The Testaments season 2: key information
– Season 2 was renewed ahead of the Season 1 finale
– No release or plot details have been confirmed at the time of writing
– Expected to go on to adapt Margaret Atwood’s novel
– Core cast is also expected to return
What if I said I preferred The wills to The Handmaid’s Tale? So what? Honestly, there’s no better time to have that opinion since Season 2 has already been renewed by Hulu and Disney+.
The news came a week before the explosive Season 1 finale, in which Becka (Mattea Conforti) married Garth (Brad Alexander) to save her reputation, Agnes’ (Chase Infiniti) engagement was called off for being too close to Dr. Grove’s (Randal Edwards) murder, and Daisy (Lucy Gilead’s) help back to save Becka Gilead’s life.
In a heartbreaking scene, we saw Becka emotionally get married while her mother took the rap for murdering her father, with episode 9 having revealed that Becka was actually the one behind it. We also have romantic tension between Becka and Agnes, with the two sharing a kiss before the ceremony.
If you’ve read Margaret Atwood’s original novel, you’ll know that we’re only part way through adapting it. So what can we expect from The wills season 2?
The Testaments season 2 release date window predictions
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Right now, release date predictions for Season 2 are sketchy. Production hasn’t even started yet, and we have no idea when this might change.
Based on this, we can assume that the earliest we’ll see new episodes is mid-2027, but my gut tells me we might be waiting until 2028.
The Testaments season 2 trailer: is there one?
Not yet, and that won’t change for a while. It took us until early March 2026 to get one for season 1, so expect the first full trailer to arrive about four weeks before the second season arrives.
The Testaments Season 2 Potential Cast
We expect the following main cast members to return for The wills season 2:
- Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements
- Chase Infiniti as Agnes Mackenzie
- Lucy Halliday as Daisy
- Mabel Li as Aunt Vidala
- Rowan Blanchard as Shunammite
- Mattea Conforti as Becka
- Amy Seimetz as Paula
- Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne
- Nate Corddry as Commander Mackenzie
- Brad Alexander as Garth
- Zarrin Darnell-Martin as Aunt Gabbana
- Birva Pandya as Miriam
We can expect more new faces to be announced closer to release, so keep your eyes peeled.
The Testaments season 2 plot predictions
Potential spoilers for The wills season 2 ahead.
If you’ve read the original novel, you’ll know that Aunt Lydia’s eventual betrayal of Gilead will likely be further explored in The wills season 2. We’ve already seen the chips begin to fall into place as she helps save Becka and aligns herself with Daisy and Agnes.
June’s youngest daughter is originally Daisy in the novel, but in the TV show Daisy is a completely separate character. It remains to be seen if this will be resolved or if June’s other daughter will be revealed as someone else.
While the plot will likely differ from what’s in the book, we can expect the aunts to leak incriminating information about Gilead’s elite to Canada, where more Mayday agents will be revealed as the season continues.
Will there be more seasons of Testaments?
At the time of writing, it’s hard to say – but depending on what Season 2 includes, there may still be more opportunity for adaptation in Season 3 and beyond. The Handmaid’s Tale used Atwood’s novel as a springboard to develop over six seasons, so creative license is likely.
“I always have to think in eons because you never know if you’re going to be regenerated,” creator Bruce Miller told TechRadar. “In the old days, they’d pull your card in the middle of the day, when you were in episode 4 of season 2, and then you’d have nothing left. We’ve been very, very generously given a lot of space and time to think about our endings.
“I tried very hard to think about the characters and their stories in a much more general way. What do they do day to day? How do they live? How do they figure things out? So Season 1 is really about Agnes waking up, and at the end it’s just the beginning.
“Every ending in Margaret’s world is always a very good beginning,” Miller continues. “So I guess I don’t think about the number of seasons. But if you think about the awakening of a 14/15-year-old girl that she comes to and takes action, those things can go on for a while.
“There are lots of stories to tell based on the world of Agnes, Daisy and Aunt Lydia and the challenges they face.”
Executive producer Warren Littlefield adds: “If you are a student of Margaret’s novels and if you were a fan of The Handmaid’s Taleand then you come in TestamentsAgnes catches up at the end of the season, what you may know as a reader and follower of our show.
“Agnes becomes aware of her roots and origins. I think that leads us to a wonderful opening of what comes after her.”
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