{"id":2771,"date":"2025-04-10T14:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:40:01","slug":"uk-tv-fans-forced-to-wait-a-month-to-watch-genius-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/uk-tv-fans-forced-to-wait-a-month-to-watch-genius-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"UK TV fans forced to wait a month to watch \u2018genius\u2019 drama"},"content":{"rendered":"
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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UK viewers are ‘so mad’ they have four long weeks until they can watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/09\/09\/the-handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood-series-to-conclude-with-season-6-17338742\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">masterpiece drama,<\/a> which has already been released in the <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\">US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They are worried they are going to have to stay off the internet to avoid spoilers for <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/the-handmaids-tale\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">The Handmaid’s Tale<\/a>’s sixth and final season.<\/p>\n<p>Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, the dystopian drama in Gilead \u2013 a totalitarian republic which has taken over the US after a civil war, and enslaves fertile women as child-bearing \u2018handmaids\u2019 for elites.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers have followed the journey of handmaid June (<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/elisabeth-moss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elisabeth Moss<\/a>) for five seasons now \u2013 as she broke free from Gilead to reunite with her husband Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and daughter in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth season, June’s ‘unyielding spirit and determination’ pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead, while her Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) tries to reform the republic.<\/p>\n<p>But while The Handmaid’s Tale has already started airing in the US, viewers in the UK will have to wait until Saturday May, 3, when it premieres on Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247035196-65cc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22887147\" alt=\"Elizabeth Olsen as June with her hand against her head on a train in The Handmaid's Tale\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Handmaid’s Tale is returning for a final season next month in the UK (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247035210-8bed.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22887134\" alt=\"THE HANDMAID'S TALE - ???Train??? - June and Serena???s journey takes an unexpected turn. Moira makes a bold decision. Nick deals with a powerful visitor. (Disney\/Steve Wilkie) ELISABETH MOSS, YVONNE STRAHOVSKI\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans are fuming that the series has already been released in the US (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The delayed release date has disappointed fans, with Reddit user Strong-Broccoli-3940 exclaiming: ‘May!!! Oh my life. This is awful news.’<\/p>\n<p>Orlabobs added: ‘3rd of May is later than I had hoped but I shall take it!’<\/p>\n<p>Over on X, @LinziP shared her dismany: ‘Gutted we have to wait nearly a month for The Handmaid\u2019s Tale season 6 in the UK Was looking forward to it tonight !<\/p>\n<p>Agreeing, @bazman1975 wrote: ‘I feel your pain, was so looking forward to it.’<\/p>\n<p>@sleepydays_ added: ‘So mad that The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 isn\u2019t available in the UK for a month bc now I have to avoid spoilers.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247035203-b5a4.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22887141\" alt=\"Elizabeth Olson as June hugging her young daughter in The Handmaid's Tale\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The latest instalment will follow June as she tried to end Gilead once and for all (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Handmaid’s Tale has been a critical triumph since it started airing in 2017, winning a total of 15 Emmys.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have also been devoted to the series, with Reddit user SnooGoats5767 exclaiming: ‘Margaret Atwood is on another level of genius.’<\/p>\n<p>Echoing their sentiment, Only_Staff_3012 said: ‘My son just walked into my room and said “again?” (Just finished all seasons for the 3rd time and restarted season 1 lol). I just feel like I find new things every time I watch and end up with different perspectives of most of the characters… I just can see the deeper meaning now if that makes sense.’<\/p>\n<p>SG_aka_Nomi penned: ‘I\u2019m on my first rewatch in years because it\u2019s so dark but I\u2019m deep diving into this binge. 3 days in, almost to season 3. It\u2019s just too good.’<\/p>\n<p>The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1986 and its sequel, The Testaments, won the award in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Handmaid’s Tale is coming to Amazon Prime and Channel 4 on May 3.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M3S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/20\/10\/96387907-0-image-a-10_1742467858259.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-20T10:53:43+0000″,”description”:”This final chapter of June’s journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/20\/2740422578050480861\/480x270_MP4_2740422578050480861.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2771"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2777,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions\/2777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}