only be inferred by the network's decision to pick up a second season the same day that the fourth episode aired (the first three all debuted on April 26), announcing that "Offred" was the most-watched debut of any program on Hulu. Women's rights activists began dressing as handmaids for political protests within three weeks of "Offred" airing and the trend has continued for subsequent events such as Brett Kavanaugh's 2018 Supreme Court nomination hearing and it had become a viral phenomenon by 2019, similar to Guy Fawkes masks used by Anonymous protestors several years prior. See also List of original programs distributed by Hulu References External links 2017 American television episodes American television series premieres Emmy Award-winning episodes The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)