Reading The Testaments with star Mattea Conforti, director Mike Barker and costume designer Leslie Kavanagh

Reading The Testaments with star Mattea Conforti, director Mike Barker and costume designer Leslie Kavanagh


By Michael Pickard
May 26, 2026

IN FOCUS

As The Testaments reaches its S1 finale, star Mattea Conforti, director Mike Barker and costume designer Leslie Kavanagh tell DQ how they returned to Gilead for Hulu and Disney+’s coming-of-age sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.

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