Episode
The Handmaid's Tale: Heroic
Overview
Confined in a hospital, June’s sanity begins to fray. An encounter with Serena Joy forces June to reassess her recent actions.
Details
- Series
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2019-07-17
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Heroic is Episode 9 in Season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale. It aired on 2019-07-17. The runtime is 48 min.
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