When you’re nonetheless choosing your jaw up off the ground after the shocking events of the Season 3 finale of The Handmaid’s Tale, you might be actually not alone! Sadly, the anticipate Season Four dragged on, and we’re now extra keen than ever to learn how issues will pan out in Gilead when the present picks again up.
After 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 associated fee was excessive, she did handle to smuggle over 100 kids 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 significantly exhausting to return by (particularly because the hole between Seasons Three and Four can be so lengthy), however this is every part we find out about what’s coming down the pipeline subsequent season…
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Story
It can 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. Showrunner Bruce Miller instructed TV Information that The Handmaid’s Tale writers’ room would open for Season 4 on Aug. 12, 2020, after which govt producer 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.
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 % inventive.”
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June is in all probability alive. Although Miller would not affirm whether or not June will survive her gunshot wound, he did say, “We’re following June, and June lives in Gilead, and Gilead just isn’t a pleasant place, and it’ll proceed to be not a pleasant place. And we attempt to be very practical about what would in all probability 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 by way of the chances.” In the event that they’re parsing by way of 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 significantly steady, we’ll proceed to see these in energy wobble and waver within the aftermath of this mass exodus of youngsters. “It is positively form of hitting them,” Miller told TV Guide. “It is their cause for his or her existence — replica. So if you begin taking away these kids, I feel it is going to make Gilead very offended.
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Story
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 brought about moderately than escaping to Canada like 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 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 dealing with legal trials for struggle crimes (regardless of Serena believing she’d gained immunity by handing Fred over), and except Gilead pulls off a miraculous extradition, we’ll in all probability be heading straight for his or her trials in Season 4. Don’t be concerned for those who’re conflicted about Serena’s destiny, although, as Miller warns you need to positively count on to remain on the fence the place she’s involved.
“She does typically 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 in all probability 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. The truth is, there’s loads of story left to inform. “We’ve got not deliberate Season Four to be the top, however we additionally look to Margaret [Atwood]’s e-book 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 actually say to you, we do not have a definitive out. However I feel we wish to preserve the bar excessive, and it might not be a nasty factor to depart the viewers wanting extra, after which we might ideally shift into The Testaments.”
Seasons 1-Three of The Handmaid’s Story are at present streaming on Hulu.
Max Minghella and Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Story