To name the top of The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 a cliffhanger could be a large understatement, which might be why we’re extra keen than ever for Season Four to reach. Sadly, we would have to attend some time earlier than Hulu is able to begin dropping new episdoes of this dystopian sequence.
Once we final noticed June (Elisabeth Moss), she was in dire straights, probably bleeding out from a gunshot wound after staging a revolt of Marthas and Handmaids. Although the fee was excessive, 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 individuals! As for the Waterfords, their troubles appear to have solely simply gotten began as they await trial for his or her conflict crimes due to Serena’s (Yvonne Strahovski) shady deal to be in child Nicole’s life.
The Handmaid’s Story spoilers are significantly laborious to come back by (particularly for the reason that hole between Seasons Three and Four can be so lengthy), however here is the whole lot we learn about what’s coming down the pipeline subsequent season…
It’s going to premiere within the Fall of 2020. Although the present was renewed for Season 4 simply weeks forward of its Season Three finale, there was no anticipated launch schedule included within the renewal information. We had been all hoping for one more late spring/early summer time drop we have gotten with the primary three seasons, however Warren Littlefield told TV Guide that given the later begin to manufacturing on the brand new season, the premiere would land within the Fall of 2020.
Manufacturing has been placed on maintain resulting from coronavirus. Deadline studies that manufacturing on Season Four has been briefly suspended resulting from considerations over the unfold of COVID-19, aka coronavirus. The present, which movies in Toronto, has but to announce whether or not this suspension will delay its deliberate fall premiere date.
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 response to govt producer Bruce Miller, the choice was “100 p.c 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 isn’t a pleasant place, and it’ll proceed to be not a pleasant place. And we attempt to be very lifelike 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 international locations like this, so we’re parsing via the chances.” In the event that they’re parsing via repercussions for June’s actions, we are able to solely assume she’ll be alive to undergo these penalties.
We’ll see an unstable Gilead. Although Gilead’s regime has by no means been significantly secure, we’ll proceed to see these in energy wobble and waver within the aftermath of this mass exodus of youngsters. “It is positively sort of hitting them,” Miller told TV Guide. “It is their motive for his or her existence — replica. So while you begin taking away these youngsters, I believe it is going to make Gilead very offended.
We have not seen the final of Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford). In a shocking twist, Commander Lawrence determined to remain behind in Gilead to attempt to clear up the mess he’d precipitated fairly than escaping to Canada like he deliberate. Although nothing is ready in stone but, Miller assured TV Information that he has every desire to bring Commander Lawrence back for more in Season 4.
We’ll be taught extra about Nick’s (Max Minghella) previous. Although Nick’s previous and his function 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 sizzling water. Fred (Joseph Fiennes) and Serena had been each going through legal trials for conflict crimes (regardless of Serena believing she’d gained immunity by handing Fred over), and except 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 when you’re conflicted about Serena’s destiny, although, as Miller warns it’s best to positively count on to remain on the fence the place she’s involved.
“She does generally do issues that we expect 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 able to reply for the horrible issues.”
It most likely will not be the ultimate season. Govt 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. The truth is, there’s loads of story left to inform. “We now have not deliberate Season Four to be the top, however we additionally look to Margaret [Atwood]’s ebook The Testaments and know that that story takes us 15 years into the longer term,” Littlefield stated. “We do not see ending it in [Season 4], and I can actually say to you, we do not have a definitive out. However I believe we need to maintain the bar excessive, and it could not be a foul factor to go away 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 can be working with the “extremely demanding” lead actress.
Seasons 1-Three of The Handmaid’s Story are at present streaming on Hulu.