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Season 5 – The Handmaid's Tale

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Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In a desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world, the few remaining fertile women are forced into sexual servitude. One of these women, Offred, is determined to survive the terrifying world she lives in, and find the daughter that was taken from her.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Season 5

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Critics Consensus

The Handmaid's Tale has lost its urgency after spreading its once-arresting premise thin in a season focused on vengeance's consequences, but the women of Gilead are still played with compelling exactitude.

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John Doyle Globe and Mail 09/21/2022
It is not entirely blissful and benign, the Canada featured here. There are more supporters of Gilead than before, people who sympathize with the hard-line, right-wing religious country next door. Thematically, this is a fierce twist. Go to Full Review Linda Holmes NPR 09/16/2022
The show is still about June, and about Serena, more than anything else. It cannot be engineered into something it is not. But its examination of these two women embraces a more complicated dynamic than it once did. Go to Full Review Karl Quinn The Age (Australia) 09/15/2022
3.5/5
The biggest question of all, of course, is simply why Gilead didn’t stick June on the wall long ago. For all that it remains sadly relevant and oddly compelling, that’s the great flaw at the heart of The Handmaid’s Tale. Go to Full Review William Schwartz Book & Film Globe 03/01/2023
It’s very hard to take The Handmaid’s Tale seriously as speculative fiction unless a person’s already bought into the premise. Go to Full Review Aaron Phillips But Why Tho? A Geek Community 01/14/2023
7.5/10
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 gets off to a slow start but the deeper into the season you get the bigger the plot becomes, and the more monumentally twisted the rewards are. Go to Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound 12/28/2022
3.5/5
While she has had some starring moments, Strahovski really shows what she is capable of this season. It is truly eye-opening. She brings chilling, broken, vulnerable, strong, and half crazed to the table at a moment’s notice. All with incredible realism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay L. @Jay.Livin Jan 18 Loved this show. The ending wrapped up very nice I just wish we got to see Hannah reunite with her family but I know there’s a spin-off that involves Hannah so I’m excited about that. See more A.L.Jude P @judebd Jul 27 No doubt, the story sends shivers down the spine, imagining what might happen if religion delves too deeply into life. See more Mariana O Jun 25 This is the worst season. See more Lane M Jun 3 EXCELLENT SERIES- Gets better and better See more Vivi B May 30 Anyone who was fascinated by seasons 1, 2, and 4 will not find anything of significance here. See more Anna D May 30 What a boring season. This show was so amazing until 4x10 and finished on a high note with that final episode. We all thought June would go fight in Mayday and Nick would join her underground while Luke and Moira would raise Nichole. But instead ? June goes back home (like what?!) and becomes the meek wife she used to be before Gilead to try and reconnect with her husband who totally dismiss her feelings and doesn't understand her anymore. Stupid and Boring as hell. The second storyline of this season is a never ending fight between June and Serena which again makes no sense. Just because Elizabeth Moss ended up being a huge fan of Serena ? Seriously? Her abuser ?? Are we that low in a show about "feminism". White feminism for sure and even more if you come from a wealthy background. Because POC characters like Moira and Rita don't matter this season apparently.... The end finally set-up something interesting where Nick was finally taking Tuello's deal and would mean go fight with Mayday.... but then they backtracked AGAIN in S6 and made him a villain. So pathetic. S1-4 are amazing and then just stop there. It was a perfect transition for The Testaments but they decided to carry on and ruin the entire thing. See more Read all reviews
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Bruce Miller

Creator

Elisabeth Moss

Offred

Joseph Fiennes

Commander Waterford

Yvonne Strahovski

Serena Joy

Samira Wiley

Moira

Alexis Bledel

Ofglen

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 2022 Morning June confronts the consequences of killing Fred; a scared Serena makes an unexpected decision. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 14, 2022 Ballet June struggles to move on with her life in Toronto; Serena plans an elaborate memorial; Aunt Lydia and Janine prepare Esther for her first posting as a Handmaid. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 21, 2022 Border June and Moira join a rebel outpost; as a pregnant widow, Serena tries to restore her status; Aunt Lydia questions her strict methods of dealing with Handmaids. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 28, 2022 Dear Offred June fights her need for violent revenge as Serena settles into her new role in Toronto; rattled by Janine, Aunt Lydia makes a surprising suggestion to Lawrence. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 5, 2022 Fairytale June and Luke embark on a dangerous quest; Serena gets to know her new hosts. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 12, 2022 Together June and Luke's mission puts them in serious jeopardy; Serena senses a threat from her benefactors; Lawrence and Nick make a shocking power move. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 19, 2022 No Man's Land June and Serena find themselves in a desperate situation. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 26, 2022 Motherland June considers a tempting but risky offer from a surprise visitor; Serena hits rock bottom and searches for allies. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 2, 2022 Allegiance June and Luke prepare for a rescue mission; Serena tries new tactics with her oppressive hosts; Lawrence makes a surprising proposal to elevate his status. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 9, 2022 Safe Under threat, June must find a way to keep herself and her family safe from Gilead and its violent supporters in Toronto. Details

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Season Info

Creator
Bruce Miller
Executive Producer
Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker
Network
Hulu
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 2022