Hulu Announces The Testaments Premiere for April 2026

Hulu announced on Saturday that its upcoming sequel series to the acclaimed drama "The Handmaid's Tale," titled "The Testaments," will premiere in April 2026. The reveal, made during the streamer's panel at the CCXP convention in São Paulo, Brazil, included first-look images featuring returning star Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia and a new ensemble of young actresses portraying the next generation of women in the dystopian society of Gilead.

Based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel of the same name, the series continues the story from her 1985 book and the Hulu adaptation that ran for six seasons, ending earlier this year. Set 15 years after the events of the original narrative, "The Testaments" follows a group of teenage girls at an elite academy in Gilead, an authoritarian theocracy in a near-future United States where women face severe restrictions and are often assigned roles in reproduction to combat declining birth rates. The story centers on their coming-of-age experiences as they confront indoctrination, arranged marriages, and the prospect of lifelong servitude, ultimately seeking allies to challenge the regime.

Ann Dowd reprises her Emmy-nominated role as Aunt Lydia, the strict...