Hulu’s The Testaments, based on Margaret Atwood’s critically acclaimed novel, will return for season two. The Handmaid’s Tale sequel premiered on Hulu and Disney+ on April 9, 2026. The renewal announcement didn’t confirm when the second season will debut.
Ann Dowd and Chase Infiniti lead a cast that includes Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, and Mattea Conforti. Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien also starred in the first season. The Handmaid’s Tale star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss returns as June Osborn in a guest-starring role.
“An evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders,” reads Hulu and Disney+’s synopsis. “As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.”
The first season wraps up on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Viewership numbers have increased over the season, with more than 45 million hours streamed, according to Hulu.
Bruce Miller created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Elisabeth Moss, Warren Littlefield, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Mike Barker.
The Testaments is produced by MGM Television and 20th Television.
