Bradley Whitford joins 'Handmaid's Tale' season two

"Get Out" star Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of dystopian drama "The Handmaid's Tale" in a major recurring role.
The Hulu show is all set to return with its second season on April 25, with two episodes airing on the same day.
The show, which is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 classic, will have a 13-episode season. It will revolve around and be shaped by the pregnancy of Offred (Elisabeth Moss) and her struggle to find her daughter inside Gilead.
Whitford, 58, will play Commander Joseph Lawrence, the architect of Gileads economy, who is gruff and intimidating, with a dishevelled mad genius vibe. His sly humour and flashes of kindness make him a confusing, mysterious presence for his newest Handmaid, reported Deadline.

Executive producer of the show, Bruce Miller said the new instalment will be more horrific than the first spell, but will stay true to Atwood's basic premise.
"There's a lot of horror and cruelty and dread in this situation, but there's also a lot of absurdity," he said.
Besides Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne, Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd and Max Minghella are also reprising their roles in the second season.