The Testaments
HULU | Release Date: April 8, 2026
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
The A.V. ClubChristina IzzoApr 2, 2026
Season 1 Review: There’s a lot of world-building across the season’s slow-moving ten episodes, which feels like a waste given how familiar even casual TV watchers are with the original series. Read full review
50
SlateRebecca OnionApr 8, 2026
Season 1 Review: These are the interesting parts of The Testaments. .... Unfortunately, in its execution, the show struggles not to embellish, adding cheesy lingo—the girls tell one another to “plum up”—and inserting unfortunately on-the-nose needle drops. Read full review
50
USA TodayKelly LawlerApr 8, 2026
Season 1 Review: With the same style and sensibility come the same sins. "Testaments" veers frequently into sensationalism and guffaw-worthy ridiculousness, leaving gaping plot holes. .... If the bad is all the same as "Handmaid's," the good parts of "Testaments" are at least novel and refreshing. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergApr 2, 2026
Season 1 Review: The Testaments is different enough from The Handmaid’s Tale to be engaging, yet too exhaustingly connected to that series to stand as something truly distinctive and provocative. Read full review
42
IndieWireBen TraversApr 2, 2026
Season 1 Review: Even with three narrators instead of one, “The Testaments” struggles to express anything that “The Handmaid’s Tale” hasn’t already observed. Read full review
40
The TimesBen DowellApr 7, 2026
Season 1 Review: The show feels like another teenage drama set within an all-too-familiar landscape, and even at times like a dull and tortuous all-girl Harry Potter yarn — all that pubescent struggling and another prestige show done to death. Read full review
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