Warning: This story contains spoilers for The Testaments Season 1 finale, “Secateurs.”
The Testaments season 2 now has a very clear mission. After The Testaments season 1 finale concludes on Hulu, Agnes, Daisy, Becka, and Aunt Lydia are no longer simply surviving Gilead’s rules. They are learning how to weaponize those rules from the inside.
Hulu renewed the dystopian drama for season 2 ahead of the May 27, 2026, finale. The first season ended with all 10 episodes available to stream on Hulu, while Disney+ remained part of the broader international platform strategy. However, Hulu has not confirmed a release date, full cast list, or official season 2 synopsis.
That lack of a date matters. The finale does not close the story. Instead, it moves the testaments from coming-of-age tragedy into organized resistance, with Daisy choosing to stay in Gilead, Agnes learning the truth about June Osborne, and Becka being forced into a wife’s life after losing both parents.
The Testaments Season 2 Will Continue After “Secateurs”
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Steve Wilkie)
LUCY HALLIDAY, CHASE INFINITI, ROWAN BLANCHARD
Season 1’s final episode, “Secateurs,” centers on the aftermath of Becka Grove killing her father, Dr. Grove. Becka faces prison and a likely death sentence. Meanwhile, Agnes and Daisy both decide that obedience is no longer enough.
The emotional pivot comes when Daisy meets June, who intends to extract her from Gilead. Instead, Daisy argues that the girls she has met are real people, not pieces on Mayday’s board. She specifically mentions Agnes, which gives June fresh information about the daughter she lost years ago.
For June, Agnes is not just Agnes MacKenzie. She is Hannah, the child taken from June and Luke before being raised inside Gilead. Elisabeth Moss told TVLine that June cannot simply return and reclaim her daughter. Agnes has “a whole life,” Moss said, and the situation remains deeply complicated.
That is why June’s discovery in the finale lands as pain, not victory. Agnes is closer than June realized. Yet she is still inside a system that trained her to fear the outside world.
Cast Breakdown: Who Matters Going Into Season 2
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Russ Martin)
REED DIAMOND, MATTEA CONFORTI, KATE HEWLETT
- Chase Infiniti as Agnes MacKenzie / Hannah: Agnes discovers her link to June Osborne and starts to understand that Gilead’s version of her life is incomplete.
- Lucy Halliday as Daisy: Daisy refuses rescue and commits to fighting Gilead from within after working with Mayday.
- Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia: Lydia remains a dangerous believer, but the finale pushes her toward protecting the girls she once helped discipline.
- Mattea Conforti as Rebecka “Becka” Grove: Becka survives execution but loses her mother, her father, and her old life.
- Brad Alexander as Garth Chapin: Garth becomes a Commander and marries Becka, giving her social protection at a devastating cost.
- Mabel Li as Aunt Vidala: Vidala helps Lydia create the plan that saves Becka through Mrs. Grove’s confession.
- Reed Diamond as Commander Weston: Weston helps secure Becka’s release, then cancels his engagement to Agnes.
- Nate Corddry as Commander Mackenzie: Agnes’ adoptive father tells her Weston will not marry her.
- Amy Seimetz as Paula MacKenzie: Paula’s drunken revelation pushes Agnes closer to the truth about her birth mother.
- Kate Hewlett as Mrs. Grove: Mrs. Grove confesses to Dr. Grove’s murder to save Becka and is executed by Gilead.
- Randal Edwards as Dr. Grove: His abuse and death drive the finale’s central crisis.
- Rowan Blanchard as Shunammite Hayes: Shunammite remains part of the school world that season 2 may crack open further.
- Kira Guloien, Isolde Ardies, Birva Pandya, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, and Shechinah Mpumlwana: These names are part of the wider season 1 ensemble cited in the finale and season 2 coverage.
- Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne: June returns as a force from The Handmaid’s Tale, but she still cannot simply take Hannah home.
- Margaret Atwood: The author appears as a prison matron, after previously appearing as an Aunt in The Handmaid’s Tale series premiere.
- Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield: Miller created the series and continues shaping the adaptation, while Littlefield remains part of the producing team.
Becka’s Kiss With Agnes Changes the Emotional Stakes
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Russ Martin)
MATTEA CONFORTI, CHASE INFINITI
The finale’s most painful personal moment comes before Becka marries Garth. Becka and Agnes kiss in private, and the scene plays less like a romantic breakthrough than a goodbye stolen from a system that punishes desire.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive interview, Mattea Conforti described filming the scene as “beautiful, yet sad.” She also said she, Chase Infiniti, and director Mike Barker had “extensive conversations” about how to interpret the kiss.
TV Insider’s interview with Conforti adds another layer. Becka has loved Agnes since Episode 1, yet Agnes does not fully understand the romantic side until the wedding moment. Conforti said Agnes meets Becka halfway as an act of acceptance, not fantasy.
That difference matters for Becka’s season 2 future. She is alive, but she is now married into the adult machinery of Gilead. Therefore, survival may become its own prison.
Daisy’s Army Gives Testaments Season 2 Its Shape
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Steve Wilkie)
LUCY HALLIDAY
Daisy’s finale choice reframes the next chapter. She does not leave Gilead with June. Instead, she sends June a message hidden in a jar of Pearl Girl honey and makes clear that she intends to build a resistance of teenage girls.
Her early circle appears small. Vulture’s recap identifies Daisy, Shu, and Agnes as the core trio moving through the Aunt Lydia School corridor in the finale’s final movement. The image is blunt, but it works because the season has spent 10 episodes turning schoolgirl obedience into political awakening.
Season 2 can now follow two wars at once. June and Mayday remain outside Gilead. Daisy, Agnes, and their allies are inside it. Meanwhile, Aunt Lydia sits between complicity and protection, which makes her one of the show’s most volatile pieces.
What Hulu Has Confirmed — And What Remains Unconfirmed
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Steve Wilkie)
ELISABETH MOSS
Hulu has confirmed season 2. The renewal was announced in May 2026, before the season 1 finale. PEOPLE noted that the renewal followed significant week-to-week viewership growth, while Art Threat cited more than 45 million hours streamed globally across Hulu and Disney+.
The numbers around the renewal are useful, but not a release calendar. Art Threat listed the premiere date as April 8, 2026, the season as 10 episodes, the renewal announcement as May 20, 2026, and the season 2 release date as TBA. It also floated 2027 as a likely window, but Hulu has not made that official.
That means any firm testaments season 2 premiere date would be speculation right now. The safer read is that Hulu renewed the show early because the first season performed strongly and because the finale left Agnes, Daisy, Aunt Lydia, Becka, and June with unresolved arcs.
The Finale Makes Season 2 More Than A Sequel
THE TESTAMENTS – “Secateurs” (Disney/Steve Wilkie)
BRAD ALEXANDER, CHARLIE CARRICK, MATTEA CONFORTI
The first season began as a continuation of The Handmaid’s Tale. By the end, however, Testaments has its own engine. Agnes is not merely June’s missing daughter. Daisy is not merely Mayday’s tool. Becka is not merely a victim. Lydia is not merely a monster.
That complexity gives The Testaments season 2 a stronger setup than a simple rescue story. June knows more. Agnes knows more. Daisy has chosen danger over escape. Becka has survived, but Gilead has marked her future.
So, yes, season 2 is confirmed. What remains not confirmed is when Hulu will bring it back, how much of Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel the next season will cover, and whether June and Hannah can ever meet without Gilead turning reunion into another weapon.
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