Hulu has picked up eight-episode limited series “Iron Mike.” The logline: From the team behind “I, Tonya,” the series explores the wild, tragic and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture – heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. From 20th Television and created by “I, Tonya” screenwriter Steven Rogers, showrunner Karin […]
Hulu has greenlit a pilot for a comedy called “Punk Ass Bitch” starring comedian Chris Estrada and produced by ABC Signature. The potential series is inspired by Estrada’s life in South Central Los Angeles and nearby Inglewood, where, by his own recollection, he spent his formative years “running from loose pit bulls, getting robbed, and geeking out […]
Hulu has greenlit three-part documentary series “Sasquatch” from the Duplass Brothers and Joshua Rofé. “Sasquatch” follows journalist David Holthouse as he investigates a mysterious triple murder believed to be the work a strange creature. The logline: “While visiting a pot farm in Northern California in 1993, investigative journalist David Holthouse heard a story that still haunts him: On […]
Hulu announced that the streaming platform has acquired the U.S. rights to Lee Daniels’ “y”, which will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on February 26, 2021. The logline: The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. […]
Hulu has announced “The D’Amelio Show” for 2021, a new eight-episode docuseries following social media enthusiasts the D’Amelio family. With a combined social media footprint over 250 million followers, “The D’Amelio Show” promises give an authentic look at the reality of this family as Charli, Dixie, dad Marc and mom Heidi as they navigate their […]
Hulu has opted against a second season of “Helstrom,” which was the last live-action show produced by the now defunct Marvel television unit unit under Jeph Loeb. “Helstrom” starred Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon as Daimon and Ana Helstrom. As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, the series centers on the […]
Hulu has greenlit Emmy Award-winning drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” for a fifth season ahead of its fourth season premiere in 2021. In the upcoming 10 episode fourth season, June (Elisabeth Moss) strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges. Her quest for justice and revenge […]
Disney+, which recently hit 73 million subscribers, will begin streaming “The Mysterious Benedict Society,” based on the book series by Trenton Lee Stewart, in 2021. This series, which will feature eight episodes in season one, was originally developed for Hulu. The logline: Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, a group of orphans must […]
Hulu has opted against a third season of Stephen King horror anthology series “Castle Rock.” Debuting in July 2018, the series featured characters, settings, and themes from the stories created in King’s fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. From Warner Bros. TV and exec producers J.J. Abrams and showrunner-creators Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw, season two launched […]
