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Elisabeth Moss Details How She Secured Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)’ for The Handmaid’s Tale

Moss sent Swift a personal letter emphasizing the song’s resonance with the series’ themes to secure her approval

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Overview

  • Moss penned a heartfelt letter to Taylor Swift explaining the track’s significance to the episode and its cast
  • Swift granted permission after reading Moss’s note, clearing the way for the song to appear in Season 6, Episode 9
  • The re-recorded ‘Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)’ underscores a pivotal scene in which June Osborne leads the Handmaids’ formation
  • Moss revealed she had long hoped to feature one of Swift’s songs and said this narrative moment proved the perfect fit
  • The cast’s Swiftie fandom was highlighted by Moss’s attendance at Swift’s Toronto Eras Tour stop alongside co-stars