Stephen Colbert Adds Yet Another Genre Voiceover Cameo to His Belt

The first three episodes of The Testaments are here, and that means the show’s biggest surprise—which many fans of The Handmaid’s Tale had anticipated—is out of the bag. But there’s another surprising cameo that some viewers might not have initially picked up on: Stephen Colbert, last heard making announcements as the Digital Dean of Students on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, also has a voiceover role in the new Hulu series. The big reveal in The Testaments is Elisabeth Moss’ return as Handmaid’s Tale hero June Osborne. You have to wait until the end of the first episode to actually lay eyes on her, but her voice is immediately discernible far earlier, when we overhear a radio transmission meant for undercover agents in Gilead—including the teenage Daisy (Lucy Halliday). The clandestine messages pop up from time to time throughout the series, passing coded instructions, warnings, and words of encouragement. But there’s another voice in the mix that you might also recognize, especially if you watched the recent first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It’s talk-show host and noted Lord of the Rings superfan Stephen Colbert. He welcomes listeners to “Radio Free Boston” and remind