The Testaments: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, which was published in 2019 and takes place in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead. Years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments is a coming of age story that finds a new generation of young women in Gilead grappling with the bleak future that awaits them. For these young women, growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known, having no tangible memories of the outside world prior to their indoctrination into this life. Facing the prospect of being married off and living a life of servitude, they will be forced to search for allies, both new and old, to help in their fight for freedom and the life they deserve.

Series details

• Title: The Testaments
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2026-04-08
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 44 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 45531
• IMDb ID: tt10970762
• TVDB ID: 460241

Cast and credited roles

• Rowan Blanchard — Shunammite
• Chase Infiniti — Agnes MacKenzie
• Mattea Conforti — Becka Grove
• Mabel Li — Aunt Vidala
• Brad Alexander — Garth Chapin
• Lucy Halliday — Daisy
• Isolde Ardies — Hulda
• Eva Foote — Aunt Estee
• Zarrin Darnell-Martin — Aunt Gabbana
• Shechinah Mpumlwana — Jehosheba
• Birva Pandya — Miriam
• Ann Dowd — Aunt Lydia

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-08; final listed air date 2026-05-27; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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