What a thrill to once again talk to Bruce Miller, showrunner of The Testaments! His enthusiasm for the material is clear and infectious, and we hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.
Among other things, Bruce talked about:
- Why Gilead is terrified of teenage girls
- Rowan Blanchard’s performance as Shunammite, and why he thinks viewers eventually came around on the character
- Lydia’s motivations, including whether she really believed she was protecting the women of Gilead
- The brutal stadium flashback, and the challenge of adapting such disturbing material without making viewers turn away
- What Agnes remembers about her mother, and how Gilead may have manipulated the memories of stolen children
- The cameos from Handmaid’s Tale characters, and whether he thinks more of The Handmaid’s Tale cast would want to return
- The visual storytelling of the series, from production design and costumes to color and cinematography
- Why we saw so little red this season
- What it was like working with the remarkable young cast
- Some intriguing hints about season two, including character backstories and a possible Gilead road trip
- And a lot more!
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