The battle lines have been drawn in The Handmaid’s Tale’s full season 5 trailer, which builds the momentum for a showdown between June, Serena and a vengeful Gilead, in the wake of Commander Waterford’s murder.
“June Osborne is a cancer,” a new Gilead commander warns in the new video, released today. “We have to cut her out.”
In the unforgettable season 4 finale, Elisabeth Moss’ June lured her primary captor and tormentor, Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), into the demilitarised zone between Gilead and Canada (with the aid of some high-placed Gilead accomplices). Once there, June and her surviving former Handmaids murdered him in a re-enactment of a traditional Gilead “salvaging”.
In season 5 we’re promised a reckoning of sorts for the traumatised and complex protagonist June as she faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.
The Handmaid’s Tale returns for season 5 with brand new episodes, fast-tracked from the US, premiering exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand Thursday 15 September and continuing weekly. Also returning 15 September is SBS Australia’s award-winning Handmaid’s Tale companion podcast, . Each episode of the podcast offers entertaining and engrossing analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale, along with exclusive interviews with the stars and creators of the series. You can on your preferred podcast platform now, to relive the (epic) events of season 4, and obtain unique insights from the Handmaid’s team, about how they create the show.
Star and series director Moss returns with regulars including Bradley Whitford, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel and Sam Jaeger.
Season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale will premiere exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand from Thursday 15 September. Watch the full season 5 trailer now:
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