US EditionWhat's next for 'The Handmaid's Tale'? What we know about 'The Testaments'
- The Handmaid's Tale concluded its six-season run on May 27, 2025, with June reliving her journey at the burned Waterford house in liberated Boston.
- The series' end followed Gilead's leadership being killed in a plane bombing by Commander Lawrence, initiating the fall of Gilead across the former United States.
- June continues to fight undercover to rescue her daughter Hannah, while other characters like Janine reunite emotionally and Aunt Lydia reforms amid the chaos.
- Hulu announced a sequel, The Testaments, in production and described it as a coming-of-age story set over 15 years later, focusing on new young women in Gilead's harsh environment.
- Elisabeth Moss is an executive producer on The Testaments, but her return as June is unknown; the series will include returning Aunt Lydia and new cast members, with no release date yet.
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'The Testaments': What we know about Hulu's 'Handmaid’s Tale' sequel (and which characters are returning)
Based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel, the series will explore the "top of the food chain for women in Gilead."Disney/Steve Wilkie Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on 'The Handmaid's Tale'Key PointsThe Testaments, a Handmaid's Tale sequel based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel, is currently in production at Hulu.The series will follow Ann Dowd's Aunt Lydia, as well as June's daughters, Hannah and Nichole, 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale.No…
The Testaments: Release date speculation, cast, plot and latest news
The sixth season of The Handmaid's Tale might have come to an end on Hulu in the US, but the streamer's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's saga won't end there.Next up will be The Testaments, an adaptation of Atwood's 2019 sequel novel of the same name.The Testaments will transport viewers back to Gilead, but will pick after the events of The Handmaid's Tale and follow three women — Aunt Lydia, Agnes (June's daughter), and Daisy — whose lives becom…
We’re Not Done With Gilead Yet — A 'Handmaid's Tale' Spinoff Is Already In Production
Steve Wilkie/DisneyEight years ago, we met June Osbourne. Only at the time, we met her as Offred — a “handmaid” in the fictional(ish) totalitarian state known as Gilead, a patriarchal society that had overthrown the United States government in The Handmaid’s Tale. For six seasons, we’ve been following June as she fights the good fight to save her daughter Hannah and escape the clutches of their oppressors. And while the series officially ended o…
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What's next for 'The Handmaid's Tale'? What we know about 'The Testaments'
June's journey may have come to an end with Season 6 of "The Handmaid's Tale" but the dystopian series continues with "The Testaments."
The Handmaid’s Tale Stars Reflect on Finale, Share Photos
After almost a decade, The Handmaid’s Tale drew to a close with its Tuesday, May 27, series finale. The long-anticipated conclusion, which set up the forthcoming spinoff series The Testaments, was celebrated online not only by fans but the show’s cast who took to social media to share tributes in the finale’s aftermath. Stars including Yvonne Strahovski, who played Serena Joy Waterford, Ever Carradine, who played Naomi Putnum/Lawrence, O-T Fagbe…
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