June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) is going to face the consequences of her actions when Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale returns for its fifth season on September 14, and the first trailer (above) is setting up all the drama.
To briefly recap, June savagely attacked and later murdered Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) at the end of Season 4 seeking revenge for the pain and trauma he caused her and countless of other families. After the dust has settled when the series returns, June will have to face off with her nemesis, Waterford’s pregnant widow Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), who will stop at nothing to avenge his murder.
“The founding father of Gilead, he took away our country. He had to pay for what he did,” June says in the trailer before admitting to her husband Luke (O.T. Fagbenle) that she killed Waterford.
She added, “And I loved it so much.”
Serena, no doubt, knows exactly who is behind the killing, though unsure who helped her see the plan through. June has proven to be resourceful and has plenty of allies who will now have to cover their tracks or face similar consequences as the former handmaid.
June is a changed woman forever following the slaying and there’s no telling what she is capable of doing while trying to bring down the patriarchy.
Watch the trailer in full above.