‘The Testaments’ Creator on Continuing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Story, Bringing Back Elisabeth Moss as June and Casting Chase Infiniti and Stephen Colbert
Why it matters: Hulu expands its 'Handmaid's Tale' universe with 'The Testaments,' continuing the narrative of Gilead's resistance.
- Bruce Miller is the creator of the new Hulu series, 'The Testaments,' a spinoff of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' continuing Margaret Atwood's story.
- Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as June, appearing in 'The Testaments' as a spy for Mayday, despite the new series focusing on different characters.
- 'The Testaments' centers on three main characters: Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), Agnes (Chase Infiniti), and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), exploring Gilead's education system and internal resistance.
- Margaret Atwood was inspired to write 'The Testaments' novel after the success of Miller's 'The Handmaid's Tale' TV adaptation, creating a literary spinoff that now informs the new series.
- Miller felt no obligation to strictly follow Atwood's novel for 'The Testaments,' learning from 'The Handmaid's Tale' that incorporating even confusing book elements often leads to interesting storytelling.
Bruce Miller, creator of the Emmy-winning 'The Handmaid's Tale,' returns to helm 'The Testaments,' a Hulu spinoff that expands Margaret Atwood's dystopian universe by focusing on new characters while still integrating Elisabeth Moss's June as a pivotal spy for Mayday. The series delves into the lives of Aunt Lydia, the indoctrinated Agnes (likely June's daughter Hannah), and Canadian double agent Daisy, offering a multi-faceted view of Gilead's internal struggles and the fight to dismantle it.
