Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler: Everything To Know About The Handmaid’s Tale Villains

Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are new antagonists in The Handmaid’s Tale season 5. The Handmaid’s Tale, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, is about an alternate world history where fertility rates have plummeted and the United States has gone through a second Civil War, resulting in the creation of Gilead, a totalitarian, theocratic society. “Handmaids”, fertile women, are prized and enslaved for their ability to bear children. A harrowing and disturbingly insightful look into how society can backslide into fear and repression, this is a lauded series that has won 15 Emmys, including six for The Handmaid’s Tale‘s talented cast.