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Hit Hulu TV Show Renewed for Season 2 After Impressive Milestone
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Hulu renews one of its biggest new TV shows for Season 2 after
strong streaming numbers. It saw a significant growth in viewership,
amassing over 45 million hours streamed globally.

What hit Hulu TV show has been renewed for Season 2?
Chase Infiniti's The Testaments is returning for a second season.
The show, a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale and based on Margaret
Atwood's 2019 novel, premiered on Hulu earlier in April. It
received positive reviews and impressive viewership, as reported by
Deadline.

As per the report, The Testaments garnered over 11 million hours
streamed globally in its first eight days. More impressively,
viewership rose 76% by the eighth episode compared to the premiere.

"The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy,
a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead's borders. As they
navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia's elite preparatory school
for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and
always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst
that will upend their past, their present, and their future," reads
its official synopsis.

The Testaments stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Mabel
Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti,
Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah
Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien.

The series is created by showrunner and executive producer Bruce
Miller. It is executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth
Moss, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila
Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Mike Barker. The Testaments
is produced by MGM Television and 20th Television.

While the show's first season hasn't ended its run yet, it's
currently sitting at a respectable 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on
53 reviews. Its season finale will release on May 27, 2026.

The Testaments is streaming on Hulu and on Disney+ via the Hulu tab.



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