'Handmaid's Tale' renewed for season 4

Elisabeth Moss speaks onstage during "The Handmaid's Tale" Hulu finale at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on July 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

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Elisabeth Moss speaks onstage during "The Handmaid's Tale" Hulu finale at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on July 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. In July 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Season 4 of "The Handmaid's Tale" is officially happening.

Hulu executives announced the news Friday at the Summer Television Critics Association press tour, Entertainment Tonight reported.

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"The Handmaid's Tale" -- based on the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name -- is set in a dystopian near-future and tells the story of a woman forced into sexual servitude under a totalitarian regime. The series debuted on Hulu in 2017 and has since earned a slew of accolades, including the 2017 Emmy Award for lead actress, Elisabeth Moss, and supporting actress, Ann Dowd.

In recent years, "The Handmaid's Tale" costumes have become a symbol of women's rights as they've been incorporated into protests against state legislation banning abortion, Deadline reported.

New episodes of "The Handmaid's Tale" stream each Wednesday on Hulu. Three episodes currently remain of the show's third season.