‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is recognized as one of the most significant works in literature. Margaret Atwood’s groundbreaking novel has inspired many people since it was first published in 1985. It was adapted into a series by Hulu in 2017. The critically-acclaimed show is now ready with Season 5.
The trailer for the upcoming season has been released and it teases an epic battle. On one side, there’s the escaped handmaid June (Elisabeth Moss), who declared war against Gilead. Her opponent is the entire administration of the dystopian Gilead and the widow of Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), Serena (Yvonne Strahovski).
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June Is Ready To Fight In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Trailer
The upcoming season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ will pick up after the fateful events of Season 4 in which June and other handmaids killed Commander Waterford. The murder set in motion events where Serena, backed by Gilead, will have June answering for her actions. But the show’s protagonist is ready to face the consequences and declares in the Season 5 trailer, “The grieving wife, she knows the world is watching…. You wanna fight? Let’s fight.”
June will also try to redefine her identity post her long stay as a handmaid in Gilead, try to achieve normalcy in her family life and try to find her purpose as a free woman. She’ll also team up with Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and Moira (Samira Wiley) to fight Gilead to accomplish her mission of reuniting with her first daughter, Hannah.
As for Serena, she intends to raise hell as a widow in morning. She will also attempt to gain favor in Toronto as Gilead would aim to expand its influence beyond America.
Meanwhile, Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) will join forces with Nick (Max Minghella) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) to restore his position in Gilead and reform it to attain power.
About Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Classic That Inspired The Series
The book is set in a future dystopian world where America has been taken over by an oppressive regime. The story revolves around Offred – the patronymic name provided by the new regime in the Republic of Gilead since she is a handmaid. It’s an ominous setting where women are given specific roles and rules, and have their every move watched.
The Handmaids are women who are forced to have children with men of high social status – the Commanders – whose wives are infertile. They are nothing more than their biological parts and have to endure rapes, mental harassment and a kind of imprisonment.
The book has been banned many a times in many places since its first publication, but continues to be a commentary on misogyny and a fierce take on politics.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 5 will premiere on Hulu on September 14.
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