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We *finally* know when you can watch The Handmaid's Tale season 4 in the UK

Photo credit: Hulu
Photo credit: Hulu

While you're probably still recovering from The Handmaid's Tale season 3, Hulu have confirmed the show is getting another series. We're not out of the dystopian woods yet! Here's everything you need to know about The Handmaid's Tale season 4, including its UK release date.

*Spoilers*

When will The Handmaid's Tale season 4 air?

Channel 4 took to Twitter to reveal that season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale will officially return to UK screens in June 2021.

Although we don't know the exact date in June, we're predicting it will be sooner rather than later (fingers crossed) as previous seasons have aired in the UK only a few weeks after airing in the US. And since The Handmaid's Tale kicked off in the US on 28 April, we've already been *very* patient.

In the past, previous seasons have premiered in April 2017, 2018, and 2019. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many productions and release dates were put on hold, so it's unsurprising that The Handmaid's Tale season 4 didn't follow the same pattern and therefore didn't air in April 2020 - or 2021.

Photo credit: Hulu
Photo credit: Hulu

Do we have a trailer for The Handmaid's Tale season 4?

We certainly do. The first-look trailer dropped on 25 June 2021, with June [Elisabeth Moss] saying: "I can't rest. My daughter deserves better. We all deserve better. Change isn't going to come easy, this war isn't going to win itself."

Eight months on in February 2021, Hulu released the full length trailer (which you can watch above) for season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale, and wow.

When was The Handmaid's Tale season 4 confirmed?

On 8 August 2019, Hulu announced they had commissioned a fourth instalment of the show, which is based on Margaret Attwood's novel of the same name.

The official The Handmaid's Tale Twitter account also announced the news to their 170k followers, writing, "You did this, Resistors. Praise be. 🙌 Season 4 of The #HandmaidsTale is happening!"

Photo credit: Hulu
Photo credit: Hulu

Who will star in The Handmaid's Tale season 4?

Despite Elisabeth Moss, who is both the lead character and the executive producer, being shot at the end of season 3, the trailer reveals she is still alive.

Serena and Fred Waterford will also live to see another season, with Joseph Fiennes who plays Fred spilling some details about their role (via Gold Derby). "He is so shaken by Serena's betrayal," he commented. "He is also – he's obviously going to be arrested. He's in a holding cell at the moment, but I think he'll have a lot to answer for in terms of war crimes.

"So I think there's a desperate need to become an informer, if you like, and to become, for Canada, the conduit into the machinations of Gilead."

Rita (played by Amanda Brugel) will not be returning, the actor told Harper's Bazaar.

How can I watch The Handmaid's Tale season 4 in the UK?

Okay, so in and amongst all the excitement over the upcoming fourth series we all forget that Hulu, the streamer responsible for the show, can't be accessed in the UK. But, don't panic! You'll still be able to watch the new season of The Handmaid's Tale in the UK, thanks to Channel 4 who will be streaming the series in June 2021. Any day now...

What will happen in The Handmaid's Tale season 4?

The fact there is another series would suggest June and her fellow Handmaids have not been totally successful in their resistance, and instead have to continue their fight into another instalment.

Yvonne Strahovsk, who plays Mrs Waterford, hopes to continue having a pivotal role. In an interview with Variety, she touched on how, despite the fact her story line has moved away from June's, she hopes to still be a main focus. “I certainly didn’t have a conversation with them where I said, ‘Hey guys, I need less scenes,’” she said. “I really love this role, and I love this show.”

Will June be reunited with her family? Much of season 3 saw Offred attempting to track down her family - could the next series finally see her reunited with her husband and daughter?

Photo credit: Hulu/YouTube
Photo credit: Hulu/YouTube


Will we see a world beyond Gilead? During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Bruce Miller spoke about the direction the show could take. "I see a world beyond [the current one]," he revealed. "I would watch an episode about the Nuremberg trials after Gilead falls. There are lots of worlds you think of... where everything has changed so much."

There will be severe consequences for June. Showrunner Bruce Miller hinted in a new interview with E! News, "You can imagine, I mean, if one child getting out and going to Canada [became] an international incident.

"For Gilead, these kids were kidnapped from their homes. So I think they react like any other country would, but magnified because we’re living in a world where children are very rare. So are there going to be consequences more than [June] getting shot? Yes, absolutely."

The Handmaid's Tale season 4, we're ready for you.


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