The Handmaid’s Tale has been renewed for a fourth season, Hulu announced during its TCA presentation on Friday. A premiere date was not revealed.
Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, the drama series is set in a dystopian world where women, oppressed by a totalitarian regime, are only valued for their ability to produce offspring. The third season, which premiered June 5, found protagonist June (Elisabeth Moss) staying behind in Gilead with a mission to “fight fire with fire.“
The Handmaid’s Tale has received critical acclaim and its first season garnered eight Emmy Awards out of 13 nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series. This year, due to Emmy eligibility rules, the series picked up only two nominations for guest actors Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones, along with nine nods for writing, directing, and other below-the-line categories.
Ahead of the fourth season, catch up on the show with EW’s recaps.
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Episode Recaps
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S3 E10 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments from ‘Witness’
By David Canfield
S3 E9 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments from ‘Heroic’
By David Canfield
S3 E8 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments from ‘Unfit’
By David Canfield
S3 E7 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments from ‘Under His Eye’
By David Canfield
S3 E6 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments in ‘Household’
By David Canfield
S3 E5 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments in ‘Unknown Caller’
By David Canfield
S3 E4 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The 5 biggest moments from ‘God Bless the Child’
By David Canfield
S3 E1 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale season premiere recap: The 7 biggest moments
By David Canfield
S2 E13 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale finale recap: The long road to freedom
By David Canfield
S2 E12 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: A Gilead tragedy
By David Canfield
S2 E11 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: Life, death, and Oprah
By David Canfield
S2 E10 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: Can this show get any darker?
By David Canfield
S2 E9 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: Things are different in Canada
By David Canfield
S2 E8 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: Lawbreakers of Gilead
By David Canfield
S2 E7 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: Reclaiming your power
By David Canfield
S2 E6 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: An explosive episode changes everything
By David Canfield
S2 E5 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: The most miserable episode yet
By David Canfield
S2 E4 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: ‘Other Women’
By David Canfield
S2 E3 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: ‘Baggage’
By David Canfield
S1 E10 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale finale recap: ‘Night’
By Jessica Derschowitz
S1 E9 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: ‘The Bridge’
By Jessica Derschowitz
S1 E8 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: ‘Jezebels’
By Jessica Derschowitz
S1 E7 Recap
The Handmaid’s Tale recap: ‘The Other Side’
By Jessica Derschowitz
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