Hulu‘s The Handmaid’s Tale is far from relinquishing its stranglehold on pop culture as the impactful saga continues with The Testaments. Hulu gave The Testaments a green light, with production kicking into high gear on April 7. Previously, Lucy Halliday (Blue Jean) joined the series alongside Chase Infiniti and Ann Dowd. The Testaments, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, takes place in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead more than 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. In addition to the green light, The Testaments added nine cast members, including Mabel Li and Amy Seimetz.

Other additions to the cast include Brad Alexander, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien.

Li plays Aunt Vidala, a stern disciplinarian and the heir-apparent to the women’s sphere of Gilead. Seimetz plays Paula, whose recent marriage to a high-ranking Commander has raised her social status. But...