‘We have Been Lied To’ (Unique)

Whereas strolling the crimson carpet at PaleyFest LA for a farewell salute to his tv sequence The Handmaid’s Story, the 65-year-old actor warned viewers to not ignore what’s presently taking place round them in actual life.

“I used to be fascinated by this yesterday,” Whitford instructed TooFab solely. “This present began at a time in 2016, when the concept of Dobbs being overturned was absurd. We have been lied to by the members of the Supreme Courtroom who perjured themselves after they mentioned it was settled legislation.”

Whitford — a passionate Democrat who spoke throughout a Harris/Walz rally in 2024 — is referring to the Supreme Courtroom justices who overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, regardless of emphasizing it was settled precedent below oath. After the reversal, whole abortion bans went into impact in 12 US states and restricted entry to the process in one other seven.

“Now, we live in a world the place, final 12 months — this isn’t a made up statistic from a pinko lefty man from Hollywood — final 12 months, now this 12 months it is extra, final 12 months there have been 64,000 pregnant rape victims in the USA with no entry to the well being care that they deserve,” Whitford continued.

“These are individuals who have been raped by their drunk uncles. It is actually a Handmaid’s episode,” he added.

As for what Whitford desires viewers members to take from the present, amid at this time’s political local weather — he mentioned the sequence is “a name to motion.”

“I would like individuals to take what’s so inspiring about [Elisabeth Moss‘ character] June, the understanding that despair is a luxurious our youngsters can’t afford and that, motion is the antidote to despair,” he continued. “And do not anticipate a world the place democracy is inevitable and the place greed disappears and the place misogyny is not part of the right-wing white Christian nationalist agenda. Do not anticipate that and preserve combating and let it’s a name to motion.”

Whitford stars as Commander Joseph Lawrence within the sequence, which explores themes of powerless girls in a patriarchal society, lack of feminine individuality and the suppression of reproductive rights in a fictional state often known as the Republic of Gilead — all of which Whitford’s character helped create.

The sequence is coming to an finish, with its finale season starting in April. Wanting again at what the present’s forged and crew have created, Whitford is “proud.”

“It has been an incredible factor working with Lizzie once more,” he mentioned, gushing about Moss, who additionally directs episodes, being on the helm of the sequence. “Her management all through this factor has been superb. And the enjoyment of form of reconnecting together with her and being impressed by her. She makes enjoyable of methodology actors as a result of that is not the best way she works. However there was an unbelievable form of … methodology performing, in the best way that she actually took company over the storytelling within the present and that was an actual pleasure to behold.”

Moss leads the sequence as June Osbourne, the principle protagonist of the Hulu sequence, who dangers her life to rescue youngsters and different people from the oppressive regime of Gilead. Impressively, Moss has been weaving out and in of character to take a seat within the director’s chair over a couple of episodes prior to now and is the director for 4 within the remaining season.

“I’ve by no means seen anyone work this difficult. She’s doing Sophie’s Selection, the sequence. It is insane. Emotionally. And he or she’s directing what number of? 4 out of ten? It is insane. It is fully insane. I’ve by no means seen something prefer it,” he recalled of his time on set for Season 6.

“She is probably the most dedicated storyteller. It clearly nourishes her. However I’ve by no means seen anyone work that arduous,” he instructed TooFab solely.

The Handmaid’s Story Season 6 begins on Hulu on April 8, 2025 with the primary three episodes premiering that day.