LikeThe Handmaids Tale, The Testamentsis based on a novel by Margaret Atwood.
And just like the mothership series, the sequel is created byBruce Millerwho serves as showrunner.
InThe TestamentsTV series, June is Agnes mom, something the book hints at but does not state.
Chase Infiniti, ‘The Testaments’ by Margaret Atwood, and Ann Down in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’Stefanie Frontera/Hulu
Reps for Hulu and MGM Television declined comment.
Speakingwith Deadline in December, Littlefield said that they were moving full speed ahead onThe Testaments.
The Handmaids Talewill remain in TV history as the first streaming show to win Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
Bruce Miller andWarren LittlefieldGetty/Michael Becker
Infiniti is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Dowd has been a series regular onThe Handmaids Talefor its entire run, playing the sadistic Aunt Lydia Clements.
The role has earned her three Emmy nominations and a win in 2017.
She is repped by Innovative Artists and Principal Entertainment LA.
