Hulu renews one of its biggest new TV shows for Season 2 after strong streaming numbers. It saw a significant growth in viewership, amassing over 45 million hours streamed globally.
What hit Hulu TV show has been renewed for Season 2?
Chase Infiniti’sThe Testaments is returning for a second season. The show, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale and based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, premiered on Hulu earlier in April. It received positive reviews and impressive viewership, as reported by Deadline.
As per the report, The Testaments garnered over 11 million hours streamed globally in its first eight days. More impressively, viewership rose 76% by the eighth episode compared to the premiere.
“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,” reads its official synopsis.
The Testaments stars Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Isolde Ardies, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya, and Kira Guloien.
The series is created by showrunner and executive producer Bruce Miller. It is executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Steve Stark, Shana Stein, Maya Goldsmith, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, and Mike Barker. The Testaments is produced by MGM Television and 20th Television.
While the show’s first season hasn’t ended its run yet, it’s currently sitting at a respectable 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 53 reviews. Its season finale will release on May 27, 2026.
The Testaments is streaming on Hulu and on Disney+ via the Hulu tab.
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Renewed TV Shows 2026
New year, new TV! With 2025 over and done, it’s now time to look ahead to the 2026 calendar year, which has an exciting lineup of returning shows, spinoffs, and new titles.
HBO has renewed Industry for Season 5 (the final season), Euphoria has returned with Season 3, and two Game of Thronesprequels — A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon— are coming back for second and fourth seasons, respectively. AMC‘s acclaimed dramas Dark Windsand Interview With the Vampire (entitled The Vampire Lestat in Season 3) are coming back, too.
Over on PBS, we have returning dramas All Creatures Great and Small and the final season of Miss Scarlet, plus more seasons of the new costume drama The Forsytes to look forward to. Starz is releasing the final season of its time-traveling epic, Outlander, and Hulu is bringing back Rivals. Speaking of “rivals,” HBO Max‘s instant hit, Heated Rivalry, is also getting a second season.
As 2026 presses on, studios will be announcing what shows they’re renewing for more seasons. Here, we’re compiling a list of every TV show that’s coming back this year and beyond so you can keep track of it all. We’ll continue to update this list as more renewals are announced.
