From the cast to the news: on April 8 the last season of The Handmaid’s Tale debuts on Timvision, the dystopian series based on the novel by Margaret Atwood
The wait is over: On April 8, the sixth and final season debuts on Timvision of The Handmaid’s Suchknown in Italy as The story of the ancella. The dystopian series, taken from the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwoodhas conquered millions of spectators all over the world and won well 15 Emmy Awards. Three years have passed since the end of the fifth season, and now the fans are ready to find out how the story of June Osborne will end.
The world of The Handmaid’s Such
Designed by Bruce Miller, the series is set in a dystopian future in which fertility has collapsed and the few women still able to have children are slavery as “ancelle”. Forced to undergo ritual rapes to ensure procreation in elite families, the handmaids are the living symbol of oppression. The protagonist is June Osborne, played by Elisabeth Mosswhich with courage and determination tries to break down the Gilead regime.
Where we had remained
At the end of the fifth season, June managed to escape from Gilead together with her husband Luke, finding refuge in Canada. However, freedom remains fragile: besides the border, a worrying anti-rifular feeling grows and a movement in favor of Gilead is affirmed. After Luke’s arrest, June is forced to return to the place from which he ran away, determined to destroy the regime once and for all. In this battle he could find an unexpected ally: Serena Joy Waterford. She too took refuge in Canada, Serena now confronts the consequences of a system that has helped to build. The birth of the son Noah could even intertwine the destinies of the two women. Meanwhile, Hannah, June’s daughter, is still prisoner in Gilead, adopted by a new family and increasingly distant by her mother, who blames for not being able to save her.
How the sixth season opens
The final season has ten episodes, with Elisabeth Moss not only protagonist but also director of four of them. It starts again with June on board a train full of American refugees on the run through the Canadian forests. Wound, tried, but still determined, June is faced with Serena Joy, also on the run to protect her newborn. What begins as a clash full of tension and sarcasm turns into an uncertain alliance. Arrived in Alaska, the two women embark on a new chapter together, between old grudges and renewed hopes.
The cast and the new additions
The main cast remains almost unchanged, with Elisabeth Moss And Yvonne Strahovski to lead the narrative, flanked by Madeline Brewer (Janine), Ann dowd (Aunt Lydia), Ot Fagbenle (Luke), Max Minghella (Nick), Samira Wiley (Moira), Bradley Whitford (Commander Lawrence) e Amanda Brugel (Rita). It will not return instead Alexis Bledelinterpreter of Emily, who decided to abandon the series. Among the new entries we find Josh CharlesWhile Timothy Simons He will participate as a guest star.
News and advances
The first three episodes will be available from 8 April on Timvision, followed by an episode per week until the grand finale of 27 May. The season promises unpublished developments, such as the evolution of relationship between June and nickwhich will finally show the most romantic side of their bond. And that’s not all: it is already on site spin off The Testamentsalways conceived by Bruce Miller, inspired by the sequel to Atwood’s novel but with his own narrative autonomy.
Elisabeth Moss behind the camera
Elisabeth Moss did not limit himself to playing the role of the protagonist, but also directed the first two and the last two episodes of the season. “We live in an era when the message of this series is more necessary than ever. It is all too easy to hate, close in the darkness and turn your back on those who are different from us”said the actress during the premiere at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
The revolution is here
“The revolution has come! You are waiting for it for years and finally it is here”Bruce Miller exulted during the sixth season world presentation. Elisabeth Moss echoes him, who adds: “This season invites us to overcome the differences, to never give up and fight for the freedom of the people we love. The revolution is not her – he underlined, referring to the claim ‘Revolution is Her’ – We are the revolution. So: that the revolution begins! “
