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Bruce Miller's dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, tells the story of June Osborne (played by Elisabeth Moss), a woman who is forced to do sexual labor as a "Handmaid" in Gilead's totalitarian regime in order to produce progeny for the ruling elite. The series explores themes of female empowerment, resistance, and oppression, thus resonating with contemporary audiences.
When it premiered on Hulu in 2017, The Handmaid's Tale made history as the first streaming series to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
The sixth and final season of the series premiered in April 2025, continuing June's harrowing journey beyond the events of the book. While Atwood's novel ends with an ambiguous epilogue, the show extends June's story, offering a more hopeful and resistance-driven conclusion. The show focuses on June's participation in the revolution and her attempt to reunite with her family.
More about The Handmaid's Tale ending
The concluding moments of the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale differ significantly from Margaret Atwood's original book. The first season of the program, which centers on June Osborne (better known as Offred) and her existence under the harsh theocracy of Gilead, remains largely faithful to the novel. The series, however, subsequently deviates from the same and takes June's journey in a different direction.
The novel concludes with Offred being kidnapped by strange beings known as "the Eyes". It is unclear if they are her rescuers or her foes. However, the series utilizes ambiguity as an opening for the first season's finale, and delves into what occurs afterward, depicting June's countless efforts to flee Gilead and her participation in the resistance.
In the April 2025 series finale, Viewers witness a victorious uprising in Boston. June reunites with her younger daughter, Nichole, and continues the search for her elder daughter, Hannah, which centers on a successful uprising in Boston. The finale also shows June documenting her life story, something it takes directly from the novel's epistolary nature. It takes its viewers back to iconic locations from earlier seasons, such as the Waterford mansion.
Notably, the series omits the novel's epilogue, which jumps to a future academic conference where historians study Offred's documentation long after Gilead has fallen. The omission appears to be a deliberate creative choice, perhaps aimed at keeping the narrative focused on June's individual experiences and to set the stage for The Testaments, an upcoming television adaptation of Atwood's sequel novel.
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