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Elisabeth Moss Returns in The Testaments

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Elisabeth Moss reprises her role as June in The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaids Tale, with a surprise cameo in episode one and a intense face-off with newcomer Lucy Halliday in episode three. The series, based on Margaret Atwoods novel, features Mosss character leading the resistance against Gilead. Cast members praise her return, with Ann Dowd calling her the heart of the show and Lucy Halliday learning from her work ethic. The series shifts focus to the lives of commanders daughters but maintains Junes resistance efforts, with new episodes airing every Wednesday on Hulu.

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Elisabeth Moss Returns in The Testaments

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Elisabeth Moss Returns in The Testaments. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 8th, Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight-ready. I'm Corey, with the story. Elizabeth Moss drops back into the Handmaid's universe as June, and the new Hulu series, The Testaments, sequel to her Emmy-winning Handmaid's Tale. She makes a shot cameo at the end of Episode 1, then teams up with newcomer Lucy Halliday for a intense face-off in Episode 3. Both drop this Wednesday, pulling fans right back into Gilead's nightmare. Showrunner Bruce Miller built the whole thing around Moss' schedule, keeping June alive from Hanson Margaret Atwood's 2019 novel. Even though the book barely features her, Miller knew her story couldn't end yet. She's still leading the resistance, more determined to topple the... Regime? Cast members lit up about her return. And out, who played and Lydia for six seasons, calls Moss the heart of the original show and beans at reuniting. Newcomer Halliday soaked up Moss' work ethic,

1:00getting fully immersed, while Mabel Lee says her present screen's resistance is brewing. The Testaments shifts from Handmaid's suffering to the sheltered lives of Commander's daughters like Chase Infinity's Agnes, but June's spirits in a days. Rebel from Toronto to shake things up. She's turning this outsider into her mini-me, tying straight into Mayday's fight from the first series. With Moss feeling the fire, the Testaments ramps up the stakes every Wednesday on Hulu June's got unfinished business, and Gilead's walls are cracking. Again.

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