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A longtime recurring member of The Handmaid’s Tale cast has been promoted for the final season. Ever Carradine will be a series regular for season six. Her character, Naomi Putnam, has appeared in 20 episodes of the dystopian drama since the Hulu series launched in 2017.

The Handmaid’s Tale series, which stars Elisabeth Moss, Bradley Whitford, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, and Sam Jaeger, is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. The story is set in a world where fertility rates have collapsed due to pollution and sexually transmitted diseases. Women who can still become pregnant are kept as prisoners and used to bring more babies into the world.

Deadline revealed the following about Carradine’s promotion in the Hulu series:

Carradine joined The Handmaid’s Tale in Season 1, recurring as Naomi Putnam while being a series regular on another Hulu series, Marvel’s Runaways. Over the past five years, Carradine has appeared in 20 episodes of the dystopian drama as Naomi who was married to Commander Putnam (Stephen Kunken). She is the adoptive mother of a daughter that their Handmaid, Janine (Madeline Brewer), gave birth to. Widowed in Season 5, Naomi married Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford), taking his name.

Episodes for the final season will begin to be filmed this summer, and the series will return in 2025.

What do you think? Are you a fan of this series? Are you excited to see what happens in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale?