Elisabeth Moss took Handmaid’s Tale role to stop another actor getting the part

Elisabeth Moss took Handmaid’s Tale role to stop another actor getting the part

Moss declined the role twice until news leaked about the actor it would be offered to instead

Elisabeth Moss said yes to 'The Handmaid’s Tale' just to stop someone else from playing June

Elisabeth Moss didn’t jump at the chance to play June Osborne in The Handmaid’s Tale. In fact, she turned it down. Twice. Fresh off Mad Men, Moss was unsure about committing to another long-term TV role. At the time, she wasn’t ready to dive into another demanding project. But that changed the moment she found out who the producers were planning to offer the role to next.“That did it for me,” she said on The Jennifer Hudson Show. “I was like, ab…

Elisabeth Moss only took on Handmaid's Tale role after learning who would replace her: "Over my dead body"

Elisabeth Moss only took on her Handmaid’s Tale role after learning who would replace her, saying: “Over my dead body.”