Margaret Atwood’s new dystopian series has its Canadian Premiere
April 9, 2026
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as posted by the channelA new series, The Testaments, had its Canadian Premiere in Toronto. The show is based on the book by Margaret Atwood, the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, set in a dystopian future where women in America are stripped of their rights and live in service of the patriarchal society.
UPDATE (April 9, 2026): A previous version of this upload included an incorrect spelling of Gilead.
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