The award-winning hit drama series The Handmaid’s Tale is back in the long-awaited fourth season. Premiere episodes are accelerated from the US and shown exclusively in Australia on SBS and SBS On Demand.
A brand new trailer released by Hulu today shows June (Elisabeth Moss) on the run after the dramatic events of the third Season. After years of being confined to the homes of Commanders Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and Lawrence (Bradley Whitford), season four promises to be nomadic and focused on the uprising against the totalitarian rulers of Gilead: Let freedom rule . The #HandmaidsTale returns on April 28th for season four, only on @Hulu. pic.twitter.com/ph6PKdvsOo
Describing the new season on today’s Television Critics Association press tour presentation for Winter 2021, executive producer Warren Littlefield said, « This year is in a way about rewarding patience . «
» We’ve been planting seeds for this uprising and hotspot in Chicago for several years and that the Gilead forces really can’t keep it under control. And now we’re leaving our central universe in the greater Boston area and booming. We are in a completely different setting.
Production of the 10-episode season was stopped in 2020 due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but resumed after a six-month hiatus. Star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss will take over this year Directs and directs three episodes of the season: episodes 3, 8 and 9.
When the show returns, the award-winning SBS-produced Handmaid’s Ta le companion podcast Eyes on Gilead will provide an in-depth debriefing on each premiere episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as exclusive interviews with the stars and key talent behind the show. You can now subscribe to Eyes On Gilead on your favorite podcast platform to make sure you don’t miss an episode.
The Handmaid’s Tale comes to SBS and SBS On Demand from MGM Television and is created, produced and written by Bruce Miller . Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Eric Tuchman and Mike Barker. MGM acts as the international distributor for the series. Handmaid’s Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley and Bradley Whitford.
Do you need to catch up on season 3? Hurry! The box set is now broadcasting an SBS on Demand, but will expire on February 28th.
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Ref: https://www.sbs.com.au
