The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Release Date, Trailer, Cast: All You Need To Know

The interest for The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 peaks as its release date draws near.

Based on a book written by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is a television series set in Gilead, which is a totalitarian and patriarchal society.

Gilead faces environmental issues as well as a plummeting birth rate. Ruled by a regime, women are treated as objects and property of the state. These fertile women are being forced to be 'Handmaids', who are child-bearing solitudes.

The news for Season 4 of the dystopian drama was officially announced shortly after the final episode of the third season aired. Here's all you need to know about every piece of information that has been released about the new season so far.

Release Date

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the production of the show was heavily delayed.

"We shut down production of season four in order to preserve the health and safety of our cast and crew and join the world in an attempt to flatten the curve," wrote Elizabeth Moss on Instagram last year.

But it has been confirmed by Hulu that The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 will be released on 28 April.

Trailer

A full trailer for The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 has also been officially released. Fans have been coming up with many theories after this release.

Picking up from the cliffhanger from the last season, this season is likely to be another wild and intense ride. In an interview with E! News, Bruce Miller has hinted at there being severe consequences for June in this season.

All of the show's beloved characters were shown in the trailer. We also see June seemingly to be on a path to start a war and get revenge as she says, "I made a promise to hurt them. The way we hurt."

Executive producer Warren Littlefield has also revealed that they do plan to have more seasons for the show.

At the Television Critics Association winter press tour, he said: "We have not planned season four to be the end, but we also look to Margaret's book The Testaments and know that the story takes us 15 years into the future."

Watch the official trailer ">here.

Cast

The official trailer released for this season confirms a lot of major roles that will be played by actors. We will see Elizabeth Moss as June Osborne, Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia, and Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy.

Other cast members include Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, and Joseph Fiennes. Rita, who played Amanda Brugel will not be returning to the show. However, a new cast, McKenna Grace will join the cast as confirmed by Hulu. She will be joining the series as a sharp and intelligent teenage wife of an old Commander.