Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale went out with a bang, racking up 4.4 million views in the U.S. in just seven days after its series finale dropped on May 27, 2025, according to exclusive data from TheWrap. That’s a hefty 22% jump from the Season 6 premiere back on April 8, proving fans couldn’t resist seeing how June Osborne’s (Elisabeth Moss) battle against Gilead’s brutal regime wrapped up. The dystopian drama, inspired by Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, stayed a total heavy-hitter, holding a spot in Hulu’s daily Top 10 chart every single day since Season 6 kicked off and hitting No. 1 every Wednesday when new episodes landed.
The finale, simply called “The Handmaid’s Tale,” followed June dealing with the aftermath of a bold resistance move that shook Gilead’s grip on Boston. It wasn’t without some drama—some fans weren’t thrilled, giving it a 5.7/10 on IMDb, the show’s lowest score ever, with gripes about the ending feeling “incomplete.” But that didn’t stop the masses from streaming it. Social media was buzzing, with Season 6 seeing a wild 333% spike in TikTok shares, 259% more TikTok engagement, and 102% more Facebook views compared to Season 5, per Hulu’s stats. A huge moment came in Episode 9 when Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” blasted through a powerful scene with June and the handmaids, sending fans into a total meltdown online.
The show’s impact was huge, snagging the first-ever Ensemble Tribute Award at the 2025 Gotham Television Awards. Elisabeth Moss, who starred and directed four episodes this season, called the finale “super meta,” saying it wasn’t a full stop but a nod back to the story’s roots. It’s a tease for the upcoming spinoff, The Testaments, which is already in production with Moss and creator Bruce Miller on board. Some fans felt the finale left loose ends—like June’s mission to reunite with her daughter Hannah—but it still kept viewers hooked.
With a killer cast, including Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, and Ann Dowd, and a story that hits scarily close to home, The Handmaid’s Tale ended strong. All six seasons are ready to binge on Hulu, and with The Testaments coming up, Gilead’s story is far from done.