Hulu is heading back Gilead with “The Testaments.”
The series takes place in the totalitarian world of Gilead and focuses on the preparatory school where the only education is how to become a proper wife to powerful Commanders. It’s the sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Both shows were based on the Margaret Atwood novels of the same names.
At the center of the story is Agnes, played by Chase Infiniti.
“When you first meet Agnes, she’s very comfortable with the fact that her future is kind of pre-determined for her. But then you see throughout the course of the season that life starts to hit her,” Infiniti told On The Red Carpet.
Agnes is charged with “shepherding” Daisy, played by Lucy Halliday. She hails from Canada so she knows what life is like outside of Gilead and is trying to acclimate.
“She’s very taken aback by what she’s witnessing,” said Halliday. “Those preconceived ideas that she has with these people aren’t necessarily accurate and we see that dissipate and we see her walls come down.”
“Girls who are coming of age, you know at that age are incredibly powerful and spirited in ways that Gilead does not understand and cannot control,” said showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller. “This is the first generation of girls who grew up in Gilead. They’ve had them in their hands to indoctrinate them the whole way along, and they think they have absolutely broken these girls and they are absolutely wrong.”
Executive producer Warren Littlefield sang the praises of his young cast.
“It was fun to have that process. And wow, was it great to go to work each and every day and have them just drive that creative process and bring it to life,” he said.
Ann Dowd reprises her role as Aunt Lydia, who we first met in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” She runs the prep school and has gone through an evolution of her own.
“Let’s go to where we find her at the end of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, on her knees, begging for forgiveness. And I think the walls have crumbled for her. Who she thought she was is no longer who she can believe,” Dowd explained. “And Lydia makes the decision, ‘Yes indeed, I want to survive and I want to survive as Aunt number one.'”
Dowd’s powerful presence had an affect on the young cast!
“I was thinking today about our first table read and hearing her do Aunt Lydia for the first time and it’s so disarming and intense and really amazing to watch,” said Rowan Blanchard who plays Shunammite.
As for what the cast hopes audiences will feel when they watch this season?
“Empowerment. They’re gonna want to feel empowered. I also hope they feel love,” said Mattea Conforti, who plays Becka.
“Activated,” added Halligan.
“This is the story of how they overcome their circumstances, not how they’re controlled by them so i think it works out in the end,” said Brad Alexander, who plays Garth.
The first three episodes of “The Testaments” drop April 8 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. That’s also where you can watch all six seasons of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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