‘The Testaments’ TV Series Lands Its First Director
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Hulu’s Margaret Atwood adaptation of The Testaments has found its first director. Emmy-nominated The Handmaid’s Tale and Fargo helmer Mike Barker will direct the first three eps and also EP the high-profile MGM Television-produced series, which has been in the works for a while and is nearing greenlight.
Other directors are yet to be revealed. British director Barker has helmed 12 eps of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, recognized with two Emmy noms.
His other credits include ITV hit Broadchurch, Fargo and David Duchovny-starring Prime Video thriller Malice, which launches later this year.
Bruce Miller’s Testaments series is one of the hottest TV shows percolating at present. The Handmaid’s Tale sequel has cast Presumed Innocent‘s Chase Infiniti as one of the three leads, joining Ann Dowd, who had been expected to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Lydia, and Lucy Halliday (Blue Jean).
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