Once seen as the second-run service that specialized in reruns of network TV while Netflix was cranking out original content, Hulu has changed its tactics. Original Hulu series like The Handmaid’s Tale, Runaways, and Letterkenny have earned the service some acclaim, and Disney’s majority-share acquisition means Hulu is planning on investing even more heavily in its own content. The Verge’s coverage of the growing streaming wars will track new content on Hulu, and consider how its investment and release strategy differs from other companies. Stay with us to see what’s new on Hulu, what that means for Disney+, and how competing services measure up.
Hulu already offers companion podcasts for some of its shows, but now Deadline reports that it has struck a deal to stream We’re Here to Help — a comedy advice podcast hosted by Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds — one day before it appears on other platforms.
“The Hulu app is no longer available in the Nintendo Switch eShop with support for the application ending on February 5, 2026,” Nintendo says in a support document. It originally launched way back in 2017.
Disney is one of the last major streamers to support the open-source, royalty-free (and Samsung-backed) competitor to Dolby Vision. Its inclusion now gives people with Samsung TVs access to the dynamic HDR content that other TV owners have been getting from Dolby Vision.
California is banning streaming ads that are louder than the content around them, bringing streamers in line with broadcast TV. But as some ask whether Big Government has gone too far this time, we say: No, obviously not!
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You can just do that? You can just ban things because they’re loud, purposeless and annoying??
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Charles already declared Alien: Earth “one of this year’s strongest new shows,” so I wasn’t shocked by how much I liked its debut. I was surprised by the scale of its sets, and this featurette has more detail about how they managed that by filming outside in Bangkok.
While Hulu took its time releasing the last two seasons of Futurama, the streamer announced today that every episode of season 13 will debut simultaneously on September 15th.
Following its theatrical preview earlier this summer, the second of Science Saru’s Dan Da Dan adaptation is finally streaming on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and a few other streaming platforms depending on which territory you live in. You can also check out the new season’s opening and closing credits sequences on YouTube.
Streaming platforms might be having a hard time bringing on new subscribers, but according to Nielsen’s most recent Gauge report, services like YouTube, Pluto TV, Roku, and Tubi overtook traditional broadcast TV and cable in terms of viewership for the first time last month.
Following the release of the new intro for the King of the Hill revival that starts streaming on Hulu on August 4th, we now have our first teaser for season 14. Bobby Hill is all grown up and doesn’t sound much different than he did when the original series ended in 2010, but seeing Hank Hill using a smartphone might take some time to get used to.
While Comcast / NBCUniversal argued for a Hulu valuation that could’ve cost Disney another $5 billion on top of the $8.6 billion it had already paid, a third-party appraiser reached a number much closer to Disney’s. That ended their dispute -- simmering since 2019 -- for only an extra $438.7 million, as reported by THR and Axios.
Bob Iger said this clears the way for deeper integration between Hulu and Disney Plus ahead of the launch of ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service in the fall.
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Hulu’s animated Predator prequel film feels like a perfect pre-Badlands appetizer.
Carmy and the crew are still going to be struggling to get on their feet when The Bear returns for its fourth season on June 25th. But everyone at the restaurant seems like they’re ready to give it all in the season’s latest trailer.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s Ryan Kiera Armstrong has been cast in Hulu’s new Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel series. Aside from Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to reprise her role from the original series, details on the new show are still thin, but it sounds we’re going to see Buffy leaning into the mentor life.
The new series Alien: Earth will premiere with two episodes on August 12th, airing on Hulu and FX in the US, or Disney Plus internationally. Thanks to Deadline we also have a first look at the cast kitted out, and know more about the plot, which hinges on the creation of the first “hybrid” androids, “infused with human consciousness.”
We’re still waiting for the show’s first trailer, but its early teasers have been... icky.
We got a healthy dose of Star Wars and Marvel shows on Disney Plus this year, but the more mature series from Hulu helped balance things out.
Thanks to Hulu’s Futurama renewal last year, we’ll be seeing more of Fry, Leela, and Bender until at least 2026. And for the show’s upcoming 12th season (due out July 29th), we’ll apparently see the Planet Express crew meet “A.I. friends (and enemies” as well as learn the “true 5 million-year-old story behind the consciousness-altering substance known as coffee.”
The third season of The Bear will be released three hours earlier than planned, Deadline reports. You’ll now be able to watch the 10-episode season starting Wednesday at 9PM ET on Hulu.
It’s a little less than a month before season three of The Bear is released in one big chunk of episodes as large as the Michelin Man who doles out those coveted stars. This latest season features the revamped restaurant opening to the public for the first time which means we can probably expect even more anxiety-inducing episodes like “Review” or “Fishes.”
