Season five will debut on Sept. 14
Elisabeth Moss and her miserable, penetrating gaze are back! Hulu has just dropped another new trailer for season five and it’s every bit as intense as you’d imagine.
The action-packed two minute trailer gives even more away about the upcoming season, and that June is not done yet when it comes to exacting her revenge. Suddenly, we are marking our calendars for Sept. 14 so we make sure the kids to bed are in bed to grab some much-needed “me time.”
In July, a brief one-minute long preview of the upcoming season was dropped and it showed Serena and June none too friendly. Amidst funeral shots, images of June and her baby and a few explosions, the trailer is getting us excited for all that’s to come
It was just this summer that Hulu released two photos tied to the next installment. Still the only still images around, they are a bleak preview of upcoming happenings in the new season. June Osborne (Elizabeth Moss) is seen looking pretty perturbed (we’re used to that) as she glares into the camera, and Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) is sporting what appears to be funeral garb. To be honest, she looks pretty pleased with herself so this season bodes well for the drama.
Admittedly, there are still lots of questions about the upcoming season. Thankfully, Hulu has shared a synopsis that reads: “June 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 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.”
If you aren’t already a Handmaid’s fan, this summer is the perfect time to get acquainted and binge-watch seasons one through four. In a nutshell, the show is set in a dystopian society following a second American Civil War. Here, the government of Gilead subjects fertile women to a life of child-bearing slavery, in addition to other laws where they can’t read, own property or have careers. Basically, it’s a nightmare come true.
The Handmaid’s Tale season 5 will start with two episodes set to debut starting Sept. 14. They will release weekly on Wednesdays. Blessed be the fruit!
