At one point in the “The Handmaid’s Tale”’s new season, June (Elisabeth Moss) finds herself in a storage facility filled with Boston-area street and landmark signs — vestiges of the city she used to know. She contemplates a sign that reads, “Entering Salem.” Another says, “Faneuil Hall,” ironically referencing the Freedom Trail.
So yes, Hulu’s dystopian hit is very much set in Greater Boston, but don’t expect to spot Moss or supporting actress Samira Wiley (“Orange Is the New Black”) filming in the Back Bay or Cambridge.
“We would love to be shooting in Boston, but, you know, the benefits of shooting in Canada, and specifically we’re in Toronto, are just so significant that it just puts so much more production value up on screen,” said executive producer Warren Littlefield (“Fargo”).