Everything We Know About The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 So Far

The Handmaid's Tale's second season finale left off on a frustrating cliffhanger, once June (Elisabeth Moss) decided not to flee Gilead, despite all the Marthas teaming up to provide her and the baby safe passage out. She might've spent all season trying to escape the oppressive zealot regime, but after she witnessed even the privileged women of this society suffering the unspeakable violence of this patriarchy, she couldn't leave her eldest daughter, Hannah (Jordana Blake), behind.

So, where does that leave us for Season 3? Slowly but surely, details about the Hulu series' newest season are starting to trickle in, so let's take a look at what we know about The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 so far.

It will premiere later than usual. The Handmaid's Tale has usually dropped in April, but this season the show will premiere on Wednesday, June 5. Though it's later than usual, Hulu will drop the first three episodes at once before switching to a weekly rollout.

Nick (Max Minghella) and Fred's (Joseph Fiennes) power struggle has only begun. Now that Nick officially stood up to Fred to help Offred escape, there are some pretty harsh truths out in the open between these men. However, turning Nick over isn't exactly an easy thing to do, given all the dirty secrets he knows about Fred and his dealings. Instead, he seems to have gotten a bit of a promotion if his new Season 3 duds are anything to go by.

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Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) will be back. Showrunner Bruce Miller confirmed that Bradley Whitford has signed on for Season 3 to continue his role of Commander Lawrence, so we'll eventually get some answers about his role within Gilead and within the resistance that helped the Handmaids escape.

Emily (Alexis Bledel) and Nicole's story isn't over yet. If you were worried Emily would escape with baby Nicole and never be seen or heard from again, never fear. Emily and Nicole will play a very large role in Season 3 since everyone will be trying to track down the baby when the show returns. Luckily, the Season 3 trailer seems to reveal that they'll make it to Canada since there's a shot of Luke (O-T Fagbenle) with a baby at what appears to be a rally or protest.

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Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) is alive. Like a cockroach, Aunt Lydia just won't seem to die. She will return from her brush with death with a renewed interest in keeping Handmaids in line.

"Aunt Lydia doesn't die, she's transformed by this event. The fact that one of her girls who -- [she thinks] that there's a love between her and her girls -- has literally stabbed her in the back. I think that that alters your workplace feelings on a day-to-day basis" said Miller. "I think in her case, it makes her double down that she feels like she just wasn't strong enough in her discipline. So she, I think, has decided it's time to get tough."

Rita (Amanda Brugel) will be in hot water. Given that she and the other Marthas banded together to help the Handmaids of Cambridge escape, Rita is going to have a lot of questions to answer about her part in the whole ordeal. According to Bruce Miller, she's going to have to get creative to avoid any comeuppance for what she's done, so let's hope she and Nick manage to work together to cover each other's backs.

Luke will be on a quest for revenge. When Luke confronted Fred in Canada, he finally had a face to put on the evils of Gilead -- not to mention the man who was raping his wife -- and that clarity will be a dangerous thing for him in Season 3. "I think that now that he's met Fred, face-to-face, that is the focus of his fury," Miller said. "All of the sudden the Gilead, and the Gilead system has been reduced to Fred Waterford and he's gonna find a way to get Fred." Sounds like Fred should watch his back -- and maybe never return to Canada?

We will revisit The Colonies. While we got a grim look at The Colonies via Emily's storyline this season, Miller did remind us that in the original novel there are Colonies where women aren't just used for harsh manual labor. "There are colonies where teams of women are taking care of toxic waste and there are colonies where teams of women are picking apples and working in the economy and doing all sorts of other things," said Miller. He also seemed sure that we'd revisit these other Colonies sooner rather than later.

June's gonna be fighting back. Miller has also previewed a June who is much more defiant than anything we've already seen of the character so far. He told TV Guide, "I think overall Season 3 is a lot more rebellious, outwardly rebellious than Seasons 1 and 2. I think June's taken a lot, and I think it's time for her to give back some." The big difference, he explained, is that she'll be returning to Gilead by choice this time, rather than by force. "That's a huge, powerful choice," he said. "What changes in your psychology when you've chosen to be in a place like that and you've chosen to stay on the inside and fight as opposed to go to the outside? I think that's a very different psychology, so that's been very interesting." Blessed be the fight.

The Waterfords will have some new friends. Christopher Meloni and Elizabeth Reaser have joined the cast of The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 as the Winslows, a commander and his wife who will become close to Fred and Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) and host the pair on an important trip. No word yet on whether the two will be in sync with the ideology of the system.

June will suit up as a Martha. The Handmaid's Tale's Super Bowl spot was more creepy than it was informative, with its warning, "Wake up, America." However, the 10-second teaser that preceded it offered a hint as to how June might infiltrate Gilead now that she's escaped the confines of being "under his eye." In the 10-second clip, June can be seen donning the traditional gray garb of the Marthas and marching alongside the other servants. Of course, she'll eventually sport the handmaids' red cloak again, as the fuller preview shows, so we'll have to wait and see whether she's captured by the aunts once again in the new season (let's hope not for her sake).

The Handmaid's Tale returns Wednesday, June 5 on Hulu.

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