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Is Handmaid’s Tale’s Gilead a Real Place? Filming Location Explained
Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments spinoff is set in the Republic of Gilead — but is it a real place?
Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, The Handmaid’s Tale, which aired from 2017 to 2025, took place in a dystopian future where low fertility rates led women to be assigned to men for bearing children.
The series starred Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley and Amanda Brugel. On screen, the show explained Gilead as an area formed following a Second American Civil War.
The Republic of Gilead covered parts of what used to be the U.S. with complete occupation taking place in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Other areas are considered disputed territory while the remaining American government fled to Canada with some American refugees.
Off screen, filming on the series largely took place in Toronto, Mississauga, Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville and Cambridge, Ontario. The second season featured many of the same locations while season 3 included scenes in Washington, D.C.
The Handmaid’s Tale is expanding its TV universe with The Testaments, which is narrated by Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia as viewers are thrust back into the dystopian future with characters such as Agnes from Gilead and Daisy from Canada — as they secretly gather and smuggle incriminating information about Gilead’s regime out of the country. Agnes and Daisy pose as “Pearl Girls” to infiltrate Canada, while Aunt Lydia acts as a covert source within Gilead.
“We are making The Testaments, and it’s not going to track precisely,” creator Bruce Miller told TVLine in 2022. “Margaret writes these absolutely deliciously specific characters. We had to go away from that in Handmaid’s, and we’re going to have to go away from that in Testaments. Testaments is certainly going to be a sequel to the show.”
Hulu Hulu’s highly anticipated The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff The Testaments is in the works — but what is there to know about the show so far? Margaret Atwood’s dystopian universe was initially brought to life with The Handmaid’s Tale, which is based on the novel of the same name about a future where low fertility […]
More recently, The Handmaid’s Tale showrunner Yahlin Chang teased how the show set up spinoff The Testaments, telling TV Insider in March 2025, “For sure, there will be cliffhangers for The Testaments, so it doesn’t conclude everything.”
The sixth season of The Handmaid’s Tale wrapped up certain plot points “in some very satisfying ways.”
“Any fans that are left wanting more are going to get more in The Testaments, which will be great for them,” Chang continued. “But it does conclude in some very satisfying ways many of the story lines, but not every single one.”
The Testaments premieres April 8 on Hulu.
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Kandi Burruss & Ex Todd Tucker’s Restaurant On The Hook for Six-Figure Settlement with Ex-Landlord
Kandi Burruss & Ex Todd Tucker’s
Restaurant On The Hook for Six-Figure Settlement!!!
Published
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kandi Burruss and her estranged husband, Todd Tucker’s business was ordered to cough up $140,000 to their former landlord based on a settlement they reached over the debt … TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the former couple’s company, Burruss Tucker Restaurant Group, settled claims over the lease and agreed to pay the landlord $140,509.10 for rent and remediation costs for their restaurant, Blaze Steak & Seafood.
Kandi and Todd’s business had been battling the landlord in court for over a year. The landlord initially claimed Burruss Tucker owed over $200k in back rent and repairs.
The court found that Kandi and Todd’s restaurant had entered into a valid and binding settlement agreement with the landlord to pay the $140K … but the RHOA star’s company denied all allegations of wrongdoing and filed some counterclaims against the landlord over the lease.
Following the back and forth, the court found that the settlement resolved all those claims, and the parties agreed to dismiss them. As a result, the judge said Kandi and Todd were on the hook for $140K owed under the settlement, but everything else was off the table.
Summer House’s Kyle Cooke responded to claims that he cheated on estranged wife Amanda Batula prior to the end of their four-year marriage.
During an appearance on the Tuesday, March 10, episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the host, 57, rehashed how Amanda, 34, said on the reality series last month that “women have been sliding into her DMs to share evidence that you’ve hooked up with them.”
Kyle, 43, responded, “It’s tough. [There’s] so much noise, but I feel bad she’s had to deal with that. Look, I can tell you, I was not, like, physically or emotionally unfaithful.”
Podcaster Danny Pellegrino, who joined Kyle on the WWHL episode, then directly asked him, “What are all these pictures out there then? Why were you getting so close to take pictures with [other women]?”
Summer House star Kyle Cooke is speaking out following his split from wife Amanda Batula. “I think people will be surprised but also happy to see that Amanda and I are in a good spot,” Cooke, 43, told “Hollywood Raw” podcast host Adam Glyn in a video shared via TikTok on Thursday, January 22. “Obviously […]
A blank Kyle replied, “Pictures? I mean, the pictures I’ve seen are with people that are my friends.”
Kyle’s comments come after Us Weekly exclusively reported on Tuesday that the former couple are “on good terms” and “friendly” following their split, which was announced via a joint statement in January. A source told Us that the duo “communicate often about the dogs” they own, Reese and Ryder.
Kyle and Amanda are yet to file for divorce, with a second insider telling Us that they “want to keep a divorce amicable and keep it very mature.”
Summer House star Kyle Cooke made sure to give a shout-out to estranged wife Amanda Batula at the season 10 premiere party, less than one month after the pair announced their separation. “Through all the ups and downs, you stood by my side,” Kyle, 43, shared at the Wednesday, February 3, event after getting emotional […]
One month after the pair’s split was announced, Amanda raised claims of Kyle cheating during an episode of Summer House. “Every time you go out I get DMs telling me that you were up to something suspicious,” she told Kyle. “I don’t even bring them all up to you anymore because it’s just constant.”
The episode also saw a producer ask Amanda if she believed that Kyle had been cheating on her, which drew the response, “I don’t know. I’d like to think not. But he has in the past. There have been plenty of rumors about it. Who knows? Only Kyle.”
Fans have watched the pair’s rollercoaster relationship unfold via the Bravo reality TV show over the years, including 2018’s cheating drama when Kyle confessed to being unfaithful while he was drunk. Amanda forgave Kyle at the time before he proposed to her later that year and they tied the knot in September 2021.
During Kyle’s WWHL appearance, Cohen also quizzed Kyle on Amanda’s Summer House episode quip, aired earlier on Tuesday, which saw her tell the cameras, “Now I can leave him and I got a watch out of it.” (Kyle gifted Amanda a Cartier watch during Tuesday’s episode).
Kyle laughed before responding with, “I did catch that. I mean, look, if we were actually in the process of splitting up last summer, there’s no way she would’ve said that, that was a joke. She earned that [watch]. That was the highlight of my summer, to see her smile … I would’ve bought her three watches if I could just relive that moment.”
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Jon Bon Jovi and company are the latest rock icons to get the biopic treatment.
Following Diablo Cody’s success with the 2007 film Juno, the writer sought to complete her next project. Her hyper-specific dialogue made the film a sensation and was quoted years after its release. Her next film, sadly, was not met with as much fanfare. In 2009, Cody wrote Jennifer’s Body, a critique of the male gaze set in a high school.
Even though the film was directed by Karyn Kusama, who would go on to direct The Invitation and executive produce Yellowjackets, her work on Jennifer’s Body would largely be unappreciated until years later. The horror film was massively mismarketed as a teen drama when it was actually a satirical, deliciously bloody look at gender roles. Jennifer’s Body has the same witty dialogue as Juno, but instead follows a teenage girl who, after being sacrificed to the devil, comes back as a man-eating succubus. Many audiences misread the film the first time around, but it is finally getting a chance to live again on Tubi.
‘Jennifer’s Body’ Would Be a Smash Success if It Came out Today
In 2009, conversations about gender still had a long way to go. While feminism had its place in pop culture, Jennifer’s Body went over many critics’ heads. Viewers were distracted by its campy tone and did not pay attention to the resonant themes at its bloody center. It didn’t help that the film’s marketing campaign seemed to try to capitalize on Megan Fox’s popularity with a younger male audience, which is precisely one of the film’s central critiques. It was marketed toward a young male audience, which missed the film’s intent.
Fox plays Jennifer Check, a high school student who is only appreciated for her sex appeal. One night, a touring band takes advantage of her in a Satanic ritual meant to grant them fame. It goes horribly awry, and instead of being sacrificed, Jennifer turns into a demon who can only survive by consuming the flesh of boys.
The relationship between Jennifer and her best friend Needy (Amanda Seyfried) is another element that was geared more to a female audience, but was misunderstood upon its release. The film also depicts the complexities of female friendships, which an audience over-sexualizing Fox would naturally miss out on. Needy and Jennifer’s relationship is extremely specific to the female experience. Though Jennifer becomes a cannibalistic monster, she initially refuses to cross the line of killing her best friend. Jennifer’s Body also deals with the spectrum of sexuality, which is not always depicted in mainstream films.
At the time, the project was unfairly compared to Twilight, which had only come out the previous year. This story was not a supernatural romance at all, but a horror film about the ramifications of taking away women’s bodily autonomy. Despite its outrageousness, the film’s subtleties were wildly misconstrued. It is tragic that had the film come out today, it likely would have been embraced with open arms. If anything, it has become more relevant than ever in the current cultural landscape. Now, fans have the opportunity to give the film a second chance by streaming it on its current home, Tubi.
Collider Acrostic — The Collider Movie Quiz!
Can you answer these movie questions, wherein each correct response begins with a successive letter of the word “Collider”?
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September 18, 2009
- Runtime
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107 minutes
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Karyn Kusama
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Brad Van Arragon, Daniel Dubiecki, Jason Reitman
Benny Blanco
Offered Help to Launch Foot Focused Account
After Flaunting Toes!!!
Published
Benny Blanco’s feet have stomped their way into the headlines — and now one influencer brand thinks it’s time he cashes in on the hype … and they wanna step up to the plate and help him!
In a letter to Benny that was obtained by TMZ, The Circle — an ultra-exclusive membership club for top creators — is urging him to join so they can help launch a foot-focused subscription account built around his now-infamous dusty toes.
Their pitch? Pretty slick. They say they’ll hook him up with filming strategy, camera angles and even “foot cam” style content to make his toe-centric posts look polished and engaging.
The Circle also points out there’s a surprisingly huge audience for this kinda content — something Benny may have already noticed after his dirty feet went viral last week and landed him a reasonable 3-out-of-5 star rating on WikiFeet.
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If that’s not enough to tiptoe him over the line, they’re dangling collabs in front of him — and even asking him to judge their “Prettiest Feet” contest!
Bottom line — there could be some serious toe-dough on the table … now it’s just a question of whether Benny’s ready to dip his toes in the business!
Life as a teenage girl in the 2010s could not have been more intoxicating. There was a surplus of cringey romances and delicious teen mysteries to watch after a long day of school. It was the era of vampiric love triangles, of gossiping elites, and of Dylan O’Brien with bags underneath his eyes. Amid these scandals was the hunt to figure out who “A” was in the seven-season mystery-thriller Pretty Little Liars, arguably the most iconic of all these TV shows. The series is a heady mix of drama, death, friendship, and romance, one that is still addictive to watch for its timeless meditation on how secrets fester and corrupt everything they touch.
The Pretty Little Liars in question are the artsy Aria (Lucy Hale), whose parents are getting divorced, the recently popular girl Hanna (Ashley Benson), who’s still getting used to her weight loss, the sporty Emily (Shay Mitchell), who is navigating her sexuality, and the high-achieving Spencer (Troian Bellisario), whose family is… something. It’s been a year since their fifth friend — a certified mean girl who led the group, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) — went missing, and the four estranged girls are united when her body is found. But with this comes mysterious text messages from A, someone who threatens to spill all their darkest secrets.
‘Pretty Little Liars’ Is Timeless and Addictive in Its Dark Mystery From the Start
Whether you’re new to Pretty Little Liars or an old fan, the show is timeless in its mystery and outlook on teenage life. The investigation into A’s identity is at the forefront, where the narrative twists and turns after every episode, keeping you on your toes. Even if you know who A is, re-watching the show alerts you to new clues you would have definitely missed before. Despite being targeted towards teenagers, the show actually veers into some genuinely dark and twisted places, especially as it never ignores the adults in the show and drags them into the increasingly heart-pounding mystery. From suicide to creepy dolls, there are plenty of reasons for you to feel undeniable tension, particularly in the Season 5 finale, “Welcome to the Dollhouse.” The episode title says it all.
Beyond the central mystery that will easily consume your attention is the hyperbolic yet authentic way Pretty Little Liars represents the high school experience. It dramatizes the very real way high school seems to entrap a teenager, where emotions and drama feel larger-than-life, while adding the intrigue and darkness of death. Between these rampant emotions is the heavy reliance on friendships for one’s self-worth and general emotional support, as well as the distrust of authority figures like teachers or parents. As an adult revisiting the series, you also get an opportunity to chastise your teenage self for fawning over Aria’s romance. (Who knew you could ever side with the parents?) It’s high school escapism that validates the overwhelming nature of adolescence — timeless and disturbingly relatable.
‘Pretty Little Liars’ Set the Stage for Brilliant Breakout Performances
Pretty Little Liars didn’t only deliver an addictive show, but also acted as a stage for some breakout performances by actors we would constantly return to. The four women at the forefront are the best examples, as their performances evolved as the seasons progressed, growing in nuance and talent. Hale boasted her affinity as a romantic lead as Aria (despite Aria’s controversial romance), and would later dazzle us with the likes of The Hating Game or Which Brings Me To You. Meanwhile, Mitchell’s Emily, who grew from a “nice girl” to someone with a powerful presence, would later flaunt her ability to demand attention in You or The Possession of Hannah Grace.
But it is Bellisario’s performance that really formed the basis of the show’s grit and intensity, as she showcases a wide range of visceral emotions, from terror to arrogance. Spencer is arguably the beating heart of the show, where her sharp wit, intelligence, and naturally suspicious attitude drove the mystery forward, while her slightly askew moral compass and increasingly ominous family made for some dark scenes. Bellisario herself would later gravitate towards grittier roles in Feed or, more recently, On Call, all stemming from her mesmerizing performance in Pretty Little Liars.
It may be a show that many dismiss as a typical teenage romp of its era, but Pretty Little Liars is powerful in its own right. It united a whole generation of teenage girls on the hunt for A’s identity with a twisted mystery that still holds up today, while capturing the underbelly of emotions of the high school experience. If you watch it as your secret guilty pleasure, even better. In the words of Alison DiLaurentis, “friends share secrets, it’s what keeps us close.”
The Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar has opened up about eating her placenta after giving birth, revealing she was “embarrassed” to love the taste.
McKellar, 51, who starred as Winnie Cooper on the 1980s to 1990s coming-of-age TV series, shared her postpartum experience while being interviewed by Bobby Bones for the Tuesday, March 10, episode of “The Bobby Bones Show” podcast.
“My doula said, ‘Do you want to taste the placenta?’ I’d just given birth, and I’m like, ‘Sure.’ I mean, you’re not in your right mind. She gave me a piece of it. Bobby, it was like the best filet mignon that I have ever tasted. But more,” the former child star told Bones (real name Bobby Estell).
McKellar continued, “I was embarrassed about how much I loved it. It was bizarre. I thought, ‘What is this, some sort of weird satanic … Am I a cannibal?’ [But] we are meant to have that.”
While The Wonder Years’ Winnie Cooper was everyone’s favorite neighbor, actress Danica McKellar definitely felt growing pains once the show wrapped. “When I was a teenager, right after the show, I was super ready for everyone to let go of that character and move on. I wanted to move on in my life,” McKellar, 48, exclusively […]
The actress is mom to one child, son Draco, 15, whom she shares with her ex-husband, music composer Mike Verta. (The pair split in 2012 and McKellar married attorney Scott Sveslosky in 2014.)
According to a 2017 report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Placenta ingestion has recently been promoted to postpartum women for its physical and psychological benefits, although scientific evidence to support this is lacking.”
No subsequent research has publicly confirmed any health benefits, however stars who have also eaten their placenta include Alicia Silverstone, Hilary Duff, Kim Kardashian and Mandy Moore — albeit in the form of pills.
Danica McKellar and Candace Cameron Bure recently discovered that their longtime friendship has an unexpected third-party connection. “So, in 1989, I believe it was, there was this party that a teen magazine was putting on and Jeremy Miller, who was also a young actor, he was at this party,” McKellar, 48, told Fox News Digital […]
McKellar’s candid reflection comes two months after she shared a makeup-free selfie via Instagram as she embraced her natural beauty.
“This is 51! No makeup, no filters, just front-facing lighting and a healthy lifestyle to look — and more importantly — *feel* the best I can,” she wrote alongside the photo on January 3. “Today, I spent time with family (puzzling!), worked out, cold plunged in the ocean, and we’re about to have dinner. Feeling blessed beyond words today!!”
After McKellar’s rise to fame through The Wonder Years, the actress extended her small screen presence with appearances in The West Wing, How I Met Your Mother and several Hallmark films. She also went on to write multiple educational children’s books including 2010’s “Hot X: Algebra Exposed!” and “Maths Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Year 6 Through Year 9 Maths Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail.”
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“Truth be told, our love affair had more layers than a lasagna,” she says. “We were both Italian. Passionate. Intense.”
Pam Bondi
Drug Cartel & Epstein Threats Trigger Her Move To Military Base
Published
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was quietly moved to a Washington D.C. military base after receiving threats from drug cartels and people pissed about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to the New York Times.
Bondi was spirited out of her regular D.C. digs to her new home on the military base in the past month after her staff informed federal law enforcement about the threats, the paper reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.
The NYT says Bondi saw an uptick in the threats after the arrest and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S Delta Forces in January.
Several other senior Trump officials have also been relocated to highly secure military facilities in or around D.C. after getting threats.
According to the NYT … those officials include Trump’s top domestic policy adviser Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, departing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
In addition, Army secretary Daniel P. Driscoll and Navy secretary John Phelan have been moved to military installations, the NYT said, adding that Phelan was rehoused after his D.C. home went up in flames last year.
The paper noted it’s unclear whether the Trump officials are paying rent to live on military properties with the exception of Noem, who shelled out “fair-market rent” for her housing in 2025, her spokesperson said.
We’ve reached out to a spokesperson for Bondi … so far no word back.
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