltown Southern Ontario Flickr site. Photos of Handmaid's Tale production courtesy David Bailey]
