The Handmaid’s Taleseason 6 begins filming, with a release window confirmed for the long-running hit Hulu show. Intended as the final chapter of the Emmy-winning drama, which is based on the novel by Margaret Atwood,The Handmaid’s Taleseason 6was originally slated to begin production last year with an eye towards a fall 2024 premiere. But that deadline has passed, impacted by the scheduling fallout of the writers and actors strikes in the latter half of 2023
The official Instagram account forThe Handmaid’s Talehas now shared a photo of star and executive producer Elizabeth Moss, with the caption confirming:“Production on the final season has officially started.”
Moss, who plays the lead character June Osborne, is seen smiling in the photo, which also reveals that the actor will direct the premiere episode. Along with the announcement of the start of filming, it’s confirmed thatseason 6 will premiere in spring 2025.
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June Has Fled To Canada
First airing in November 2022,The Handmaid’s Taleseason 5 endedwith June and her husband Luke (O-T Fagbenle) being separated once again.June and daughter Nichole are on the way to Canada, while Luke is arrested. But others are crumbling and risking a lot due to their support of June as well, such as Nick Blaine (Max Minghella), who is finding that his relationship with Rose Blaine (Zawe Ashton) may be over.
The confirmedHandmaid’s Taleseason 6 actors also include Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Sam Jaeger, and Ever Carradine.
But the season 5 closer also ties together some of the show’s most crucial arcs in other ways, as Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) and June are reunited again. It’s a bit of a cliffhanger, considering the history between the two characters, with bothSerena and June on the same trainand seemingly attempting to find peace with one another.The Handmaid’s Tale’s cast is set to grow, withThe Good Wifestar Josh Charles joining the series in an undisclosed role.
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The Handmaid’s Tale will be the final season of Hulu’s acclaimed series, but the upcoming batch of episodes still has a lot to wrap up.
Bruce Miller, an executive producer on the Hulu adaptation, is stepping away from his role as showrunner to focus onThe Handmaid’s Talefollow-up seriesThe Testaments, which is also based on an Atwood novel. He’ll be succeeded in the role by executive producers Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang, with the duo having the difficult task of closing out one of the more high-profile series of the earlier streaming era. Hopefully, the series receives a fitting conclusion that not only gives its characters a strong ending, but one that satisfies viewers who’ve stuck around amid the show’s delays.
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The Handmaid’s Tale is a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, released in 2017. It is set in a dystopian future where a woman is compelled to live as a concubine under a strict fundamentalist theocracy.
