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The Testaments Premieres on Hulu With Three Episodes, Weekly Rollout Through May 27

The sequel centers on teens to fit the TV continuity through a compressed timeline.

Overview

  • Following Wednesday’s three-episode launch, the 10-part Handmaid’s Tale sequel now releases one new episode each Wednesday on Hulu through May 27.
  • The series streams internationally on Disney+ in many regions, with availability also noted on JioHotstar.
  • Positioned as an evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale, the show shifts to a younger point of view inside Aunt Lydia’s elite school, with Ann Dowd returning and newcomers Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday leading.
  • Showrunner Bruce Miller adapts Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel with key changes for TV continuity, setting the story roughly four years after the prior series and adjusting character ages and relationships.
  • Elisabeth Moss appears and serves as an executive producer, while the series uses first-person voiceover to reveal the teen characters’ inner lives in Gilead’s repressive setting.