Blessed be ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ – a fifth season is on the way

Ahead of the season 4 premiere of 'The Handmaid’s Tale' – delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, but coming to SBS on 29 April – it's been confirmed that a fifth season will be made.

The Handmaid's Tale - season 4, Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne in season 4 of 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Source: Hulu

The last we saw of rebel handmaid June (Elisabeth Moss) was in the cliffhanger ending of season 3, .

Even as the cast announced season 5 in the US overnight (Australian time), news of what to expect in The Handmaid's Tale season 4 continued to be sparse.

Showrunner Bruce Miller has said: “Don’t try to guess what happens in season 4. That’s a fool’s errand."

What we do know is that most of the cast is returning in season 4, it will consist of 10 episodes, and there's a powerful trailer:
The video announcement of season 5 featured appearances from Elisabeth Moss, Madeline Brewer (Janine/Ofwarren), Max Minghella (Nick Blaine), Alexis Bledel (Emily/Ofglen), O-T Fagbenle (Luke Bankole), Yvonne Strahovski (Serena Joy), Samira Wiley (Moira Strand), Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia),  Joseph Feinnes (Fred Waterford), Bradley Whitford (Joseph Lawrence) and more.

Watch the surprise season 5 announcement here:
For further updates, be sure to subscribe to the award-winning SBS-produced Handmaid's Tale companion podcast, , which provides an engrossing debrief about each premiere episode of The Handmaid's Tale, plus exclusive interviews with the stars and key talent behind the show.

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Season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale is available as a season box set to stream 



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he Handmaid’s Tale season 4 on Thursday 29 April 2021. The Australian season is exclusive to SBS and SBS on Demand.

SBS will air the double-episode season premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale at 8.30pm Thursday 29 April, with episodes 1-3 available at  . A second double episode will air on Thursday 6 May at 8.30pm, with weekly episodes to follow at 9.30pm. All episodes will be available to stream weekly at SBS On Demand. 

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Published 11 December 2020 4:53pm
Updated 21 April 2021 9:56am
By SBS Guide
Source: SBS

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