Along with the production announcement, Hulu also said season six will debut in spring 2025. The final chapter of the Emmy-winning Hulu series was originally set to go into production in 2023 for a fall 2024 start, but that schedule was of course delayed by the strikes.
Season five follows June (Elisabeth Moss) in the aftermath of the murder of Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and the consequences she faces for her role in the gruesome murder. At the very least, she will have to compete against his widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) and, on some level, Gilead. But most of all, she will be forced to redefine her identity and purpose, now forever changed.
Meanwhile, Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) teams up with Nick (Max Minghella) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) as he attempts to reform Gilead and rise to power. But who knows what the commander and Nick, who helped June frame Waterford for the murder, have up their sleeves?
Still in Canada, June, with the help of Luke (O.T. Fagbenle) and Moira (Samira Wiley), fights Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to rescue and reunite with daughter Hannah.
The fifth season also stars Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Sam Jaeger and McKenna Grace.
The Handmaid's Tale is produced by MGM Television and directed by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Shukert, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd. The series is distributed internationally by MGM.
