Editor’s note: This post contains spoilers about Season 6 of “The Handmaid’s Tale.“
The revolution begins.
As “The Handmaid’s Tale” reaches the penultimate episode of the season (and series), June (Elisabeth Moss) and her team of rebel handmaids have set in motion their plans to take down Gilead and kill the High commanders.
The first step: drug everyone at Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) and Commander Wharton’s (Josh Charles) wedding. After the wedding wraps up, June heads to Commander Bell’s home where she kills him and frees Janine (Madeline Brewer) before heading to the Red Center, where Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) has discovered what the handmaid’s are up to. However, after an emotionally charged confrontation, Aunt Lydia gives up and lets the handmaid’s go so they avenge themselves.
According to Hulu, June, in the final season of the Emmy-winning drama series, will fight to take down Gilead with Luke and Moira joining the resistance.
“This final chapter of June’s journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom,” this season’s synopsis says.
Adapted from Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name, “The Handmaid’s Tale” is about “the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States,” according to the series synopsis.
June/Offred, one of the few fertile women in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, known as Handmaids, “struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.”
Here’s what to know about the penultimate episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 including release date, time and cast.
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When do new episodes of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ come out?
New episodes of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 drop every Tuesday on Hulu at midnight ET (9 p.m. PT previous day).
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 episode schedule
The final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will have 10 episodes with the penultimate episode “Execution” releasing this week on Tuesday, May 20.
The final episode of the series titled “The Handmaid’s Tale” will drop on Tuesday, May 27, while Episodes 1-8 are streaming on Hulu.
How to watch ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is available to stream on Hulu.
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 cast
Cast members for “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6, as per Hulu, include:
- Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred
- Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford
- Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence
- Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine
- Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements
- O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole
- Samira Wiley as Moira Strand
- Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo / Ofwarren / Ofdaniel / Ofhoward
- Amanda Brugel as Rita Blue
- Ever Carradine as Naomi Putnam
- Sam Jaeger as Mark Tuello
- Josh Charles as High Commander Wharton
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