The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss has opened up about why season four has been delayed.

Fans would have expected the new season of Hulu's powerful drama in the summer, but it's not looking like it will premiere until later this year instead.

Talking to Digital Spy for The Invisible Man, Moss revealed that the season will start shooting by the end of the month, and opened up about the real reason behind the delay to season four.

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"Part of the reason why it's taken a little bit longer, besides just timing, is that we are making it a bit of a bigger season this year. We're really stretching the limits of our capabilities, production wise, and we're on the move a lot," she said.

"We're not sitting in a studio between four walls very much, so it really is a bigger season and that's taken a little [longer]. I've been in Toronto since mid-January prepping."



At least it sounds as though our return to Gilead is going to be worth the wait after that huge season three finale.

Before Moss returns as June in The Handmaid's Tale though, we'll next see her in the latest big-screen adaptation of The Invisible Man.

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She stars as Cecilia who finds herself hunted by someone nobody can see and is convinced that it's her abusive ex-boyfriend, who just happens to have recently taken his own life.

It's another dark role for Moss, but there's a reason for it.

"They're way more fun. I wish the narrative was that I was like some dark, serious person. I wish I was more like Joaquin Phoenix or something, but I just, I just find them really fun," she explained.

The Invisible Man is released in cinemas on February 28.

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