What to expect from 'The Testaments': A new chapter in 'The Handmaid’s Tale'

If “Blessed be the fruit” still sends a chill down your spine, then you already know "The Handmaid’s Tale" doesn’t play around. 

The red cloaks, the silence, the tension, the way “May the Lord open” somehow became one of the most unsettling greetings on TV. Gilead had viewers hooked and slightly on edge at all times.  

And just know this, the world of Gilead is not done putting viewers through it. And no, this is not your “watch while scrolling your phone” kind of show. 

It’s heavy, it’s unsettling, and it will have you staring at the screen in silence more than once.

The original series, based on "The Handmaid’s Tale", built its reputation on telling uncomfortable truths.

With standout performances from Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd, it pulled viewers into a controlled society where power, fear and survival shape everyday life. It’s not an easy watch, and that’s exactly why it hits as hard as it does.

Now, that story continues with "The Testaments", arriving on Disney+ from April 8. This isn’t just a spin-off trying to ride the hype.

It’s a new chapter that shifts the focus to a younger generation growing up inside and just outside Gilead. 

At the centre are Agnes and Daisy, played by Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday.

Agnes is raised within Gilead’s strict rules, doing what’s expected of her, while Daisy comes in from the outside, still figuring out how this world works. 

Their connection starts to blur those lines, and in a place like Gilead, that’s where things get dangerous. 

And then there’s Aunt Lydia. Ann Dowd is back, still running things with that calm-but-terrifying energy, now overseeing a school designed to shape girls into “perfect” wives.

It looks polished on the outside, but underneath, it’s all control, pressure, and quiet rebellion waiting to happen.

"The Testaments" leans into familiar themes, power, identity and resistance but through younger characters who are starting to question the world around them.

It’s about growing up in a system that doesn’t leave room for choice, and what happens when that starts to change.

If Gilead taught viewers anything, it’s that nothing stays controlled forever.