Hulu Premieres The Testaments Spinoff in April 2026

Hulu's new series "The Testaments," a spinoff of the acclaimed "The Handmaid's Tale," premiered in April 2026, thrusting viewers back into the dystopian world of Gilead four years after the events of the original show. Based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel, the series follows a new generation of young women navigating the theocratic regime's oppressive rules, focusing on Agnes, the teenage daughter of June Osborne, and Daisy, a Canadian recruit in the resistance movement Mayday. Episodes are streaming weekly on Wednesdays, with the first four available at launch.

In the series, Agnes, portrayed by Chase Infiniti, lives as Agnes MacKenzie after being raised by Commander MacKenzie, played by Nate Corddry, following her separation from her mother June at a young age. Her sheltered life at Aunt Lydia's training academy for elite wives is disrupted when she mentors newcomer Daisy, played by Lucy Halliday. Daisy, a teenager from Toronto, poses as a Pearl Girl to infiltrate Gilead and smuggle evidence of the regime's atrocities. Through flashbacks, it emerges that Daisy was adopted by Mayday members Neil and Melanie after being born in Gilead, and June, appearing in a cameo role...