The Handmaid’s Tale Season Four will not be arriving any time quickly, however fortunately, Hulu has already given us a number of nice peeks on the upcoming season. After that large cliffhanger on the finish of the Season Three finale, we’ll take no matter we are able to get!
Within the closing moments of the Season Three finale, June (Elisabeth Moss) was in dire straights, bleeding out from a gunshot wound after staging a revolt of Marthas and Handmaids. The associated fee was excessive, however miraculously, she did handle to smuggle over 100 youngsters out of Gilead and into Canada, safely into the arms of Moira (Samira Wiley) and Luke (O-T Fagbenle) of all folks! As for the Waterfords, their troubles appear to have solely simply gotten began as they await trial for his or her struggle crimes due to Serena’s (Yvonne Strahovski) shady deal to be in child Nicole’s life.
The Handmaid’s Story spoilers are notably onerous to come back by (particularly because the hole between Seasons Three and Four will likely be so lengthy), however here is every thing we find out about what’s coming our manner subsequent season and when solutions to all our burning questions would possibly arrive…
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Story
Its launch has formally been pushed to 2021. Although Warren Littlefield told TV Guide that Season Four was speculated to drop within the Fall of 2020, the unfold of COVID-19 has thrown that plan out the window. Manufacturing on Season Four has been suspended as a result of unfold of coronavirus, and Hulu introduced of their NewFronts presentation that it has formally pushed the discharge date to 2021. No particular date has been set but.
“We had been two weeks into capturing once we shut down, so we did not get quite a bit within the can,” Elisabeth Moss beforehand instructed Deadline. “Our writers are nonetheless writing, and so they’re persevering with to put in writing the season clearly remotely from their very own properties individually, and that prepare remains to be chugging alongside.”
The teaser reveals Gilead in turmoil. Hulu launched a teaser for Season 4, and although there’s numerous recycled footage from earlier seasons, we did get a number of peeks at new footage filmed earlier than manufacturing needed to shut down. We noticed Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) raging about June and her rebellion and “who is aware of what sort of atrocities” she’s obtained up her pink sleeve subsequent, and Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) saying that the escaped youngsters are June’s legacy.
Will probably be 10 episodes. IndieWire confirmed that Season Four will dial again from the 13-episode format of the previous two seasons, clocking in at solely 10 episodes. In line with government producer Bruce Miller, the choice was “100 % artistic.”
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June is most likely alive. Although Miller would not verify whether or not June will survive her gunshot wound, he did say, “We’re following June, and June lives in Gilead, and Gilead shouldn’t be a pleasant place, and it’ll proceed to be not a pleasant place. And we attempt to be very practical about what would most likely occur and the way would issues work, so over the break we have talked to the U.N. and we have talked about what occurs to rebels in nations like this, so we’re parsing by the chances.” In the event that they’re parsing by repercussions for June’s actions, we are able to solely assume she’ll be alive to endure these penalties.
We’ll see an unstable Gilead. Although Gilead’s regime has by no means been notably steady, we’ll proceed to see these in energy wobble and waver within the aftermath of this mass exodus of kids. “It is positively type of hitting them,” Miller told TV Guide. “It is their purpose for his or her existence — copy. So while you begin taking away these youngsters, I believe it is going to make Gilead very offended.”
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Story
We’ve not seen the final of Commander Lawrence. In a stunning twist, Commander Lawrence determined to remain behind in Gilead to attempt to clear up the mess he’d prompted relatively than escaping to Canada as he deliberate. Although nothing is about in stone but, Miller assured TV Information that he has every desire to bring Commander Lawrence back for more in Season 4.
We’ll study extra about Nick’s (Max Minghella) previous. Although Nick’s previous and his position in founding Gilead had been within the plans for Season 3, timing simply did not enable the writers the chance to discover that storyline. No want to fret although, that backstory is definitely on tap for Season 4.
The Waterfords are in scorching water. Fred (Joseph Fiennes) and Serena had been each dealing with felony trials for struggle crimes (regardless of Serena believing she’d gained immunity by handing Fred over), and until Gilead pulls off a miraculous extradition, we’ll most likely be heading straight for his or her trials in Season 4. Don’t be concerned in case you’re conflicted about Serena’s destiny, although, as Miller warns it is best to positively count on to remain on the fence the place she’s involved.
“She does generally do issues that we predict are very comprehensible and noble and even likable,” Miller stated. “After which she does so many horrible issues. She has a lot to reply for, and now she’s ready to reply for the horrible issues.”
It most likely will not be the ultimate season. Government producer Warren Littlefield told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that they don’t seem to be writing Season Four as if its the ultimate season. Actually, there’s loads of story left to inform. “We’ve got not deliberate Season Four to be the tip, however we additionally look to Margaret [Atwood]’s guide The Testaments and know that that story takes us 15 years into the long run,” Littlefield stated. “We do not see ending it in [Season 4], and I can truthfully say to you, we do not have a definitive out. However I believe we wish to preserve the bar excessive, and it could not be a foul factor to depart the viewers wanting extra, after which we might ideally shift into The Testaments.”
Elisabeth Moss will direct. Season Four will see sequence star Elisabeth Moss step behind the camera for an episode. Episode Three of the brand new season will mark her directorial debut, and Moss hilariously joked that her solely hurdle for this job will likely be working with the “extremely demanding” lead actress.
Seasons 1-Three of The Handmaid’s Story are at the moment streaming on Hulu.
Max Minghella and Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Story