The Testaments: Release date news, cast details, streaming details, and more about the upcoming The Handmaid's Tale sequel series

The much-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, is almost here, and fans of the series are very excited to watch the upcoming show. Ahead of the show's release, here are the streaming and cast details of the show that are vital for fans to know.

Check out the official trailer for The Testaments here:

The storyline for The Testaments is set after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, where the young handmaids have to figure out their bleak future after the events that take place in The Handmaid's Tale.

The official logline reads:

"The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. 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 primary cast of the show 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.

The show is set to release on April 8, 2026, and the first three episodes will release on this date. Following this, the remaining episodes will be released on a weekly basis. These episodes will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ internationally.

The Testaments prequel The Handmaid's Tale ran very successfully for six seasons

The Handmaid's Tale is based on Margaret Atwood's novel by the same name. The story is set in a dystopian world where women are seen as second-class citizens who are seen merely as baby-making machines. However, the plot follows the story of June, a Handmaid played by Elizabeth Moss, who joins a class of Handmaids who are rebelling against this system.

The first season was released back in 2017, with the sixth and final season releasing in 2025. The series spanned a total of 66 episodes, and concluded with the sixth season in 2025. The show became so popular that the seasons beyond the first season took the story beyond the original novel, and fans loved the whole series.

Now, with the release of The Testaments, fans get to witness the storyline take off, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood by the same name.

Fans only have to wait for a couple more months to watch the series unfurl on Hulu, with the show being scheduled for an early April release.

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