Overview

• The Season 6 finale of 'The Handmaid's Tale' will air on May 27, marking the conclusion of the Emmy-winning series on Hulu after an eight-year run.
• The show expanded Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel by developing new character arcs and using June’s voiceover to extend the narrative beyond the book’s plot.
• Executive producers emphasized staying true to Atwood's vision while adapting the story for a visual medium, maintaining the novel as the foundation of the series.
• As one of the first streaming dramas to win major awards, the series helped define a new era of prestige television and influenced subsequent streaming content.
• The series' cultural impact continues to resonate globally, sparking conversations on authoritarianism, reproductive rights, and women's struggles, while setting the stage for Hulu's sequel, 'The Testaments.'