“The Handmaid’s Tale” Sequel Series Takes Big Step Forward with Casting Announcement
The news comes as anticipation builds for the sixth and final season of "The Handmaid's Tale"
The sequel series to the award-winning Hulu original, The Handmaid’s Tale, has taken a big step forward with the casting announcement of a co-lead, with Chase Infiniti set to star.
What’s Happening:
- The Handmaid’s Tale sequel series has reportedly cast Chase Infiniti as a co-lead with returning star Ann Dowd.
- The sequel series, The Testaments, is set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale.
- Infiniti played a key series regular role as Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga’s daughter on Apple TV+’s legal thriller drama Presumed Innocent.
- Infiniti shared the big news on her Instagram story, linking back to the news in Deadline.
- Dowd has been a series regular on The Handmaid’s Tale for its entire run, playing the sadistic Aunt Lydia Clements. The role has earned her three Emmy nominations and a win in 2017.
- The Testaments takes place in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead more than 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. The story follows the lives of three women, Aunt Lydia (Dowd), Agnes (Infiniti) and Daisy, whose fates become intertwined as they uncover the secrets of Gilead and the resistance against its regime.
- The Testaments updates come as The Handmaid’s Tale gets closer to its highly-anticipated sixth and final season, which is set to premiere on April 8th with three episodes on Hulu, with new episodes weekly until the series finale on May 27th.
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