Amazon Prime Video to Co-Premise Season 5 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Distributed by MGM in UK with Channel 4 – The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon Prime Video Will Co-Premise Season 5 of The story of the maid to its members in the UK and Ireland later this year, sharing the latest installment of the hit series starring Elisabeth Moss with British broadcaster Channel 4.
The news, announced on Monday, comes after the e-commerce giant closed its acquisition of the studio, the international distributor of the dystopian hit TV series, earlier this year.
All four seasons of the show, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, are currently available on Channel 4’s All 4 and Prime streaming services.
“Through the series, The story of the maid Nick Lee, Channel 4’s head of acquisitions, said: “We’re thrilled that Channel 4 and all 4 viewers will be returning to Gilead to see even more justice in the gripping sequel. ”
In season 5, June (Moss) faces the consequences of killing a key political leader of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. Faced with a falling birth rate, Gilead is ruled by an orthodoxy that forces the few remaining fertile women into sex slavery in an effort to revive a ravaged world.
The story of the maid produced by MGM Television and executive produced by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Skukert, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd .
