Need a break from our ever-dystopian world by visiting an even more dystopian future? If so, I’ve got good(?) news for you: the fifth season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale is coming back in September and we’ve got a trailer to tell us all about it.
The trailer shows June (Elisabeth Moss) facing the repercussions of killing Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes). Gilead isn’t happy about the murder, and his new widow, Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), seems especially eager to get back at June. June, however, is more than ready to fight back against Serena and the rest of Gilead, even from Canada.
Here’s the synopsis for season five of the show:
In Season 5, 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 influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with 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.
In addition to Moss and Strahovski, season five of the show will see Bradley Whitford, Max Minghella, and O-T Fagbenle return in their respective roles.
The fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale premieres on Hulu on September 14, 2022.
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A thought occurred to me, both about the series and the book. Apologies I’ve only watched a bit of the first season and read the book, so this is probably already covered. It’s not super relevant to the book, because it’s not really the point , but the series’ length makes it matter. Why hasn’t Gilead invaded Canada ? I know it says in the description that Gilead is expanding its influence, but why bother? Gilead is the heir the U.S. military, so would carry over all those weapon systems and most of the military too. It’s not even a nuclear stand off, as to my knowledge Canada has no nukes. Seems like the obvious first move for a authoritarian theocracy to just roll its much weaker neighbor right over.
Apologies, it was just a stray thought.
Oh, goody. More bait-and-switch, more mud wrestling, and of course more LOOOOOONNNNNNGGGG camera stares. I’m already bored to tears. This story is taking at least 3x longer to tell than necessary, and it got old a long time ago. What a self-indulgent mess they’ve made of such a brilliant, classic book.
While this series is getting a bit long in the tooth I still overall enjoy it. I’m really hoping that this isn’t actually going to lead into a spin off series for The Testaments. That was an absolutely horrible book and a complete money grab by Atwood!