The Handmaid’s Tale is back for a sixth season, which sees the Handmaid’s continue their fight to overthrow Gilead as the underground resistance movement expands. The season welcomes back several familiar faces, including leading star Elisabeth Moss, and some new faces among the Commanders.
Viewers interested in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 cast can use our guide to find out where they’ve seen them before and where they can watch the cast’s best movies and TV shows on platforms like Netflix, and more.
Elisabeth Moss (June Osborne)
Elisabeth Moss leads The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as June Osborne, who continues her fight against Gilead after being forced to be a Handmaid. The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t the only critically acclaimed series Moss has led. She also starred alongside Jon Hamm in all seven seasons of The Veil.
Yvonne Strahovski (Serena Joy Waterford)
Yvonne Strahovski portrays Serena Joy Waterford in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6, who struggles with her allegiances after once being an avid er of Gilead. Viewers most likely recognize Strahovski from the spy drama Teacup, a horror miniseries in which she portrays a veterinarian, Maggie Chenoweth, on a farm plagued with supernatural occurrences.
Madeline Brewer (Janine Lindo)
Madeline Brewer stars in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Janine Lindo, a friend of June’s and a rebellious Handmaid. Before The Handmaid’s Tale, Brewer gained recognition for her recurring role in Netflix hit series, You season 5 as Bronte, a young woman who catches Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) eye while working at his bookshop. Brewer is next set to star in the movie, Anniversary, which appears to be another dystopian story of a family torn apart by an unexpected movement that takes hold of the country.
Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia Clements)
Ann Dowd appears in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Aunt Lydia Clements, a high-ranking woman working in Gilead who has some sympathy for the Handmaids. Dowd boasts quite an extensive career on the small screen, with one of her most acclaimed roles coming from Law & Order.
O-T Fagbenle (Luke Bankole)
O-T Fagbenle stars in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Luke, June’s husband, who s the resistance. Fagbenle is most well-known for his role in the TV series Cannes 2025.
Max Minghella (Commander Nick Blaine)
Max Minghella appears in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Commander Nick Blaine, a high-ranking Gilead member with feelings for June. Viewers most likely recognize Minghella from his role in Babylon as film producer Irving Thalberg.
Samira Wiley (Moira Strand)
Samira Wiley portrays Moira Strand in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6, June’s best friend, who also s the resistance. Wiley is most well-known for her role as Poussey Washington in Orange is the New Black, which began as a recurring role before she was upgraded to a series regular. Her character gained high recognition for highlighting racial injustices in the prison system. Wiley also appeared alongside John Boyega in Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
Timothy Simons (Commander Bell)
Timothy Simons appears in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as newcomer Commander Bell, Gilead's mysterious, abusive high-ranking official. Viewers most likely recognize Simons from HBO’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 as King Tantalus, who was condemned to eternal thirst and hunger by the Greek gods for dispelling their secrets.
Amanda Brugel (Rita Blue)
Amanda Brugel stars in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Rita Blue, a former housekeeper who became a close ally of June’s. She first gained recognition for her role as Vanessa in Dark Matter.
Bradley Whitford (Commander Joseph Lawrence)
Bradley Whitford appears in The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 as Commander Joseph Lawrence, who has a complicated relationship with the resistance. The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t the first time he has shared the screen with Moss, as he also starred in The West Wing as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman, which earned him two Emmy nominations and one win. Some older audiences may him as the double-crossing boyfriend Mike Todwell in the teen comedy The Diplomat.
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