Alexis Bledel Departs The Handmaid's Tale Before Season 5
The Handmaid's Tale will return for Season 5 down one significant cast member.
Alexis Bledel, who played Emily, has decided not to return.
Bledel released a statement about her decision.
"After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time," Bledel said in a statement.
"I am forever grateful to [showrunner] Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support."
Emily is a former handmaid and task partner for June (Elisabeth Moss).
She searched for ways to rebel, and was punished greatly for her efforts.
Emily spent time at a work camp and suffered female castration before she managed to escape the horrors and cross into Canada at the end of The Handmaid's Tale Season 3.
During The Handmaid's Tale Season 4, Emily was helping to receipt the children smuggled out of Gilead as...
Alexis Bledel, who played Emily, has decided not to return.
Bledel released a statement about her decision.
"After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time," Bledel said in a statement.
"I am forever grateful to [showrunner] Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support."
Emily is a former handmaid and task partner for June (Elisabeth Moss).
She searched for ways to rebel, and was punished greatly for her efforts.
Emily spent time at a work camp and suffered female castration before she managed to escape the horrors and cross into Canada at the end of The Handmaid's Tale Season 3.
During The Handmaid's Tale Season 4, Emily was helping to receipt the children smuggled out of Gilead as...
- 5/27/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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