The show is produced by MGM Television in association with The Littlefield Company , White Oak Pictures , and Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc. Story Overview

The narrative focuses on June’s quiet defiance and her eventual involvement with "Mayday," an underground resistance movement. Her primary motivation throughout the series is to survive long enough to find and rescue her daughter, Hannah, who was taken from her when Gilead rose to power.

Through frequent flashbacks, the story explores how the U.S. government was overthrown by the "Sons of Jacob," an extremist group that stripped women of all rights—including the right to own property, work, or read.