Look: 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel to begin production
- Hulu has officially ordered The Testaments to series, with production starting on April 7, 2025, as part of the follow-up to The Handmaid's Tale.
- Ann Dowd will reprise her role as Aunt Lydia, with Elisabeth Moss serving as an executive producer for the series.
- The Testaments, based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel, is set in the dystopian world of Gilead and will focus on young women, continuing the storyline years after The Handmaid's Tale.
- The cast includes new actors such as Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday, among others.
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HuluThere are some stories that feel eternally relevant, and The Handmaid’s Tale — for better and worse — is one of them. Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel was downright prescient upon release, and it’s only grown more chilling as life moves to imitate art. Hulu’s adaptation likewise came at what seemed to be the perfect time, as women’s rights in America were eroded before our very eyes. But what started as a timely exploration of dystopia felt incr…

'The Handmaid's Tale' to continue in new series with Ann Dowd and more
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‘The Testaments’ Gets Official Series Order at Hulu as ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Casts Amy Seimetz and Eight More
'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel 'The Testaments' got a series order at Hulu, plus additional cast members Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander and Mabel Li.
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