US Edition‘The Testaments’ Boss Explains Bringing Elisabeth Moss Back in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Spinoff
Elisabeth Moss appears in the first episode as June, a cameo showrunners say helps connect the spinoff to The Handmaid's Tale.
- On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Hulu premiered the first three episodes of The Testaments, featuring Elisabeth Moss's surprise return as June Osborne in the spinoff of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Set four to five years after The Handmaid's Tale series finale, the show centers on Gilead's next generation attending Aunt Lydia's elite preparatory school for future wives.
- Teenagers Agnes MacKenzie and Daisy navigate the school while Daisy secretly works as a 'Pearl girl' spy for Mayday. June Osborne guides Daisy as her handler while searching for her daughter, Hannah.
- Creator Bruce Miller emphasized June's continued importance, stating, "I felt like June's story isn't over." Moss serves as executive producer, ensuring her character remains central to the narrative.
- The season consists of 10 episodes, with new installments releasing weekly on Wednesdays. The series explores how June's resistance efforts connect to the fates of Gilead's next generation.
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'If I can convince her to act, I will shamelessly do it': The Testaments creator on Elisabeth Moss' surprise return as June to The Handmaid's Tale spinoff
Elisabeth Moss returns as June in The Handmaid's Tale spinoff The Testaments episode 1 — and its creator knew the show 'always needed its Juneness'.
'The Testaments' EPs Talk That Big 'Handmaid's Tale' Cameo, Say June Osborne Is 'How the Puzzle Fits Together'
Note: This article contains spoilers from Season 1, Episodes 1-3 of “The Testaments.” Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield, executive producers for “The Testaments,” unpacked that massive “Handmaid’s Tale” cameo of June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss), saying the rebellious handmaid is the puzzle piece that connects the spinoff to the original series. “For [Elisabeth Moss], that character is so, so embedded into her soul,” Littlefield told TheWrap. “So …
“The Testaments ”stars and showrunner unpack surprise cameo on “Handmaid's Tale ”sequel premiere
June Osborne is back, and bent on taking Gilead down.Elisabeth Moss in 'The Handmaid's Tale'Credit: Steve Wilkie/DisneyThis article contains spoilers for The Testaments season 1, episodes 1-3. Gilead is back. But not for long, if June Osborne has anything to say about it.Elisabeth Moss makes a stunning surprise appearance at the end of the first episode of The Testaments, the sequel to the series that made her an Emmy winner, The Handmaid's Tale…
Elisabeth Moss Reprises 'Handmaid's Tale' Role In 'The Testaments'
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from Hulu’s series premiere of The Testaments. Surprise! If fans of The Handmaid’s Tale were worried they’d never see June Osbourne again, they needn’t have. Elisabeth Moss, who executive produces Hulu’s The Testaments, made her big return as the heroic character she played across 6 seasons of […]
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