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Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dept. Q Makes Nielsen Streaming Top 10 Debut, and With a Decidedly Older Audience
Netflix's Sirens continued to sing a happy tune, once again topping Nielsen's U.S. ranking of streaming originals. Sirens for the week of May 26 racked up 1.5 billion minutes viewed for its five episodes, easily holding onto the No. 1 slot. Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale placed second with 900 million minutes viewed/66 episodes, followed by the chart debuts of Netflix's Dept. Q and Prime Video's The Better Sister. More from TVLine Save the Dates: The Chicken Sisters Season 2, Mom on Netflix and More Jason Bateman Is Jude Law's Scruffy, No-Good Brother in Netflix Restaurant Drama Black Rabbit - Get Release Date The Sweet Magnolias Take Manhattan in Season 5 First Look (Exclusive) Dept. Q, Nielsen notes, 'resonated with the over 50 crowd,' which accounted for 76% of the series' 749 million minutes viewed. Better Sister (731 million minutes/eight episodes) attracted a slightly younger audience, with 62% falling into the 35-64 range. Netflix's Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders closed out the Top 5 with 646 million minutes/three episodes. Rounding out Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals for the week of May 26 were Paramount+'s MobLand, Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Netflix's Big Mouth, Apple TV+'s Your Friends & Neighbors (making its Top 10 debut), and Disney+'s Andor. Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above? Email InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line!
Gizmodo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘The Handmaid's Tale' Creators Tease What's in Store for Sequel ‘The Testaments'
Weeks ago, The Handmaid's Tale came to an end after six seasons. While not every story found a tidy conclusion, we at least know who survived to continue the fight against Gilead—or in some cases, continue to exist within its dystopia. With no fear of Handmaid's spoilers holding them back, the creators of both the original show and its upcoming follow-up, The Testaments—based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 sequel to her groundbreaking 1985 novel—are lifting the lid a tiny bit on the new series. It began filming six weeks after Handmaid's wrapped, and features an all-new cast alongside Ann Dowd, reprising her Emmy-winning Handmaid's role as Aunt Lydia. A new Hollywood Reporter piece featuring interviews with Atwood, Bruce Miller (who created both shows), and executive producer Warren Littlefield doesn't definitively answer the number one burning question fans have about The Testaments: will Elisabeth Moss' June return? It's tempting to hope, considering one of The Testaments' main characters is June's long-lost daughter Hannah, renamed Agnes after being kidnapped and raised within Gilead society. 'She threw herself back and she couldn't walk away from her daughter, so June is still doing her job,' Miller said, noting that June, Hannah's father Luke (O-T Fagbenle), and June's best friend Moira (Samira Wiley) are all 'still out there somewhere ringing the bell to get Hannah back.' (Later in the THR piece, Miller said the only character he's absolutely certain will not return in The Testaments is Yvonne Strahovski's Serena.) However, it sounds like The Testaments will widen the lens of that one family's story. 'The beauty of having watched Handmaid's Tale is that you understand there's this huge operation of people who care who are out there and who are risking themselves to get to reunite with their children,' Miller continued. 'So, is June influencing The Testaments? Absolutely. She's out there. She's out there trying to get Hannah back. Do we see her? I would love to see her. But let's expand into how the people who survive are rebelling in all these different areas. It looks like Gilead is just rife with people who really hate it. So let's see more of them.' Even Atwood herself, who notes that June does turn up at the end of her book, won't say for sure whether Moss—an executive producer on The Testaments—will have an on-camera role. 'If you're an underground resistance fighter, you're underground—that is the point. Nobody knows where you are,' the author said. 'Because if they do, you're going to be dead. June is always there, but in the background.' And just because June's in the book doesn't mean she's guaranteed to appear in the show. The THR piece notes that The Testaments takes liberties with its source material, much like the original series did. For instance: on the page, the story picks up 15 years after Handmaid's. On-screen, it'll be just four years later. Still, Littlefield explained, the story will feel fresh and different to what's come before. 'Aunt Lydia is really our only continuing character. Aunt Lydia has a school for girls to prepare them for womanhood and life in a Gilead world. What's so fascinating is that these young women have never known a world that's not a Gilead world. That's completely different from our June point of view that always was our rudder for The Handmaid's Tale. They're also teenagers. So there's a rebelliousness—there's attitude about everything.' There's no release date yet for The Testaments, but next year feels like a good guess. Will you be making the trip back to Gilead when it premieres?
The Independent
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Where to watch The Handmaid's Tale season 6 in the UK
The final season of The Handmaid's Tale is slowly creeping toward its end. Episode 6, Janine, just dropped on Channel 4 and Prime Video, and it's a brutal one. Elizabeth Moss 's June and Moira go undercover at Jezebel's, a mission that quickly spirals into violence. The fallout? We're about to find out. If you're watching in the UK, we're still a few episodes behind the US, where the finale has already aired on Hulu (a subscription service only available in the US – or with the use of a VPN). But with episode 7 airing later this week, we're edging closer to the end – and to the adaptation of Margaret Atwood 's The Testaments, the Booker-prize -winning sequel. Episode 7 is set to air on Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video at 11pm on Sunday 15 June, a day later than usual. Whether you're waiting for the next episode, or just looking to catch up on every episode so far, here's where you can watch The Handmaid's Tale in the UK. Where to watch 'The Handmaid's Tale' in the UK Episode 6 started streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Channel 4 on Sunday, 8 June. The show used to air on Saturdays, but since episode 4, it's now got a regular Sunday 10pm slot. Episode 7 will also began streaming on Sunday, 15 June, at 11pm, airing first on Channel 4 before landing on Prime Video shortly after. If you want to watch The Handmaid's Tale without ads, you'll need an Amazon Prime subscription. A regular membership costs £9.99 per month. But if you haven't been an Amazon Prime member in the last 12 months, you can also sign up for a 30-day free trial, which gives you all the perks of a Prime membership, including free next-day delivery. On top of that, Amazon Prime Video has seasons one to five in its back catalogue if you want to catch up before the season premiere. If you're not a Prime subscriber but still want to watch the show without adverts, you can sign up for Channel 4+. It costs £3.99 per month or £39.99 annually. Like Amazon Prime, Channel 4+ also offers all of the previous seasons of the show. How to watch 'The Handmaid's Tale' in the US Viewers in the US have been able to watch The Handmaid's Tale for months, and it's already finished airing on US streaming service Hulu, which is not available in the UK and can only be accessed with the help of a trusted VPN. The show's 10-episode run ended at the end of May. A subscription to Hulu costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, while a Hulu subscription without the ads costs $18.99 per month. What is The Handmaid's Tale season 6 about? Without giving away any spoilers, Hulu's official synopsis for the sixth and final season of The Handmaid's Tale states that June's 'unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead. Luke and Moira join the resistance. Serena tries to reform Gilead while Commander Lawrence and Aunt Lydia reckon with what they have wrought, and Nick faces challenging tests of character. This final chapter of June's journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.' Season six's showrunner Yahlin Chang also revealed in an interview with TV Insider that the upcoming adaptation of The Testaments will also be teased in the sixth season. 'There will be cliffhangers for The Testaments,' she said. 'Any fans that are left wanting more are going to get more in The Testaments, which will be great for them. But [ The Handmaid's Tale ] does conclude – in some very satisfying ways – many of the storylines, but not every single one.'
The Independent
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The Handmaid's Tale season 6 has wrapped in the US, but here's where to watch episode 6 in the UK
The final season of The Handmaid's Tale is slowly creeping toward its end. Episode 6, Janine, just dropped on Channel 4 and Prime Video, and it's a brutal one. Elizabeth Moss 's June and Moira go undercover at Jezebel's, a mission that quickly spirals into violence. The fallout? We're about to find out. If you're watching in the UK, we're still a few episodes behind the US, where the finale has already aired on Hulu (a subscription service only available in the US – or with the use of a VPN). But with episode six airing later this week, we're edging closer to the end – and to the adaptation of Margaret Atwood 's The Testaments, the Booker-prize -winning sequel. Episode 6 is set to air on Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video at 10pm on Sunday 8 June, a day later than usual. Whether you're waiting for the next episode, or just looking to catch up on every episode so far, here's where you can watch The Handmaid's Tale in the UK. Where to watch 'The Handmaid's Tale' in the UK Episode 5 started streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Channel 4 on Sunday, 1 June. The show used to air on Saturdays, but since episode 4, it's now got a regular Sunday 10pm slot. Episode 6 will also begin streaming on Sunday, 8 June, at the same time, airing first on Channel 4 before landing on Prime Video shortly after. If you want to watch The Handmaid's Tale without ads, you'll need an Amazon Prime subscription. A regular membership costs £9.99 per month. But if you haven't been an Amazon Prime member in the last 12 months, you can also sign up for a 30-day free trial, which gives you all the perks of a Prime membership, including free next-day delivery. On top of that, Amazon Prime Video has seasons one to five in its back catalogue if you want to catch up before the season premiere. If you're not a Prime subscriber but still want to watch the show without adverts, you can sign up for Channel 4+. It costs £3.99 per month or £39.99 annually. Like Amazon Prime, Channel 4+ also offers all of the previous seasons of the show. How to watch 'The Handmaid's Tale' in the US Viewers in the US have been able to watch The Handmaid's Tale for months, and it's already finished airing on US streaming service Hulu, which is not available in the UK and can only be accessed with the help of a trusted VPN. The show's 10-episode run ended at the end of May. A subscription to Hulu costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, while a Hulu subscription without the ads costs $18.99 per month. What is The Handmaid's Tale season 6 about? Without giving away any spoilers, Hulu's official synopsis for the sixth and final season of The Handmaid's Tale states that June's 'unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead. Luke and Moira join the resistance. Serena tries to reform Gilead while Commander Lawrence and Aunt Lydia reckon with what they have wrought, and Nick faces challenging tests of character. This final chapter of June's journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.' Season six's showrunner Yahlin Chang also revealed in an interview with TV Insider that the upcoming adaptation of The Testaments will also be teased in the sixth season. 'There will be cliffhangers for The Testaments,' she said. 'Any fans that are left wanting more are going to get more in The Testaments, which will be great for them. But [ The Handmaid's Tale ] does conclude – in some very satisfying ways – many of the storylines, but not every single one.'
CNN
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘The Handmaid's Tale' star reacts to parting scene with June
O-T Fagbenle reflects on wrapping "The Handmaid's Tale," Luke's evolution, and the emotional final scene with June as the series ends after six seasons.
