Ann Dowd Reveals Aunt Lydia’s Mindset in The Testaments

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The Testaments: Ann Dowd Reacts to Aunt Lydia's SHOCKING Gilead Origins (Exclusive)

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‘The Testaments’ Stars Ann Dowd and Mabel Li on Lydia and Vidala’s Dark Past, Gilead’s ‘Aunts’ Program Origin Story

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‘The Testaments’ Stars Ann Dowd and Mabel Li on Lydia and Vidala’s Dark Past, Gilead’s ‘Aunts’ Program Origin Story
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The Testaments Reveals Lydia-Vidala's Shooting, Aunts Backstory

'The Testaments' stars Ann Dowd and Mabel Li on Episode 6's flashback to Lydia inventing the Aunts program.

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‘The Testaments’: Ann Dowd Unpacks That Lineage Hint and Brutal Aunt Lydia Backstory Episode

Dowd and co-star Mabel Li speak to The Hollywood Reporter about the revealing Aunt Lydia flashback, and unpack that 'Handmaid's Tale' moment referencing Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and her resistance fighter mother, June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss).

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‘The Testaments’ Creator Bruce Miller Teases Upcoming Aunt Lydia Origin Story; Ann Dowd Shares Why She Dislikes Her Statue- Contenders TV
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‘The Testaments’ Creator Bruce Miller Teases Upcoming Aunt Lydia Origin Story; Ann Dowd Shares Why She Dislikes Her Statue- Contenders TV

'The Testaments' creator Bruce Miller shared why he's so excited about this week's upcoming episode, which reveals Aunt Lydia's origin story.

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‘The Testaments’ Has a Major ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Connection — But You Won’t See Any Red (At Least Not in Season One)

"I had déjà vu all over again with Chase [Infiniti] sitting at the window in 'The Testaments,'" executive producer Warren Littlefield tells The Hollywood Reporter about the expectations around their Gilead sequel series, which he says needs at least three seasons to tell this story.

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‘The Testaments’ Is Gilead’s Next Chapter: Creator and Stars Unpack Book Changes and That ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Surprise

On the set of the latest Hulu and MGM adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel, Bruce Miller, stars Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Ann Dowd and more exclusively spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about launching another TV revolution — and how 'The Handmaid's Tale' factors into the sequel.

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‘The Testaments’ Creator Explains That Thrilling Premiere Cameo: “You Want Those Scenes to Feel Epic”

"There's an aspect of superhero to [SPOILER] that we wanted to have in this show, because [SPOILER] is looming over the whole thing," Bruce Miller tells The Hollywood Reporter about that major reveal.

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