Handmaid’s Tale sequel spotted filming in Toronto
Published July 3, 2025 at 1:10 pm
A Handmaid’s Tale sequel was spotted filming in Toronto this week.
The Testaments, starring Chase Infiniti (Presumed Innocent), Lucy Halliday ( Blue Jean) and Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), was slated to start filming in Toronto in April, according to Hollywood North Buzz.
Based on the 2019 Margaret Atwood novel of the same name, The Testaments is set 15 years after the events of her original 1985 book, The Handmaid’s Tale.
The Emmy-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale ended its six-season run on May 27. The series is streamed on Crave in Canada and Hulu in the U.S.
Season one of the new series is filming under the working title “Dollhouse” in Toronto until Aug. 22, Hollywood North Buzz said.
Crews were spotted filming at the intersection of Clinton and College Streets in Toronto this week, Toronto Filming posted on X.
Filming Update!
The Testaments (Handmaid’s Tale Spin-off) is filming at the intersection of Clinton and College Streets in Toronto. 🤫🎥🎬Under His eye: Cameras roll once more.
Thank you, @celeryjacket & @wizardbabygirl for finding and confirming! #TheTestaments #handmaidstale pic.twitter.com/ufREwu7ech
— Toronto Filming (@TOFilming_EM) July 2, 2025
The new series is set after the events of the Handmaid’s Tale series, according to a People magazine story. It will follow June’s daughter, Hannah (or Agnes, as she has been renamed by Gilead), and a new generation of young women growing up in Gilead.
Chase Infiniti stars as Hannah, and Ann Dowd reprises her role as Aunt Lydia. Lucy Halliday is Daisy, a Canadian teenager who discovers her unexpected connection to the oppressive regime of Gilead.
The release date for the new series hasn’t been announced yet.
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