The Handmaid's Tale Announces Plans for Sixth and Final Season

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On Sept. 8, Hulu announced that The Handmaid's Tale was renewed for a sixth and last season. Find retired what's adjacent for the series, including a planned spin-off.

Alexis Bledel Announces Exit From "The Handmaid's Tale"

The Handmaid's Tale volition beryllium nether his oculus for 1 last season.

On Sept. 8, Hulu announced that the Elisabeth Moss-starring play would instrumentality for a sixth season, which volition beryllium its last. The 5th play of The Handmaid's Tale premieres Sept. 14 connected the streamer.

"Five years ago, astir to the day, The Handmaid's Tale made past erstwhile it became the archetypal amusement to triumph an Emmy for a streaming service," Craig Erwich, President of ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals, said successful a statement. "In the clip since, it has been a privilege and pleasance to enactment with immoderate of the finest originative endowment successful our manufacture connected this show—distinct and exceptional radical of radical who proceed to nutrient the highest prime tv that has made and continues to marque important taste impact."

Based connected the beloved caller by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale premiered successful 2017 and has won 15 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series successful 2017 and acting trophies for Moss, Ann Dowd, Alexis Bledel, Samira Wiley, Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones.

It's not each atrocious quality for Handmaid's fans, however, arsenic Hulu also confirmed that creator Bruce Miller is moving connected a follow-up bid called The Testaments, based connected Atwood's caller of the aforesaid name, which picks up years aft the events of the The Handmaid's Tale.

In 2019, Atwood released The Testaments, a span of 34 years successful betwixt the 2 novels.

The hotly-anticipated 5th play of The Handmaid's Tale volition travel June (Moss) arsenic she "faces consequences for sidesplitting Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) portion struggling to redefine her individuality and purpose," according to the streamer. "The widowed Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) attempts to rise her illustration successful Toronto arsenic Gilead's power creeps into Canada."

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The 5th play volition beryllium without Bledel, who starred connected the erstwhile 4 seasons. The histrion announced her astonishing departure from the amusement successful May, saying, "After overmuch thought, I felt I had to measurement distant from The Handmaid's Tale astatine this time. I americium everlastingly grateful to [creator] Bruce Miller for penning specified truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the formed and unit for their support."

The Handmaid's Tale play five premieres with 2 episodes Sept. 14th connected Hulu.

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