MGM and Hulu introduced right this moment that they are going to be adapting “The Testaments,” Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
The sequence has been key in establishing Hulu’s repute as a house for authentic content material. It was the primary streaming authentic to win an Emmy for Best Drama, and was just lately renewed for a fourth season.
The novel, in the meantime, was revealed again in 1985. The present adopted its blueprint throughout its first season, telling the story of a girl named June (performed by Elisabeth Moss), trapped in a dystopian, patriarchal society referred to as Gilead.
Then, with out extra supply materials to attract on, the present’s inventive group got here up with their very own plot for seasons two and three. It appears like Atwood’s sequel (scheduled for publication on September 10) avoids masking the identical floor by leaping 15 years into the longer term.
It’s not clear whether or not “The Testaments” will turn out to be a derivative sequence on Hulu, or if story components will merely be integrated into later seasons of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The official announcement merely says the studios are speaking to sequence showrunner Bruce Miller about “how the upcoming novel can become an important extension to the immensely popular award-winning series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’”
“Margaret Atwood is one of the visionary storytellers of her generation,” stated Hulu’s senior vp of originals Craig Erwich in a press release. “From her award-winning poetry, short-stories and novels, Margaret has continually pushed boundaries and broken barriers to bring innovative stories to life.”
