April 1 (UPI) -- The Handmaid's Tale is officially getting a sequel series. Hulu announced on Tuesday that filming for The Testaments , starring Ann Dowd, will begin April 7. Dowd will reprise her Handmaid's Tale character, Aunt Lydia, while series star Elisabeth Moss will serve as an executive producer. Advertisement The upcoming series takes its inspiration from Margaret Atwood's sequel to her 1985 book The Handmaid's Tale . Viewers will learn more about the totalitarian government of Gilead