‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ returns for final season—How to watch Season 6 for free

It’s the beginning of the end for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

The Hulu original, which aired its first season in 2017, returned for its sixth and final season today, April 8, with a three-episode premiere.

Ahead of the season premiere, the series creator Bruce Miller shared with The Post that he’s known how it would all end since the very beginning.

“Honestly, the end of it is the same as I pitched to Lizzie [Elisabeth Moss] the first time I met her,” he said.

While “The Handmaid’s Tale” is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, the first season adapts the entire book and every subsequent season has been the invention of the writers, along with input from Atwood.

Set in a dystopia following a Second American Civil War, the Elisabeth Moss-starring series follows a society that fertile women, called “Handmaids,” to child-bearing slavery.

Moss is not only acting in this season, but she directed four of its 10 episodes (the first and last two). The large ensemble cast is also largely unchanged, but some new additions, including “Veep” actor Timothy Simons, will make their series debuts this season.

Throughout its run, the acclaimed series was nominated for 75 Emmy awards, winning 15.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 release date:

“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 premieres with three episodes on April 8. New episodes will continue to release weekly.

How to watch ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ for free:

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is streaming on Hulu. If you’re not already a Hulu subscriber, you’re in luck, because the streamer has one of the best free trials around. New users will get a 30-day free trial to test out everything the Hulu (with ads) plan has to offer before the $9.99/month payment starts. That gives you plenty of time to watch nearly the entire final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and so much more.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ schedule: When do new episodes of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ come out?

New episodes of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 premiere on Hulu every Tuesday at 12 a.m. ET. Check out the episode release schedule below:

• Episode 1: “Train” – April 8
• Episode 2: “Exile” – April 8
• Episode 3: “Devotion” – April 8
• Episode 4: “Promotion” – April 15
• Episode 5: “Janine” – April 22
• Episode 6: “Surprise” – April 29
• Episode 7: “Shattered” – May 6
• Episode 8: “Exodus” – May 13
• Episode 9: “Execution” – May 20
• Episode 10: “The Handmaid’s Tale” – May 27

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 trailer:

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 cast:

• Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred
• Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford
• Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence
• Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine
• Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements
• O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole
• Samira Wiley as Moira Strand
• Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo / Ofwarren / Ofdaniel / Ofhoward
• Amanda Brugel as Rita Blue
• Ever Carradine as Naomi Putnam
• Sam Jaeger as Mark Tuello
• Josh Charles
• Timothy Simons

Will there be a Season 7 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?

No, as mentioned above, Season 6 will be the last for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

It’s not the end of that universe, though; “The Testaments,” based on Atwood’s sequel novel released in 2020, was greenlit at Hulu with Dowd set to reprise her role of Aunt Lydia in the newly announced ensemble cast.

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