{"id":11189,"date":"2026-01-27T07:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/what-is-next-for-handmaids-tale-cast-amid-testaments-spinoff\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:52:01","slug":"what-is-next-for-handmaids-tale-cast-amid-testaments-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/what-is-next-for-handmaids-tale-cast-amid-testaments-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Next for Handmaid’s Tale Cast Amid Testaments Spinoff?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> cast is booked and busy with new projects \u2014 including the Testaments<\/em> spinoff \u2014 after the Hulu series came to a shocking end.<\/p>\n

The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> universe was brought to life when Hulu adapted Margaret Atwood<\/strong>\u2018s 1985 novel of the same name in 2017. Atwood\u2019s dystopian universe followed a future where low fertility rates have led women to be assigned to men for bearing children. Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Madeline Brewer, Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley<\/strong> and Amanda Brugel<\/strong> have led the cast since the show premiered in 2017.<\/p>\n

After The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>\u2018s final season was announced in 2022, creator Bruce Miller<\/strong> stepped down as showrunner to work on The Testaments<\/em> as executive producers Eric Tuchman <\/strong>and Yahlin Chang<\/strong> took over the day-to-day duties on the flagship drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are making The Testaments, and it\u2019s not going to track precisely,\u201d Miller told TVLine at the time. \u201cMargaret writes these absolutely deliciously specific characters. We had to go away from that in Handmaid\u2019s, and we\u2019re going to have to go away from that in Testaments. Testaments is certainly going to be a sequel to the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Cast: See the Hulu Show’s Stars Then and Now<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale fans have watched the cast change on and off screen since the series first debuted. The hit Hulu series, which premiered in 2017, is based on Margaret Atwood\u2019s novel of the same name about a dystopian future. Due to low fertility rates, women were assigned to men for bearing children after a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Set 15 years later, The Testaments<\/em> is narrated by Aunt Lydia as viewers are thrust back into the dystopian future with new characters such as Agnes from Gilead and Daisy from Canada as they secretly gather and smuggle incriminating information about Gilead\u2019s regime out of the country. Agnes and Daisy pose as \u201cPearl Girls\u201d to infiltrate Canada, while Aunt Lydia acts as a covert source within Gilead.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough I could not continue with the story of Offred, I could continue with three other people concerned in these events and tell the story of the beginning of the end, because we know from The Handmaid\u2019s Tale that Gilead vanishes,\u201d Atwood told journalists at an event in 2019. \u201cIt\u2019s no longer present 200 years into the future, because they\u2019re having a symposium on it. How did it collapse? How do these kinds of regimes disappear? I was interested in exploring that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cThere [are] some new costume choices in this book. Human beings throughout time love outfits that tell you who you\u2019re looking at, like football teams and things like that. So yes, we have some new outfits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atwood said she kept Miller updated on her plans as The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> was coming to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cI read the scripts; I make notes on them,\u201d she added. \u201cI have influence but no actual power. But luckily we\u2019re in accord most of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Amy Seimetz, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander<\/strong> and Mattea Conforti<\/strong> make up the rest of the cast. Hulu confirmed that The Testaments will premiere on April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to see what the cast has planned next \u2014 including who is set to appear in the spinoff:<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Moss<\/h2>\n
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After leading The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> since it premiered in 2017, Moss joined the TV adaptation of Araminta Hall\u2019<\/strong>s novel Imperfect Women<\/em>. Moss stars and is an executive producer on the upcoming series, which also features Kerry Washington, Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman <\/strong>and Corey Stoll<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yvonne Strahovski<\/h2>\n
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Strahovski starred in Peacock\u2019s short-lived horror series Teacup<\/em> amid The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Alexis Bledel<\/h2>\n
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Bledel returned in The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> finale but has largely stayed out of the public eye in recent years. In August 2025, Bledel was cast in Joy Will Prevail<\/em> alongside Griffin Dunne, Ben Rosenfield, Molly Ephraim<\/strong> and Jennifer Beals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Madeline Brewer<\/h2>\n
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In addition to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>, Brewer starred in the finale season of You<\/em>. She is also set to star on I Live Here Now <\/em>and Anniversary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Dowd will reprise the role of Aunt Lydia in The Testaments<\/em> spinoff.<\/p>\n

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On the big screen, Fagbenle appears in Splitsville<\/em> after The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> and on the small screen, the actor booked roles in All\u2019s Fair<\/em> and The Miniature Wife<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Minghella reunited with Moss to direct the movie Shell<\/em> and is booked for season 4 of Industry<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Wiley stars as Cassie in the Atomic<\/em> TV series.<\/p>\n

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