New original and off-network series titles for the month of November will appear on the streaming video services Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Netflix will premiere its third Marvel series this year with “The Punisher” (Nov. 17) with Jon Bernthal as vigilante antihero Frank Castle. The character was earlier introduced in the second season of […]
Hulu has greenlit dramedy “Casual” for a fourth season. But this will be the final season and the order is for an abbreviated eight episodes. Debuting on Oct. 7, 2015, the series centers on Valerie (Michaela Watkins), a newly divorced single mother living with her brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) and her daughter Laura (Tara Lynne […]
Hulu is jumping on the growing comic book to series bandwagon with the pickup of “Marvel’s Runaways,” its first series order with Marvel Television. “Marvel’s Runaways,” from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the team behind “The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl,” is the story of six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other but who […]
Just one week after its debut, Hulu has greenlit “The Handmaid’s Tale” for a second season, which according to Hulu has been watched by more viewers than any other series premiere on the platform. Based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood of the same name, the series stars Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), Alexis Bledel […]
Cineflix Media Inc. has announced that Hulu has acquired the exclusive U.S. streaming video on-demand rights to its new Canadian drama, “Pure.” Through the new deal, the series will air in the U.S. exclusively on Hulu. The logline: “Pure” is the story of a Mennonite pastor trying to protect his family and preserve his faith […]
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Hulu has picked-up single-camera comedy “The Mindy Project” for its sixth and final season to premiere September 2017 on Hulu. Debuting on Fox on Sept. 25, 2012, Hulu came to the rescue in 2015 when the network called the Mindy Kaling half-hour after three seasons. In addition to Kaling, the series stars Ed Weeks (Jeremy […]
Hulu has announced a second season renewal for drama “Shut Eye,” with an order for 10 new episodes. Debuting on Dec. 7, 2016, “Shut Eye” centers around the life of failed magician Charlie Haverford (Jeffrey Donovan), who now works as a psychic John Shiban will serve as showrunner and executive producer for the second season. […]
