Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers and details for ‘Testaments‘series. Reader discretion is advised if you haven’t seen it yet.‘The Testaments’ barely started before fans found a way to bring back the face they never wanted to say goodbye to. Elisabeth Moss, who spent eight years as June Osborne on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ makes a surprise appearance in the first episode of the spinoff, and it’s a moment that feels different when you know what it means for the future story.The series premiere aired on Wednesday, April 8, and wasted no time connecting the new chapter to the world viewers know and love.
How Elisabeth Moss Appears in ‘The Testaments’
According to Us Magazine, in the premiere, it’s revealed that the new Pearl Girl, Daisy, played by Lucy Halliday, is secretly involved with Mayday. A glimpse into his life before arriving in Gilead shows him skateboarding in his parents’ shop, with June looking relaxed in the background. It’s a small moment, but a loaded one.June reappears in the third episode, as viewers learn more about Daisy and what leads her to join Mayday. They kept the cameo well before the premiere, and it was more satisfying for the fans.
What the actor had to say about working with Elisabeth Moss
Ahead of the surprise cameo, stars Rowan Blanchard and Mattea Conforti spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about Moss’ involvement in the show.Blanchard, 24, who plays Shunammite, said: “We haven’t met him yet, but we hope to soon. He’s our producer, and he was really into the show and what it was going to be like.”Conforti, 19, who plays Becka, says June hasn’t crossed paths with her characters yet, at least not on screen.
What is ‘The Testaments’ about?
Set years after the events of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘The Testaments’ is narrated by Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia. The story follows Agnes from Gilead and Daisy from Canada as they secretly collect and smuggle incriminating information about the Gilead regime out of the country. Both pose as the Pearl Girls to infiltrate Canada, while Aunt Lydia serves as a covert source for Gilead.The series is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, which aired from 2017 to 2025, was set in a dystopian future where low fertility rates led to women being assigned to men for childbearing. ‘The Testaments’ captures that world and carries it forward.In addition to Infiniti, Dowd and Halliday, the cast includes Eva Foote, Kira Guloien, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Birva Pandya, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Mabel Li and Isolde Ardies.‘The Testaments’ airs Wednesdays on Hulu.
