Disney+ has announced that The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, will premiere in the UK on Wednesday, 8th April 2026. The first three episodes will be released on that date, with subsequent episodes arriving weekly. The first season consists of 10 episodes, with the finale scheduled for 27th May.
The series is based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel of the same name and is set five years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale. It follows young women Agnes and Daisy as they navigate life in Gilead. Ann Dowd reprises her role as Aunt Lydia, while Chase Infiniti plays Agnes Mackenzie, the lost daughter of June Osborne.
The cast also includes 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. Showrunner Bruce Miller returns, alongside Elisabeth Moss as executive producer, though her on-screen return as June is unconfirmed.
A synopsis 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.'
It remains unclear whether The Testaments will be renewed for a second season.
