The Handmaid’s Tale‘s sixth season will be its last, but we’re not done with Gilead completely
The Emmy Award winning series returns to Hulu on September 14 with its fifth season
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Since premiering in 2017, The Handmaid’s Tale has received critical praise for its portrayal of Margarett Atwood’s dystopian novel, earning multiple Emmy Awards throughout its run. Now, Elisabeth Moss’ journey as June looks to have an end date. Ahead of the Hulu Original’s fifth season return on September 14, the show has been renewed for a sixth season, which will also be its last.
While this determines the end for the once-never-ending, dark narrative that we’ve gone on with June and other characters throughout the series, there are already spin-offs in the mix. Under the tutelage of The Handmaid’s Tale creator, showrunner, and executive producer Bruce Miller will come the sequel series The Testaments, based on Atwood’s 2019 sequel novel. Set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the book is narrated by three women, including the villainous Aunt Lydia (played by Ann Dowd in the Hulu series).
Even though the end is near for the series, the fifth season still has plenty of ground to cover before tidying up any plots. Here’s the official synopsis of the upcoming season from Hulu: “In the fifth season, June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influences creep into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.”
Two-time Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss returns for the upcoming season, which also stars Bradley Whitford (Get Out), Yvonne Strahovski (The Tomorrow War), Max Minghella (Spiral), O-T Fagbenle (Black Widow), Samira Wiley (Orange Is The New Black), Ann Dowd (Hereditary), Madeline Brewer (Cam), Amanda Brugel (Kim’s Convenience), and Sam Jaeger (Take Me Home).
The fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale premieres with two episodes on September 14 on Hulu.
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Oh boy, two more seasons of long, unnecessary Elizabeth Moss closeups so she can bring that Emmy home for the Scientology crowd!
Why, oh why do they need six seasons? June’s story is nearly over at this point, and The Testaments covers the details that really matter in regards to Gilead, the characters we know, and some of whom we haven’t met in full yet.And sue me; June is not a compelling character at this point. Once a large portion of your audience wants to see your protagonist taken down a few pegs, you’ve gone into full Roman Reigns territory. Just end the show at five and let’s blow forward to The Testaments because a) more Ann Dowd and b) anyone that read it knows exactly what happens to the characters the original series is hemming and having about now.
Moss vows to take her two expressions even FURTHER
Fun drinking game – shot / beer every time she stares silently into the camera (if your liver can take it).
“Endlessly and illogically stuck in Gilead” is incredibly on brand.
Six seasons. So that’s her almost escaping but being captured or changing her mind at the last minute, what, eighteen times? I gave up after season two. It was really good for a while, though, I’ll give it that.
This show was really interesting at first. Then ran entirely out of material and became a horrible unpleasant slog.
Yeah it’s pretty much misery porn at this point. Plus incredible how little happens across an entire season.
Haven’t seen Season 4 although I keep thinking I will get back to it. I heard it was better…?
Hell if I know. I stopped too.
The Handmaid’s Tale will live continue to live on in our hearts, and our irl christofascism modern merica.
The Testaments was 1/3 of a really good book. It might actually work better as a show.