Elisabeth Moss and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Team Tease a ‘Rewarding and Satisfying’ Ending in Final Season: ‘It Will Surprise Audiences’

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Abigail Lee As Hulu’s dystopian series “The Handmaid’s Tale” comes to an end, Elisabeth Moss looks back on playing June Osborne with admiration. “I hope that she gives courage to somebody who needs it, whether it’s in our country or another country,” Moss told Variety about the handmaid turned freedom fighter. “She’s somebody that people can hopefully look up to.

She’s very brave, and I look up to her.” The hit show returns with its sixth and final season on April 8, and audiences should brace for an explosive finale as the rebellion in Gilead finally ignites. “It goes a little wild there toward the end, and I think it’s what the fans have been waiting six seasons for — they’ve been waiting for revolution,” said Madeline Brewer. “We had a long resistance, we had a lot of building and building and really a slow burn to what is an outrageous revolution, truly, in the end.” Moss, Brewer and the rest of the cast and creative team celebrated that impending conclusion on Wednesday evening at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre, which was adorned to resemble the red cloaks and white winged bonnets that are customary in Gilead.

On the red carpet, the writers emphasized that they wanted to make the last season worth it for everyone who’s followed along. “We knew that this would be our very last chance to tell these stories with our beloved cast and our beloved characters, so it was definitely a now-or-never feeling,” said co-showrunner and executive producer Yahlin Chang. “It’s a wish fulfillment season, it’s a season where we just want to be really rewarding and really satisfying.” Max Minghella described the season as unpredictable.