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Fans of <\/span>The Handmaid’s Tale<\/em><\/a> have been waiting quite some time for the show’s sixth and final season — but now, it looks like there’s a light on the horizon.<\/span><\/p>\n Last week, star <\/span>Elisabeth Moss<\/a> spoke at a Television Critics Association panel, revealing that the series — which <\/span>last aired new episodes<\/a> in November 2022 — <\/span>is gearing up to start shooting soon<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n “We’re prepping right now and we will start this summer,” shared Moss, who plays June Osborne in the acclaimed Hulu series.<\/span><\/p>\n On Tuesday,\u00a0Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich reiterated Moss’s comments and cemented a premiere date window, telling <\/span>Deadline<\/em><\/a>, “<\/span>The Handmaid’s Tale<\/span><\/em> is going to production this summer, [it] premieres in 2025.”<\/span><\/p>\n “In development we have\u00a0<\/span>The Testaments\u00a0<\/span><\/em>behind that, which is an extension of\u00a0<\/span>The Handmaid\u2019s<\/span><\/em>\u00a0franchise, so we have a very robust slate of scripted programming that we\u2019re really excited about,”\u00a0Erwich shared with the outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n In February 2023, <\/span>ET spoke with Handmaid’s Tal<\/em>e star Bradley Whitford<\/a>, and the actor opened up about plans for shooting the final season.<\/span><\/p>\n “I just heard we’re not going back until August. I don’t know what the logistical reason for that is\u2026 As you know, there’s a lot of labor issues that need to be solved in Hollywood,” Whitford shared, seemingly predicting the <\/span>WGA and SAG strikes<\/a>, which effectively shut down production in Hollywood from May 2023 through November 2023, pushing back the production that had been planned for August.<\/span><\/p>\n “But yeah, we’re gonna be going back for one more season. And that’ll be it,” Whitford added.<\/span><\/p>\n The Handmaid’s Tale — created by Bruce Miller and based on the dystopian novel of the same name by\u00a0Margaret Atwood — premiered in April 2017. The show stars\u00a0Yvonne Strahovski, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amandra Brugel, Sam Jaeger and Bradley Whitford.<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n