{"id":24254,"date":"2026-01-27T11:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-handmaids-tale-sequel-slated-for-april-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:00:20","slug":"the-handmaids-tale-sequel-slated-for-april-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-handmaids-tale-sequel-slated-for-april-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"The Handmaid\u2019s Tale Sequel Slated for April Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Testaments<\/em>, a sequel to <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> based on Margaret Atwood\u2019s novel of the same name, is slated to premiere on April 8 on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The new series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead\u2019s borders. As they navigate the halls of Aunt Lydia\u2019s preparatory school for future wives, their bond becomes a catalyst that will upend their past, present and future.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya and Kira Guloien.<\/p>\n<p>The series was created for television by showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller. Additional executive producers are Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears and Mike Barker, who also directs the first three episodes. <em>The Testaments<\/em> is produced by MGM Television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale based on Margaret Atwood\u2019s novel of the same name, is slated to premiere on April 8 on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2798,79,1018,844,845,11858],"class_list":["post-24254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-disney","tag-hulu","tag-margaret-atwood","tag-mgm-television","tag-the-handmaids-tale","tag-the-testaments","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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