EXCLUSIVE: As Hulu kicked off the sendoff of its flagship drama series The Handmaid’s Tale this week by announcing the premiere date for its sixth and final season, the streamer also is stepping up preparations for its successor, The Testaments. The sequel is nearing a series greenlight and has cast Presumed Innocent‘s Chase Infiniti as one of the three leads, joining The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Ann Dowd, who had been expected to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Lydia, sources tell Deadline.
Like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is based on a novel by Margaret Atwood. And just like the mothership series, the sequel is created by Bruce Miller who serves as showrunner. He executive produces alongside fellow Handmaid’s Tale executive producer Warren Littlefiend of The Littlefield Company, with Amazon MGM Studios as the studio. Deals with other producers are still being finalized; filming is eying an end of March start
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