‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Update On 6th & Final Season, Start Of Production, Premiere Date
deadline.comWe’re learning more about the upcoming sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. The final chapter of the Emmy-winning Hulu series originally was to begin production in 2023 for a fall 2024 premiere, but that schedule, of course, was delayed by the strikes.
In an interview with Deadline, Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich, who oversees content for Hulu Originals, said the sixth season now is set to begin production this summer for premiere in 2025.
The series was renewed for its sixth and final season in September 2022, just ahead of its Season 5 premiere. Season 5 follows June (Elisabeth Moss) in the aftermath of Commander Waterford’s (Joseph Fiennes) murder and the consequences she must face for her role in the gruesome slaying.
At a minimum, she will have to face off with his widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), and on some level Gilead. But mainly, she will be forced to redefine her identity and purpose, now forever changed.
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