'If I can convince her to act, I will shamelessly do it': The Testaments creator on Elisabeth Moss' surprise return as June to The Handmaid's Tale spinoff

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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Elisabeth Moss returns as June in The Handmaid's Tale spinoff The Testaments episode 1 and its creator knew the show 'always needed its Juneness'.

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have it Elisabeth Moss has officially returned to The Handmaid's Tale
spinoff The Testaments as June after much uncertainty. While June appeared in the original 2019 novel, book-to-TV changes means it wasn't automatically a given that Moss would return... despite being an executive producer on the
new show. At the end of episode 1, we see June enter a clothing store that Daisy (Lucy Halliday) was in prior to being one of Gilead's 'Pearl Girls.'
The end of The Handmaid's Tale season 6 reminded us that June is fully integrated into the Mayday resistance, meaning Daisy likely has some ties to their ongoing plans. Article continues below You may like The Testaments release date and everything about The Handmaid's Tale sequel The Testaments review: season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale spinoff is a given Why Trump's world hasn't changed from The Handmaid's Tale to The Testaments

With the first three episodes of The Testaments now on Hulu (US) and Disney+ (international), the fandom's Reddit theories can already be put to rest. But Moss' return felt like an open secret, with the show's creator confirming
that he "didn't feel right" leaving June behind. 'You can't have a Gilead
show without at least feeling the Juneness out there' The Testaments |
Trailer | Hulu - YouTube Watch On "As a character, June exists in The Testaments novel, and when Margaret [Atwood] first started to talk about the story as a TV show, we had discussions about where June would be at that point," creator Bruce Miller tells me.

"There was a 'do not kill' list that Margaret basically wrote on my chest in pen. There were lots of people on it, and June was one of them. The
Handmaid's Tale lasted so long, and June became such a soul of that world, so it didn't make any sense to me to leave that behind. It just didn't feel like you could have a Gilead show without at least feeling the 'Juneness' out there."

He's not wrong. Hulu's version of The Handmaid's Tale is basically synonymous with Elisabeth Moss' face, so to not have her back for The Testaments would feel like blasphemy. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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Miller continues, "If you feel it through Agnes (Chase Infiniti) or through Daisy, you feel all those kinds of pressures. You feel them through the presence of June in this world. I adore Elizabeth Moss. She's been our
partner and a producer since the very beginning. If I could convince her in any way to come up and act, I will shamelessly do it."

And thank goodness Miller did. Anything could happen over the next seven episodes of The Testaments, but the sequel show will be all the richer for Moss being in it.

As producer Warren Littlefield puts it, "Lizzie's very attached to June, her journey and the message that she puts out. If June doesn't give up, why would you?" Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!

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