The Handmaid's Tale Updated 10/12/19
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Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild. The series is based on the best-selling novel by Candice Carty-Williams.
CREDITS:
Created by Candice Carty-Williams, “Queenie” is executive produced by Carty-Williams, who will also serve as showrunner. Non-writing executive producers are Further South’s Steve November and Sarah Conroy, with Lisa Walters as co-executive producer and series producer. The series is produced by Further South Productions in association with Lionsgate TV.
CAST:
Dionne Brown as “Queenie”
Bellah as “Kyazike”
Samuel Adewunmi as “Frank”
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Candice Carty-Williams
Steve November (Further South)
Sarah Conroy (Further South)
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Lisa Walters (Further South)
DIRECTORS:
Joelle Mae David
Makalla McPherson
WRITERS:
Candice Carty-Williams
Ryan Calais Cameron
Yolanda Mercy
Natasha Brown
Thara Popoola
S1 Episode 1008 ‘Love, Finally’
As Queenie makes steps towards healing in a new flat of her own, she still has some difficult decisions to make about her future, and who she wants in it.
Written By: Thara Popoola
Directed By: Makalla McPherson
S1 Episode 1007 ‘Happy Earthstrong!’
It’s Queenie’s birthday, and as she starts to recognise the progress she’s making, she wonders if some hurdles with her mum are just too big to overcome.
Written By: Ryan Calais Cameron
Directed By: Makalla McPherson
S1 Episode 1006 ‘She’s Royal’
Queenie goes to therapy, and we learn about the true extent of her childhood trauma.
Written By: Candice Carty-Williams
Directed By: Makalla McPherson
S1 Episode 1005 ‘New Year, Old Problems’
A long line of rejection and betrayal bring Queenie to breaking point as the past catches up with her.
Written By: Natasha Brown
Directed By: Makalla McPherson
S1 Episode 1004 ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’
Queenie is forced to spend Christmas with her mum, which triggers feelings she’s been trying to suppress, and her escape to the office only leads her further down her path of self- sabotage.
Written By: Natasha Brown
Directed By: Joelle Mae David
S1 Episode 1003 ‘From Virgin to Vixen’
Queenie is in peak fun mode, using men to distract from her heartbreak, but as fun stops being so… fun, Queenie’s demons begin to catch up with her.
Written By: Candice Carty-Williams & Yolanda Mercy
Directed By: Joelle Mae David
S1 Episode 1002 ‘Clean Break Queenie’
Queenie puts on a brave face as she moves into her new house share, but when realization dawns that Tom isn’t coming back any time soon, Queenie takes steps to numb her loneliness.
Written By: Ryan Calais Cameron
Directed By: Joelle Mae David
S1 Episode 1001 ‘The Prodigal Granddaughter Returns’
Queenie is left shell-shocked when long-term boyfriend Tom tells her they need a break.
Written By: Candice Carty-Williams
Directed By: Joelle Mae David
Contacts
- Jerenny Medrano • Jerenny.Medrano@disney.com
- Philip Galicia • Philip.Galicia@disney.com