The American platform Hulu has announced the renewal of “The Handmaid’s Tale” for its sixth and final season, a few days before the premiere of the fifth year of production.
Based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, released in Brazil as “O Conto da Aia”, the series shows a dystopian future as the fundamentalist far right takes power and creates a government, Gilead, which uses the Bible as a base. to remove all women’s rights and execute homosexuals. But June, a woman imprisoned and used as a “handmaid” by one of the leaders of the government to reproduce, begins a rebellion that threatens the stability of the patriarchy.
The fifth season, which will debut on September 18 in Brazil, will begin after the revenge of June (Elisabeth Moss), responsible for the murder of Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), and will reflect the reaction of the now widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), each increasingly antagonist.
As the widow takes advantage of the tragedy to gather followers across Canada, the former handmaid plans to return to Gilead as part of a guerrilla war aimed at overthrowing the extremist government. But she too becomes a prime target of the hatred of her enemies.
“It has been a real honor to tell the story of Margaret Atwood’s breakthrough novel and her obsessively relevant world, and we are thrilled to offer viewers a sixth and final season,” series creator Bruce Miller said in a statement. “We are grateful to Hulu and MGM for allowing us to tell this story, which sadly has remained so important throughout its journey, and we are amazed by our incredible fans for their unwavering support, without which we would never have come to. this point. “
“Five years ago, until almost today, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ made history by becoming the first series on a streaming service to win an Emmy. Since then, it has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with some of the best creative talent. in our industry in this show – a distinguished and exceptional group of people who continue to produce a series of the highest quality and with a significant cultural impact. Bruce, Warren, Lizzie and the entire team at MGM have been incredible partners and we hope the fans will love these two seasons, “said Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu and Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals.
Despite the announced end of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, Margaret Atwood’s universe will remain alive thanks to the development of a spin-off. Producer Bruce Miller is adapting “The Testaments”, the literary continuation of “The Handmaid’s Tale”.
The plot of “The Testaments” takes place 15 years after the end of the original book and is narrated by three female characters. One of them is an old acquaintance of “The Handmaid’s Tale” fans, the terrible Aunt Lydia (played by Ann Dowd in the series). The other two are new: a young woman raised in Gilead’s repressive society and a Canadian who discovers she was born there.
There is still no release date for “The Testaments” or for the final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale”.
The series is made available by Paramount + in Brazil.
Source: Terra
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