The Handmaid’s Tale co-showrunner and executive producer Yahlin Chang has explained why they wanted to end the show with more “feel-good” episodes.
The dystopian drama, which focuses on the exploits of June/Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in the oppressive state of Gilead, has garnered acclaim throughout its run, with its weighty themes and gripping storylines making for a tense viewing experience.
With the show’s sixth and final season due to begin next month, Chang revealed at the William S Paley Television Festival that the creative team had made a conscious effort to lighten the tone for its concluding run, saying the episodes would be “feel-good” by the series’ standards.
Chang, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Eric Tuchman, said (via Variety) that the final season was a “a love letter to our fans” who had “stuck with us through thick and thin”, adding: “I only want to end with victory and feelings of hope and triumph and uplift.”
The final season, the first three episodes of which premiere on April 8, sees “June’s journey highlight the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.”
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Whilst The Handmaid’s Tale is due to conclude in the coming months, fans of the show can take solace in the fact that The Testaments, a sequel series featuring Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, is currently in the works.
The Handmaid's Tale streams on Hulu in the US and both Channel 4 and Prime Video in the UK.
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