The Testaments Officially Ordered At Hulu — See First Photo Of Handmaid's Tale Sequel Series Cast
The Handmaid's Tale may be ending, but Gilead will live on.
Hulu on Tuesday announced a straight-to-series order for The Testaments, a sequel series that will see Ann Dowd reprise her role as Aunt Lydia. Elisabeth Moss will serve as an executive producer.
As previously reported, Dowd will be joined by Chase Infiniti (Presumed Innocent), who will play Agnes; newcomer Lucy Halliday, who has been cast as Daisy; Rowan Blanchard (Girl Meets World), who will play Shunammite; and Mattea Conforti, who will play Becka.
Additional cast members include: Mabel Li as Aunt Vidala, a stern disciplinarian and the heir-apparent to the women's sphere of Gilead; Amy Seimetz as Paula, whose recent marriage to a high-ranking Commander has raised her social status but given her a stepdaughter who complicates things; Brad Alexander as Garth, a young Commander, who becomes involved in the personal lives of the girls he's sworn to protect; Zarrin Darnell-Martin as Aunt Gabbana, a firm proponent of Gilead values and right hand to Aunt Vidala who is a strict and uncompromising educator; Eva Foote as Aunt Estee, the youngest Aunt, whose energy and kindness earn her "cool Aunt" status amongst her students; Isolde Ardies as Hulda, a guileless girl, full of excitement at the prospect of womanhood, whose optimism earns her loyal friends; Shechinah Mpumlwana as Jehosheba, a competitive classmate from a respected family who is relentless in her pursuit of a high-status marriage; Birva Pandya as Miriam, a girl on the cusp of womanhood; and Kira Guloien as Rosa, a caring and dedicated Martha who is a maternal figure to Agnes and a much-needed source of love in an otherwise cold household.
Production on Season 1 begins Monday, April 7 — one day out from the premiere of The Handmaid's Tale's sixth and final season on Hulu.
See the first cast photo below, then hit the comments with your reactions.
It's official! The Testaments, based on Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, starts production April 7. Ann Dowd will reprise her role as Aunt Lydia with Elisabeth Moss as an executive producer of the series. Follow @TestamentsHulu for more! pic.twitter.com/FxZBnjEDUD
— Hulu (@hulu) April 1, 2025