The Testaments (2026–present)

TV ShowOn airDrama, Science-Fiction1 season, 10 episodes
The Testaments posterReview score: 72%

Plot

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.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Testaments S01E10SecateursS01E10 · 5.7While Becka faces the consequences of her actions, Agnes and Daisy must decide how far they're willing to go to protect her.
  2. 02The Testaments S01E01Precious FlowersS01E01 · 5.5In the halls of Aunt Lydia's premarital preparatory academy, the finest in Gilead, Agnes is assigned to mentor a new Pearl Girl, and a fragile alliance begins.
  3. 03The Testaments S01E09Marat SadeS01E09 · 5.5As Daisy steps into a new role, she considers what she's willing to lose to help her friends.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2026Aired 5.2Season avg
  1. S01E01The Testaments S01E01Precious FlowersApril 8, 2026 5.5In the halls of Aunt Lydia's premarital preparatory academy, the finest in Gilead, Agnes is assigned to mentor a new Pearl Girl, and a fragi
  2. S01E02The Testaments S01E02Perfect TeethApril 8, 2026 5.0As Agnes begins the rituals that mark her coming of age, she struggles with the confusing stirrings of adolescence. Meanwhile, Daisy is subj
  3. S01E03The Testaments S01E03DaisyApril 8, 2026 4.9An incident on a school trip spurs Daisy's memories of Toronto, revealing her past and a world shattered by violence.
  4. S01E04The Testaments S01E04Green TeaApril 15, 2026 5.1As the Green girls gather for a tea party, Daisy struggles to keep on task, while Agnes begins to understand what being a woman in Gilead me
  5. S01E05The Testaments S01E05BallApril 22, 2026 4.8At a debutante-style ball where Green girls are paraded before Commanders, the illusion of elegance begins to fray. Agnes discovers Garth's
  6. S01E06The Testaments S01E06StadiumApril 29, 2026 4.7As the Aunts sift through ancestry records to finalize matches, Agnes plots for her chance at love. Meanwhile, Lydia contemplates the choice
  7. S01E07The Testaments S01E07CommitmentMay 6, 2026 5.3As Daisy's secret past threatens to surface, Agnes grapples with an unwanted match and a forbidden crush. Becka meets with potential matches
  8. S01E08The Testaments S01E08BrokenMay 13, 2026 5.3As Agnes is swept up in wedding plans, Daisy hides a life-altering secret, and Hulda faces backlash after speaking out.
  9. S01E09The Testaments S01E09Marat SadeMay 20, 2026 5.5As Daisy steps into a new role, she considers what she's willing to lose to help her friends.
  10. S01E10The Testaments S01E10Season's bestSecateursMay 27, 2026 5.7While Becka faces the consequences of her actions, Agnes and Daisy must decide how far they're willing to go to protect her.

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Ann DowdAnn DowdAunt Lydia ClementsChase InfinitiChase InfinitiAgnes MacKenzieLucy HallidayLucy HallidayDaisyRowan BlanchardRowan BlanchardShunammite HayesMattea ConfortiMattea ConfortiBecka GroveMabel LiMabel LiAunt VidalaAmy SeimetzAmy SeimetzPaula MacKenzieBrad AlexanderBrad AlexanderGarth Chapin

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