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Commander Frederick R. Waterford (played by Joseph Fiennes) met his demise in season 4 at the hands of Elisabeth Moss' character June Osbourne in season four.And now the first images from the aftermath of that shocking event have been revealed.The 39-year-old actress and castmateYvonne Strahovski, 39, were seen in first look images released by Hulu for the upcoming season 5 of The Handmaid's Tale.An angry close-up of June's face could be seen after she had orchestrated the death of the commander who repeatedly raped her throughout the series in the new snap.

June is coming back with a vengeance.

Naman Ramachandran United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K. literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group.Under the terms of the deal, London-based Curtis Brown Group, founded in 1899, will continue to operate under its current name and management, including CEO Jonny Geller. The structure will allow both parries to continue their longstanding relationships with other agency partners in the U.K.

UTA has acquired the Curtis Brown Group, the UK literary and talent agency that reps Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh and Orlando Bloom.

Roe, instant abortion bans will go into affect in Missouri—and in over half of all U.S. states.

The Handmaid's Tale.Bledel, who has starred as Emily/Ofglen on the since 2017, said she decided to “step away” from the series in a statement released by on May 27. “After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time," the statement read.

Alexis Bledel has shockingly announced her departure from her Emmy-winning role on The Handmaid's Tale, which has begun filming its fifth season.'After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time,' said the 40-year-old actress, who has been on the show since season one.'I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support,' she told Variety. Seen onscreen:Alexis Bledel has shockingly announced her departure from The Handmaid's Tale, which has begun filming its fifth seasonBased on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, the show takes place in a patriarchal dystopia called Gilead founded on what used to be the United States.Women are reduced to a status far beneath that of men, deprived of such basic rights as being permitted to read or use money.

Alexis Bledel has announced she will not be returning for the fifth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAlexis Bledel will not return for “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 5, Variety has learned exclusively.Bledel, who has played the key character of Emily/Ofglen on the Hulu drama since its first season debuted in 2017, said in a statement Friday: “After much thought, I felt I had to step away from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ at this time. I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support.”During her four-year run on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Bledel received four Emmy nominations and one win for her performance in the Bruce Miller-created TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s iconic novel.Aside from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Bledel is best known for her starring role as Rory Gilmore alongside Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore on “Gilmore Girls” and the revival “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” as well as her parts in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” franchise and “Mad Men.” Airing its fourth season from April to June 2021, “The Handmaid’s Tale” follows June (Elisabeth Moss) while she strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges.

Margaret Atwood has imagined apocalyptic disaster, Dystopian government and an author faking her own death. But until recently she had spared herself the nightmare of trying to burn one of her own books.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Killing Eve star Sandra Oh are set to star in hot Cannes market package Stone Mattress, which Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here) will direct from the acclaimed New Yorker short story by The Handmaid’s Tale scribe Margaret Atwood.

The author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is standing up for choice.

EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy’s historical graphic novel War Bears will come to televison. WOW! Unlimited Media has optioned the 2019 graphic novel for an animated series adaptation.

SAG Awards took over Santa Monica, California to honour the best in film and television over the last year. And Canada was well represented, with The Handmaid's Tale star Amanda Brugel looking absolutely breathtaking in a flowing white gown.

Lucky in love? Elisabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel and more The Handmaid’s Tale actors play fictional characters in a dystopian world in Hulu’s series inspired by Margaret Atwood‘s writing. In real life, their offscreen counterparts have managed to find love through the years.

The Handmaid’s Tale creator, executive producer and showrunner Bruce Miller has signed a big new overall development deal with ABC Signature and Hulu.

Sam Adams, a literary agent whose career began in the postwar years at Warner Bros. and ended with the deal to bring The Handmaid’s Tale to the big screen, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 94.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Vows,” the sixth episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 4, streaming now on Hulu.(Spoilers are also ahead for “The Testaments,” Margaret Atwood’s followup novel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”)The moment fans of Hulu’s adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” thought would never arrive finally did: June (Elisabeth Moss) got out of Gilead.It was a moment more than four seasons in the making when a touch of luck had Moira (Samira Wiley) happen upon June in the aftermath of explosions and drag her to safety by way of the boat on which she was doing her humanitarian missions.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear from Hulu that the season 4 premiere episode of its 15x Emmy winning series, The Handmaid’s Tale, ranks as the streamer’s most watched original –for either a film or TV series season debut– during the course of a week.

As we get closer to the season four premiere of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, we’re getting more curious as to what will happen to June.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is doubling down on Margaret Atwood adaptations with a TV version of her book Maddaddam in the works.