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Bradley Whitford is headed to Hulu. Deadline reports the West Wing star has joined season two of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, the drama takes place in a dystopian society where women are considered sexual property. The cast includes Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Amanda Brugel, and Alexis Bledel.

On The Handmaid’s Tale, Whitford will play “Commander Joseph Lawrence, the architect of Gilead’s economy, who is gruff and intimidating, with a disheveled mad genius vibe.”

Season two premieres on Hulu on April 25th.

What do you think? Have you seen the first season of The Handmaid’s Tale? Will you watch season two?