The Handmaid's Tale spoilers may be coming in thick and fast from across The Pond, given that the sixth season has now premiered Stateside but fear not: the series will make its grand return to the British small screen on Channel 4 and Prime Video on May 3. In the meantime, we have tidbits of news about the series trickling out from members of the show's cast as they promote the sixth season in the States.
The most recent example of which is a teaser of what fans can expect from the newly-announced Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments, which is based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 sequel of the same name.
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The Testaments is set 15 years after the events of the original Handmaid's Tale novel and follows the story of Aunt Lydia (Anne Dowd), whose life becomes entwined with that of two other women. One notable absence from the upcoming sequel, however, is The Handmaid's Tale protagonist June (Elisabeth Moss), who will not be appearing in the small screen adaptation of Atwood's novel.
Her presence will be keenly missed though, as the series' creator Bruce Miller has reiterated in a recent interview with Deadline: 'It’s about growing up Gilead. It feels like exactly the opposite world. These are…the most precious girls in Gilead. And yet you start to realise they’re walking a plank as well, just like the Handmaids.'
The Testaments will not only follow June’s former nemesis Lydia, but her daughter, Hannah (currently played by Jordana Blake) too, who's now called Agnes and is training to become a Wife. 'Hannah has to deal with the June inside of her [and] all of a sudden she starts to feel mighty, mighty, mighty rebellious,' Miller teased.
A release date for The Testaments has not yet been confirmed but, with filming getting underway in Toronto this month, the sequel is expected to arrive by 2026.
The Handmaid's Tale season six will air in the UK from May 3 on Channel 4 and Prime Video. Seasons one to five are currently available to stream.
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