Praise Be: The Testaments Puts Chase Infiniti in a Dark Coming-of-Age Story

By Elizabeth Paige Richardson | April 7, 2026 | Best TV Shows of the Week

Chase Infiniti in The Testaments on Hulu

When Chase Infiniti stood on stage at the Academy Awards this March, we knew that we would be seeing her on our screens again soon.

Only a few weeks later, that time has come. The Golden Globe-nominated star is front and center as Agnes in The Testaments, debuting on Hulu April 8. The show, adapted from the 2019 novel by acclaimed author Margaret Atwood, follows the smash success The Handmaid’s Tale, set in the same universe.

Older watchers will remember how that adaptation cemented itself in the cultural lexicon; everything from the bright red dresses and white bonnets to the stilted language became instantly recognizable.

The Testaments seems poised to fit into the recognizable, oppressive universe set in Gilead. And just like its predecessor, the show couldn’t feel more timely. A group of young women, training to fit into the mold of an obedient woman at “Wife School,” begin to question, push back, and break the status quo thanks to an unlikely friend and ally.

It’s a twisted, thrilling coming of age story in a dystopian world—and what girl hasn’t felt like she’s growing up in a time where the odds are stacked against her? In simple words, the 10-episode season promises to resonate.

Still, we won’t be bogged down with too much doom-and-gloom in this sequel—a contrast to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

“But the idea that this is allowed to be devilishly funny in a very, very dark—almost too-close-to-reality—universe pushed me really hard to make it so,” Amy Seimetz, who portrays caretaker Paula, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Alongside Infiniti, the other actresses in the ranks of the Plums include Rowan Blanchard from A Wrinkle in Time, Mattea Conforti from Power, and Lucy Halliday.