The final season of "The Handmaid's Tale" wrapped less than a year ago, yet here we are, back inside Gilead.

"The Testaments," Hulu's spinoff series based on Margaret Atwood's second novel of the same name, takes viewers several years past the events of the final season. The red cloaks of handmaids are nowhere to be seen. Instead, we follow Plum Girls and Pearl Girls as a new generation of young women navigates this dystopian future, in a show starring Chase Infiniti as Agnes MacKenzie/Hannah Bankole. Infiniti is coming off her starring performance in the Oscar-winning "One Battle After Another."

In this episode, co-host Bruce Miller talks with Mattea Conforti (Becka Grove) and Rowan Blanchard (Shunammite), two of the new cast members, who share their thoughts on the current and former series.

Additionally, co-host Terry Lipshetz shares his thoughts on the new seasons of "For All Mankind" and "Shrinking," the new film "Project Hail Mary," and AMC's switch from the annual popcorn bucket to its new Popcorn Pass.

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest.

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Have you ever wondered how differently your life might have been had you made a different decision?

AppleTV+ continues to offer an alternative to the 1960s space race, had the Soviets landed on the moon first through "For All Mankind," now in its fifth season.

Each season leaps forward about a decade, and in this latest installment, we find our evolving cast of characters firmly entrenched on Mars.

This week, co-host Bruce Miller presents a pair of interviews with new additions to the cast: he speaks first with Sean Kaufman and Ruby Cruz, then transitions to a conversation with Ines Asserson and Barrett Carnahan.

Additionally, co-host Terry Lipshetz talks about his recent trip to New York City with a group of high school choir and theater students. Stops included the usual tourist traps like Times Square, as well as a vocal clinic and two Broadway shows: "Maybe Happy Ending" and "Hadestown."

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest.

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Co-host Bruce Miller has been binging a lot of TV. He has seen the final episodes of "The Pitt" and shares that it will be an emotional ride to the end. He's seen "The Comeback" and the new show from Steve Carell, "Rooster," which doesn't live up to some of his past projects.

And then there is Reba McEntire, who has moved between music and television throughout her career. She's back with another season of "Happy's Place," another program that brings an ensemble to a bar setting.

In this episode, Pablo Castelblanco, who plays Steve on "Happy's Place," talks with Miller about the show and his background.

And co-host and "Star Wars" superfan Terry Lipshetz talks about the latest animated series coming in April, "Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord." Also coming soon: "The Handmaid's Tale" spinoff "The Testaments."

About the show

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest.

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Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY