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\n\tHulu has set April 8 for the premiere of The Testaments,<\/em> the forthcoming sequel series to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale, <\/em>based on Margaret Atwood\u2019s novel of the same name. <\/p>\n \n\tCreated by Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller, the coming-of-age story is set in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead more than 15 years after the events of\u00a0The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>, that finds a new generation of young women grappling with the bleak future that awaits them.\u00a0Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> lead Elisabeth Moss also serves as an executive producer.<\/p>\n \n\tIt will premiere with the first three episodes on April 8, followed by one new episode weekly thereafter. The series will be available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.<\/p>\n \n\tPer the official logline, the series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead\u2019s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \n\tPrincipal cast 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.<\/p>\n \n\tMiller executive produces along with Warren Littlefield, Moss, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Mike Barker, who will also direct the first three episodes. The Testaments <\/em>is produced by MGM Television.<\/p>\n