“The Handmaid’s Tale” Spin-off “The Testaments” Hulu & Disney+ Release Date Announced
Disney has announced details on the upcoming original series, “The Testaments”, that is the next evolution of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which will be coming to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the United States and on Disney+ internationally.
“The Testaments” is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name and is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. 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.
The series was created for television by showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller and executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Mike Barker, who will also direct the first three episodes. “The Testaments” is produced by MGM Television.
The series stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien.
The first three episodes of “The Testaments” will premiere on April 8th 2026, with three episodes, then weekly thereafter on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.
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