Hulu Orders Drama ‘The Girl From Plainville’ and Docuseries ‘The Next Thing You Eat?

There is an abundance of original content available on Hulu and Hulu alternatives. Of note, Hulu has greenlit drama “The Girl From Plainville,” starring Elle Fanning (“The Great”) and docuseries “The Next Thing You Eat” from Chef David Chang and documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville.

Written by Liz Hannah (“The Post,” “The Dropout”) and Patrick Macmanus (“Dr. Death”), “The Girl From Plainville” is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting-suicide” case. Based off of the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.

Executive producers for the series include co-showrunners Hannah and Macmanus, Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Consulting producers include Barron and Erin Lee Carr (“I Love You,” “Now Die”). “The Girl From Painville” is a production of UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions.

“The Next Thing You Eat” is a six-episode docuseries that explores the seismic changes happening all around us and how they affect not only the restaurant world but people’s fundamental relationship to food. Chang and a diverse cast of correspondents will take an unflinching look at the challenges and opportunities ahead, including how our food is grown, who cooks it, how we pay for it, and whether or not deliciousness will fall by the wayside.

The executive producers of “The Next Thing You Eat” include David Chang, Christopher Chen, Dave O’Connor and Chris Ying on behalf of Majordomo Media; Morgan Neville and Caitrin Rogers on behalf of Tremolo Productions; and Chad Mumm on behalf of Vox Media Studios. The series is produced by Tremolo Productions and Majordomo Media for Vox Media Studios.