“And he said, ‘Danny, they’re the new kid on the block; they’re going to back this series to the hilt.’
“I said, ‘Terrific!’”
Bruce Miller, the new showrunner for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” wrote scripts that they adored.
How Hulu and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Revived 2 Careers -
By JOHN KOBLINAPRIL 26, 2017
On Wednesday, one of the most anticipated television shows of the year, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” had its premiere on the streaming service Hulu.
“For me, Hulu is where you can watch old episodes of ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ if you’re so inclined,” Ms. Sears said.
Though Mr. Wilson and Ms. Sears were not in charge of making “The Handmaid’s Tale,”
they found themselves, somewhat surprisingly, in the role of executive producers.
The show was originally written for Showtime by Ilene Chaiken, a veteran of “The L Word.”
Mr. Wilson did not like her script, which he said was far too “graphic sexually.”
“They wanted bare-breasted women running around,” he said, sounding exasperated.
“We just looked at each other and said, ‘Oh, God, we better do this,’” Ms. Sears said, about creating a website.