If the current political situation in the US is getting you down, never fear: here comes another season of…The Handmaid’s Tale to…take your mind off…
…yeah, we’re gonna have to workshop this one.
How to watch The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 in New Zealand
The Handmaid’s Tale season six is streaming in New Zealand on Neon from April 8, 2025.
What is The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 about?
Based on the acclaimed novel of the same title by literary legend Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is speculative fiction (repeat, fiction) set in a future US suffering under the heel of a fascist theocratic state. Renamed the Republic of Gilead, it’s a nightmarish place where fertile women are kept as slaves called Handmaidens, hence the title.
This final season sees rebel Handmaid June Osborne recommit to overthrowing the government of Gilead, while her husband Luke, who fled to Canada, joins the resistance along with Moira Strand, June’s best friend from college. Meanwhile high-ranking Serena Waterford works to reform the regime from within. It’s all coming to a head, but we’ll be returning to Gilead before long when the spin-off series in the works, based on Atwood’s sequel The Testaments, comes our way a little down the track.
The cast of The Handmaid’s Tale season 6
Elisabeth Moss is June Osborne, aka Offred, aka Ofjoseph (Handmaids are given new names derived from that of their male masters); Yvonne Strahovski is Serena Waterford; Bradley Whitford is Commander Joseph Lawrence; Max Minghella is Commander Nick Blaine; Ann Dowd is Aunt Lydia Clements, who’s in charge of training Handmaids in their duties; O.T. Fagbenle is Luke Bankole, June’s husband before the rise of Gilead; Samira Wiley is Moira Strand, June’s college BFF and now a Handmaid; Madeline Brewer is Handmaid Janine Lindo, who had an eye gouged out for disobedience in the first season; Amanda Brugel is Rita Blue, the Waterford’s housekeeper; Sam Jaeger is Mark Tuello, an agent for the US government in exile; Ever Carradine is Naomi Putnam; and Josh Charles is in a role yet to be revealed.
The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 trailer
Why we’re excited about The Handmaid’s Tale season 6
Sure, The Handmaid’s Tale is a tough watch—in fact it’s downright punishing at times. But it’s also serious, thoughtful social sci-fi and, based on current events, more timely than ever.
