The fourth episode of The Testaments is now available to stream on Disney+, plummeting us right back into the totalitarian republic of Gilead that was first explored in the Emmy award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale.
Created by The Handmaid’s Tale showrunner Bruce Miller, the new spin-off is set years after the events of the original series and is a coming-of-age story that focuses on a new generation of women in Gilead.
Among them are Agnes, played by One Battle After Another star Chase Infiniti, who is the daughter of a high-ranking Gilead commander, and new arrival Daisy (Lucy Halliday), who has travelled from Canada to become one of the students at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.
While the original series didn’t shy away from airing some nauseating violent scenes, The Testaments show creator has admitted that questioning the amount of violence shown in this new drama was a central question to crafting the story.
Speaking to Radio Times, Bruce Miller said: “I mean, if you look how much skin we show, there’s almost none. And also almost no violence, it’s almost all implied. But I think that we had those discussions out front… we just wanted to make sure that we were going forward mindfully.”
Now that the first four episodes are available, when can fans expect to see the next instalment? Read on for everything you need to know about the release schedule for The Testaments.
When is The Testaments season 1 episode 5 released on Disney+ ?
The Testaments season 1 episode 5 will be released on Wednesday 22 April on Disney+
The episode is called Ball and is written by Sam Rubinek and Nate Burke. Rubinek is known for his work on Daisy Jones & The Six, Riverdale and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox while Burke has also worked on the latter two titles, as well as The Blacklist.
The Testaments season 1 release schedule – When are new episodes out?
Disney+ released the first three episodes of The Testaments together on Wednesday 8 April.
The remaining episodes of the 10 part series will be released on a weekly basis, with a new episode each Wednesday. You can find the full release schedule of the first season here:
- The Testaments episode 1 – Precious Flowers – Wednesday 8 April 2026 (out now)
- The Testaments episode 2 – Perfect Teeth – Wednesday 8 April 2026 (out now)
- The Testaments episode 3 – Daisy – Wednesday 8 April 2026 (out now)
- The Testaments episode 4 – Green Tea – Wednesday 15 April 2026 (out now)
- The Testaments episode 5 – Ball – Wednesday 22 April 2026
- The Testaments episode 6 – title TBC – Wednesday 29 April 2026
- The Testaments episode 7 – title TBC – Wednesday 6 May 2026
- The Testaments episode 8 – title TBC – Wednesday 13 May 2026
- The Testaments episode 9 – title TBC – Wednesday 20 May 2026
- The Testaments episode 10 – title TBC – Wednesday 27 May 2026
What is The Testaments about?
The Testaments is described as a “new chapter” in The Handmaid’s Tale story and is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood that is also set in Gilead.
Agnes is one the students at Aunt Lydia’s elite school there, where teenage girls are taught how to be dutiful future wives for the commanders and prominent members of Gilead society. She is the adopted daughter of Commander MacKenzie and his wife Tabitha, and also June’s stolen first daughter, who was originally named Hannah.
The synopsis for the new series indicates there will be trouble ahead for Agnes and her fellow students: “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.”
The Testaments trailer
You can watch the trailer for The Testaments here.
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