Explore Hulu’s “The Testaments” sequel with returning cast and new faces in Gilead’s evolving dystopian world.
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Gilead’s Next Chapter: The Story Continues
The hit show “Handmaid’s Tale” might be over, but Gilead isn’t done with us yet.
Hulu’s bringing us “The Testaments,” based on Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel, jumping 15 years ahead to show us a weakened but still dangerous Gilead with plenty of new stories to tell.
Aunt Lydia’s Secret Rebellion
Ann Dowd is back as Aunt Lydia, but she’s not the same woman we knew. “The blinders are coming down,” Dowd says about her character.
Lydia starts seeing just how horrible Gilead really is and quietly works against it from her powerful position, gathering intel while playing the loyal servant.
A Tale of Two Sisters
The real heart of “The Testaments”? June’s daughters Hannah (now called Agnes) and Nichole (now Daisy), played by newcomers Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday.
One grew up in Gilead’s strict world, the other protected by the resistance.
When their worlds crash together, it’s what showrunner Bruce Miller calls “Mean Girls growing up in Gilead.”
Power Doesn’t Equal Freedom
Unlike “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which showed us life at the bottom, “The Testaments” looks at the so-called privileged in this twisted world.
Miller puts it perfectly: “Being on top of a food chain in a misogynistic society doesn’t make it any better.
It just puts more of a target on your head.”
Star-Studded Cast
Alongside Dowd, Infiniti, and Halliday, look for Amy Seimetz, Rowan Blanchard, and Brad Alexander.
Elisabeth Moss hasn’t officially signed on to return as June, but she’s hinted her story “isn’t over,” so don’t count her out yet.
Separate But Connected
Miller kept both shows creatively independent, saying, “I didn’t want Testaments to dictate Handmaid’s Tale, and I didn’t want Handmaid’s Tale to dictate Testaments.”
While some characters cross over, this is definitely its own thing while still connected to June’s fight.
Revolution Is Coming
Currently filming with no release date announced yet, “The Testaments” will show how those seeds of rebellion June planted finally grow into full revolution.
As Miller teases it: “Handmaid’s Tale is a fuse that June lights, but the girls explode.”