The Handmaid's Tale TV series is primarily filmed in various locations across Ontario, Canada, especially in and around Toronto. Key filming locations include:

• Toronto, Ontario : Used extensively for many scenes including military checkpoints, underground resistance zones, and iconic spots like Yonge-Dundas Square (standing in for Gilead's Times Square), University of Toronto (government facilities and hospital wings), Toronto City Hall, Woodbine Beach (the Wall with hanging bodies), and several neighborhoods such as The Beaches and Riverside

• Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto : Famous for scenes where handmaids are marched along the shoreline, often blindfolded

• Hamilton, Ontario : Served as the location for the Red Center (handmaid training facility) at Hamilton City Hall, Liuna Station (flashbacks), and other scenes including the Waterfords' house and the hanging scene near HSR MacNab Street Bus Terminal

• Cambridge, Ontario : Used for pre-Gilead protests, Gilead daily life, and several notable scenes such as the Main Street Bridge, Presbyterian church, City Council Chambers, and various parks and cafes

• Oshawa, Ontario : Some scenes including a funfair flashback were filmed here

• Other Ontario locations : Brantford (airstrike scenes), Whitby Harbour (CERA boat scenes), Crystal Beach (New Bethlehem scenes), and the Village at Black Creek in Toronto (Canaan community)

• Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto : Used for studio filming

Although some sources mention filming in North Carolina for other adaptations or productions, the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale is mainly shot in Ontario, Canada

. In summary, the series uses a wide range of urban and natural locations throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to represent the dystopian world of Gilead