‘The Testaments’ Review: Hulu’s Next-Gen ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Bears Witness… and Little Else
Why it matters: Hulu expands its 'Handmaid's Tale' universe, potentially drawing in millions of existing fans.
- Showrunner Bruce Miller helms the sequel series, following his Emmy-winning 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
- Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday) are introduced as the central young protagonists attending a Gilead prep school.
- Aunt Lydia is depicted as running the Gilead prep school, influencing the education of the next generation.
- Critics note that 'The Testaments' primarily 'bears witness' to the new generation's experience but lacks significant additional depth or narrative development.
Hulu's 'The Testaments' continues the dystopian narrative of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' focusing on Agnes and Daisy, two young women educated in a Gilead prep school under Aunt Lydia's supervision, who begin to question the society they are set to inherit. While the series aims to bear witness to the next generation's experience, critics suggest it offers little beyond this observation.
