Lucy Halliday and Chase Infiniti in the new Handmaid's Tale follow-up The Testaments DisneyThe new TV follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale is already being hailed by critics as a worthy successor to the Emmy-winning original series. Adapted from Margaret Attwood’s book of the same name, The Testaments takes place decades after the events of the Handmaid’s Tale finale, but while time has moved on, things are still as bleak as ever in Gilead. Here’s a selection of what the early reviews for The Testaments have had to say…“Brace yourselves. Set a few years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, it focuses on the next generation of Gilead women. Advertisement“This first season is about as perfect as a retelling of The Testaments could be, and it’s the best this franchise has been since The Handmaid’s Tale first peaked with seasons one and two.”“There’s no case of sequel-itis here.

Source: Huffington Post April 08, 2026 11:57 UTC