The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Teases Production Start

The first teaser for the second season of The Handmaid's Tale has arrived, and it elicits more questions than answers. However, it does reveal one important thing: when we can expect season 2.

Hulu released the brief teaser for Emmy-winning show, and it features a Handmaid on the run with a bonnet in her hand. It's difficult to tell what exactly we're seeing, but a synopsis for the new season could provide clues: "The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. 'Gilead is within you' is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In season 2, Offred and all our characters will fight against–or succumb to–this dark truth."

We know that season 2 will probably introduce the wastelands that were alluded to in the first season, and there have been some personnel changes. Alexis Bledel has been promoted to series regular as Emily/Ofglen, while Clea DuVall will join the show as her wife, Sylvia.

The Handmaid's Tale returns sometime in April 2018.