Aunt Lydia's backstory somehow managed to make her less sympathetic #TheHandmaidsTale #HandmaidsTale — sa'am hey girlieeee (@swampdemon79) July 10, 2019 ...

Aunt Lydia is one of the main characters in The Testaments, and Dowd told The Hollywood Reporter she plans to appear in an adaptation of the 2019 novel. “Yes, that’s the plan.

In the interview, she compared Aunt Lydia to J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI. She noted how Aunt Lydia and Hoover both had “dirt” on other people they didn’t make public.

In The Handmaid’s Tale, every woman suffers under the cruel rules of Gilead. But Janine Lindo’s journey stands out as one of the most heartbreaking.

Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) started the show as a hateful and abusive character, but now she is starting to realize that she is only a cog in a much, much bigger engine.

Aunt Lydia ’s backstory was finally revealed in Season 3, Episode 8 of The Handmaid’s Tale, but the jury’s still out on what that will mean (if anything) for the remainder of the season ...

The Aunt Lydia part starts around the 10:33 mark.) Hulu currently is in production on The Testaments, a Handmaid’s sequel series based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel.

Aunt Lydia’s savage beating of Janine in this week’s The Handmaid’s Tale might’ve seemed to come out of nowhere, but series star Ann Dowd says the attack actually began way back in the ...

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Handmaid's Tale season 6, episode 8!The Handmaid's Tale stars Ann Dowd and Elisabeth Moss, along with co-showrunner Yahlin Chang, break down Aunt Lydia's big moment ...

Previously, showrunner Bruce Miller told The New York Times Aunt Lydia was the character he most wanted to explore in Season 2. "Aunt Lydia is one of my most fascinating characters," Miller said.

Aunt Lydia's backstory on The Handmaid's Tale hints at how she came to be the villain she is today. In an interview with Bustle, actor and Emmy winner Ann Dowd discusses Lydia's great shame ...