The Testaments
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Our Review
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Our Review
The Testaments (2026) is a drama and science-fiction series from Hulu. It has built a run of 10 episodes. It premiered on April 8, 2026. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 2 seasons.
What The Testaments Is About
The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, which was published in 2019 and takes place in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead. Years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is a coming of age story that finds a new generation of young women in Gilead grappling with the bleak future that awaits them. For these young women, growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known, having no tangible memories of the outside world prior to their indoctrination into this life. Facing the prospect of being married off and living a life of servitude, they will be forced to search for allies, both new and old, to help in their fight for freedom and the life they deserve.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 10 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its drama/science-fiction roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Rowan Blanchard, Chase Infiniti and Mattea Conforti to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Rowan Blanchard, Chase Infiniti, Mattea Conforti, Mabel Li, Brad Alexander and Lucy Halliday lead the cast.
Key roles include Rowan Blanchard as Shunammite; Chase Infiniti as Agnes MacKenzie; Mattea Conforti as Becka Grove; Mabel Li as Aunt Vidala; Brad Alexander as Garth Chapin.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Hulu’s other originals, a 7.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2026 and carried by Hulu with the series still running, it lands hardest with drama and science-fiction viewers.
How The Testaments Compares
If The Testaments lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/science-fiction lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Testaments comes from Hulu. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Testaments is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Rowan Blanchard and Chase Infiniti doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/science-fiction roots, It has held up since 2026 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Testaments is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and science-fiction lane, at 10 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.1/10. Watch it if you want drama/science-fiction you can settle into.
