The Testaments is a new TV series and a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, and it will be released in the UK soon
The Testaments stands as one of 2026’s most anticipated new series, serving as a follow-up to the award-winning dystopian thriller The Handmaid’s Tale featuring Elisabeth Moss.
Drawing from Margaret Atwood’s literary works, this long-awaited continuation takes inspiration from the 2019 novel bearing the same title, which emerged 34 years following the original masterpiece.
With Ann Dowd returning as Aunt Lydia, the programme boasts a fresh all-star ensemble including Chase Infiniti, the breakout talent from One Battle After Another, portraying Agnes Mackenzie, June Osborne’s (played by Moss) missing daughter.
Taking place five years beyond The Handmaid’s Tale’s concluding episode in a grim portrayal of America’s future, this coming-of-age narrative chronicles young women as they traverse their harsh new existence.
However, when might British audiences get to view the series? Here’s what we’ve gathered so far.
When will The Testaments
Disney+ revealed this week that the series will debut in the UK on Wednesday, 8th April exclusively via the streaming service.
Initially, three episodes will drop, with subsequent instalments arriving weekly.
The opening season comprises 10 episodes, positioning the concluding episode to broadcast on Wednesday, 27th May. Alongside lead performers Dowd and Infiniti, the cast will feature Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya and Kira Guloien.
Showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller is making his comeback, alongside The Handmaid’s Tale actress Moss, though her reprisal of June remains unconfirmed.
The official synopsis states: “The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders.
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“As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.”
Whether The Testaments will secure a second series remains unclear.
The Testaments launches Wednesday, 8th April on Disney+.