In The Testaments, it is revealed that Offred survived her escape from the Commander and Serena Joy. Readers of the novel have long wondered what exactly happened to Offred after boarding a secret van. Though readers were used to following along through the perspective of Offred in the original novel, The Testaments is narrated by three other women connected to Gilead: Agnes, a young woman raised in the Republic of Gilead Jade, a Canadian teen who soon learns she was originally born in the oppressive society and Aunt Lydia, the villain of both the novel and the series, who is played on the show by Ann Dowd. The Hollywood Reporter breaks down some of the biggest takeaways from The Testaments below. Now readers are finally able to learn what really happened to Handmaid Offred and Gilead, all these years later. (The series was renewed for a fourth season this year.) Prior to the book hitting shelves, MGM and Hulu announced last Wednesday that they will also develop The Testaments for the screen as “an important extension” to showrunner Bruce Miller’s Emmy-winning drama starring Elisabeth Moss. The fandom for Atwood’s original work grew even more after the Hulu adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale has proven to be a success. The hype and anticipation surrounding Atwood’s sequel is so strong that even readers were shocked to discover a “retailer error” by Amazon broke the embargo, resulting in a “small number of copies” sent out early to readers.
Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we’ve been living in,” Atwood had said when announcing the upcoming sequel.
“Dear Readers: Everything you’ve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book.
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