If you've been craving more The Handmaid's Tale ever since the sixth and final season of the hit Hulu show ended in 2025, you are in for a treat because The Testaments, a new sequel series set in the same universe, is just around the corner, and we've got our first proper look.
In development since 2019, The Testaments is based on another best-selling book by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, which takes place roughly 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale. Much like The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments features Bruce Miller as showrunner and executive producer. The show is produced by MGM Television and 20th Television, and it will also premiere on Hulu.
If you want to know more ahead of its premiere, we've garnered all the information we have so far on The Testaments below.
When does The Testaments come out on Hulu?
The Testaments will premiere on Hulu on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Three episodes will be released during the premiere, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter. The show will be available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US and on Disney+ internationally.
The first three episodes are directed by Mike Barker, who also directed a handful of The Handmaid's Tale episodes. Barker is also a director for the season finale of The Testaments. The show will have 10 episodes total.
What is The Testaments about?
The Testaments is a sequel series to The Handmaid's Tale based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel of the same name, which won the coveted Booker Prize alongside Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other. Hulu describes The Testaments as “a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead.”
The official logline for the show is as follows: “The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead's borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia's elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.”
“More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within,” the official synopsis for the book reads. “At this crucial moment, the lives of three women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by that of Aunt Lydia, whose complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.”
Who is in the cast of The Testaments?
The Testaments stars Chase Infiniti as Agnes and Lucy Halliday as Daisy. The show will also see Ann Dowd reprising her role as Aunt Lydia.
Additional cast members include Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien.
Is there a trailer for The Testaments?
Hulu released the trailer for The Testaments on March 5, 2026. Set to "Dreams" by The Cranberries, the trailer transports us back to Gilead through the eyes of Agnes. We are introduced to Daisy, who arrives from Canada.
“I imagine Canada is very different from here. Which makes me wonder, what did you come here for?” Agnes asks Daisy in the trailer. “I have to save those girls,” Daisy later proclaims. You can watch the trailer below:
Are there any first-look photos for The Testaments?
Hulu has released first-look photos of The Testaments, featuring Agnes, Daisy, and other characters. You can see them all in the gallery below:
