The Summer blockbuster season may officially be over for another year, but never fear as there’s still plenty of new content on the way. Here are some of the most promising new movies and TV  shows hitting the screen this September!

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Amazon Prime Video Series, Out Now

It’s been a long time coming, but the moment has finally arrived; this month The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will take viewers back to Middle-earth in an epic, sweeping drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Described to be an era during which kingdoms rose and fell, when great powers were forged, and when a villain threatened to cover the world in darkness, the new series will follow an ensemble cast of new and familiar characters as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

Rick and Morty Season 6
Hulu, Out Now

They’re back (again!). The new season of the hit adult-animated show will pick up with Rick and Morty stranded in space, floating in the remnants of the citadel. Featuring killer robots and alien armies, plus a multitude of explosions (and just as many quippy comments), the trailer for the new season promises more of the violent, snarky sci-fi fun that audiences have come to love.

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5
Hulu, Out 14 September

The Emmy award-winning, dystopian drama series is back for a fifth season. The official synopsis teases a bumpy ride ahead for the characters; June (Elisabeth Moss) faces consequences for her actions after the events of last season, while the widowed Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) attempts to rise up and raise her profile. The show will return with two new episodes, after which new episodes will premiere weekly.

Do Revenge
Netflix, Out 16 September

Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Netflix’s upcoming dark comedy film tells the story of two American high-schoolers: Drea (Camila Mendes), a queen bee dethroned after the leakage of a sex tape, and Eleanor (Maya Hawke), an unassuming new student. The pair form an unlikely friendship after agreeing to go after each other’s bullies. A twisted revenge story à la Strangers on a Train, the subverted, Hitchcockian affair also features Rish Shah (Ms. Marvel), Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), and Austin Abrams (Dash & Lily).

Don’t Worry Darling
In Cinemas, Out 23 September

After winning several awards for her feature directional debut (the refreshingly fun coming-of-age comedy Booksmart), director Olivia Wilde has shifted genres, and helmed a twisted, psychological thriller. Don’t Worry Darling follows a 1950s housewife (Florence Pugh) who is living with her husband (Harry Styles) in an experimental town when she begins to worry that the glamorous company her husband works for may be concealing disturbing secrets. Alongside Pugh (Black Widow, Little Women) and Styles (Dunkirk), the stacked cast includes Wilde herself (Drinking Buddies), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), KiKi Layne (Coming 2 America), and Chris Pine (Wonder Woman 1984).

Blonde
Netflix, Out 28 September

Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s fictionalised take on the iconic actress’ life. Written and directed by Andrew Dominik, the long-awaited psychological drama explores the split between Monroe’s public and private selves, from her volatile childhood as Norma Jean, through her rise to fame, and her romantic entanglements.

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Excited for the return of The Handmaid’s Tale with season three returning on June 5th? No need to binge-watch last season! The Nerd Daily has you covered with our recap of what you need to remember!

Season 2 sees Offred escape with the help of her boyfriend and the Commander’s driver, Nick. She reaches an abandoned warehouse and spends two months in hiding before being captured and returned to the Waterford home. Her actions have serious consequences and she is in even more danger of abuse, violence, and seclusion than before her escape.

Meanwhile, a handmaid orchestrated a bombing at a Sons of Jacob meeting, which kills 30 handmaids and numerous Commanders, seriously injuring Commander Waterford. The act reaches Canada and Luke and Moira await to see if Offred was a casualty of the act.

The viewer sees the lives of Ofglen and Ofwarren during their time in the colonies. They are digging up some sort of radioactive substance under the ground and many are dying from related illnesses. After the bombing and losing so many handmaids, the girls are sent back to be handmaids in Gilead, thus reuniting with Offred.

The Eyes (Nick) are rewarded for their dedication by receiving a bride. Nick’s bride is Eden a 14-year-old girl who believes her duty is to bear a child for him, however, he has no interest because he loves Offred. After numerous times attempting to cater to Nick, Eden runs off with another younger man. Her actions are deemed adulterous and they are both drowned in a swimming pool in front of an audience.

Commander Waterford allows Offred to see her daughter Hannah. The reunion was emotional and Hannah vividly remembers being separated from her mother. After Hannah leaves, Offred is left in a home, hiding from the Waterfords and their guards. She has her baby alone in the house before being caught by the neighbours and returned to the Red Center.

As for the season finale, the wives of the Commanders unite to propose an amendment that their children have the right to read the bible. An idea that came to fruition after finding Eden’s abandoned bible with annotations throughout. Serena Joy reads the bible to the commanders at the meeting, a bold and prohibited act, hoping to set an example for their new baby. Serena is then arrested by her husband and dragged off by guards. She has a finger cut off as a consequence for her actions.

The Marthas then unite to help Offred and the baby escape. Serena intercepts them leaving and says goodbye to her daughter, allowing her to have a better future outside of Gilead.

As for Ofglen, she stabs Aunt Lydia and it is unknown if the wound was fatal or if she is still alive. Ofglen’s Commander takes her to an unknown location, she does not know if he will kill her for what she has done. Her Commander reunites her with Offred and the baby. Offred hands the baby off to Ofglen and tells her to call her Nicole (Serena’s name of choice) before shutting the doors to the get-away vehicle and staying behind in Gilead, with a look of revenge on her face.

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The Handmaid’s Tale is based on the novel by Margaret Atwood and it depicts a dystopian United States where fertile women are used as a national resource. Women have slowly lost their jobs, rights to their bank accounts, right to contraceptives, and eventually the rights to their reproductive systems. Handmaidens are fertile women who have been captured by an authoritarian religious group, the Sons of Jacob, controlling the country and are used to carry the children of prominent political figures, the Commanders, for their barren wives.

The series main character Offred, previously Jude was a mother, to a young girl named Hannah, and wife before her kidnapping. Her best friend’s name is Moira, who ends up at the red centre for training the handmaids. All handmaids are trained, tortured, and renamed before their assignments to different families. Female teachers who are committed to the Sons of Jacob are addressed as ‘Aunt’. Many women are dismembered, electrocuted, burned, or have their eyes removed if they disobey the Sons of Jacob. This religious group believes that women are powerless and subject to their husbands’ decisions. Moira and Offred attempt escape while at the Red Camp, however, when things go awry, Moira escapes, leaving Offred to suffer the consequences.

Offred is assigned to the Waterford home, the Commander who was the mastermind behind the overtaking and violent spree in the United States of America and the head of the religious order. The Commander has taken a special liking to Offred and often invites her to play Scrabble alone in his office at night. Mrs. Waterford previously named Serena Joy, a successful and independent business woman who sacrificed her career and autonomy for the Commander, treats Offred horribly right upon her arrival. Offred is warned by the other handmaids that Nick, the Waterford’s driver, is an eye (a spy for the Sons of Jacob). Offred quickly learns that the previously handmaid hung herself during her time at the Waterfords. After a few ‘ceremonies’ and no pregnancy, Mrs Waterford breaks the law and has Offred sleep with Nick, assuming that the Commander is infertile.

Ofglen, or Emily, is a lesbian who is secretly aligned with a rebel group called Mayday. When her rebellion is found out, the Aunts take her and perform female genital mutilation as a means of punishing her for her treachery, as well as being lesbian. Aunt Lydia chooses this punishment because it removes the pleasure of sex while still being able to reproduce children, not hindering Ofglen’s duty as a handmaid.

Commander Watergate invites Offred to put on makeup and dress-up in clubbing clothes and accompany him to an illegal brothel house, Jezebel’s, for the night. There she encounters Moira again, and learns that she was caught shortly after her escape and would either be forced to be a slave in the colonies or a prostitute at Jezebel’s. She now works to please the rich Commanders of the Sons of Jacob. Commander Waterford then forces himself on Offred.

Janine renamed as Ofwarren is a handmaid who successfully reproduces for her assigned family but quickly tries to escape with the child. After a failed suicide attempt, Aunt Lydia captures her and attempts to have the other handmaidens stone her to death. Each of the handmaids refuse to kill their friend and disobey the Order, thus, rebelling against ‘God’s Will’, severely angering the Aunts.

In the season finale, Offred learns that her husband, Luke, was not killed when they were separated but he sought out asylum in Canada. Offred also learns that she is pregnant, but is unaware if it is the Commander’s baby or Nick’s. Also, Moira successfully escapes for a second time and is taken in as a refugee in Toronto, Canada. There she meets Luke and they plot to get Jude back.

The episode leaves off with the Handmaid’s refusing the commands of the Aunts, feeling empowered and sympathetic to Ofwarren, leaving the viewer wondering if a possible rebellion is in store for season two.

“How could they give us a uniform and not expect an army?”

Need a refresher on what happens in Season 2? Then head to our Season 2 Recap!

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The Handmaid’s Tale is based on Margaret Atwood’s popular 1985 dystopian novel of the same name which sees themes of feminism, fascism and fundamentalism explored.

The series follows those living in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. The country now faces environmental disasters and a plunging birth rate with Gilead ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values’.

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is one of the few remaining fertile women and she is forced to become a Handmaid in the Commander’s household. The Handmaids are forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world.

In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids– where anyone could be a spy for Gilead–all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

Starring Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), Joseph Fiennes (American Horror Story) and Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck).

The first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale will premiere at once with the following seven episodes released each week.

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Hulu has released an unsettling new trailer for the upcoming original series based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian classic novel of the same name, and for some Americans, it’s hitting a little too close to home.

The first trailer for the series was released back in January, but this new trailer provides extra context for those who are unfamiliar with the book.

The series follows those living in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. The country now faces environmental disasters and a plunging birth rate with Gilead ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values’. Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is one of the few remaining fertile women and she is forced to become a Handmaid in the Commander’s household. The Handmaids are forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world.

In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids– where anyone could be a spy for Gilead–all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

If you’re thinking about reading the book prior to watching the upcoming series, you don’t have to. The author, Margaret Atwood, freaked out while watching Hulu’s interpretation, but she still enjoyed watching the series.

“Based on what I’ve seen, it’s a 10,” she said in a Reddit AMA. “My criteria: puddle of goo on the floor [by the] end of episode three. It goes farther than I did in the book…”.

Starring Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), Joseph Fiennes (American Horror Story) and Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck).

The Handmaid’s Tale premieres April 26th on Hulu.

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The series is set in the dystopian Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy which was once the United States. Women have been stripped of their personal rights and for Offred, she is now part of the handmaids whose sole purpose is to reproduce.

The Handmaid’s Tale airs April 26th on Hulu.

Starring Elisabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel, Samira Wiley, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski.

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What news shows are you excited to watch? Check out a few of the new shows coming out this year below!

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