In July of 2023, recently returned Disney CEO Bob Iger shocked the media industry by indicating he might be open to divesting the company’s declining linear assets. By last fall, he’d changed his mind, declaring them not for sale. On interviews and earnings calls since, he’s explained why — most recently at the MoffettNathanson media
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Neon is releasing Jake Johnson‘s feature directorial debut Self Reliance in theaters for one night only on Jan. 3, 2024 before the pic’s Jan. 12 streaming date on Hulu. The comedy-thriller will screen as part of a one-night stunt event in exclusive partnership with AMC Theaters at 225 locations, and feature a 10-minute behind-the-scenes discussion between
New Regency/20th Century Studio’s $104M-global grossing The Creator will debut on Disney-sister streamer Hulu on Dec. 20. That’s a very long 83-day theatrical window from the time the movie opened on Sept. 29 in the U.S./Canada. The Gareth Edwards directed original sci-fi movie stuck to its fall theatrical date and weathered the actors strike without
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, December 4, 2023. Kim Kardashian’s foray into acting will continue. Deadline reports that the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum is set to headline a legal drama at Hulu. The project would reunite the reality TV star with Ryan Murphy, who
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, November 9, 2023. Lifetime continues to spread holiday cheer with first looks at some of its upcoming holiday movies. We’re talking Ladies of the ’80s, Christmas Plus One, and more! Christmas Plus One premieres Sunday, November 18, at 8 p.m. ET
For the longest time, people sought out films at the movie theater to be scared out of their minds. These 13 TV shows prove that television can be scary, too. We’re willing to bet at least one of them will raise the hairs on the back of your neck! 1. The X-Files (FOX) From aliens
Can Hulu please give us a premiere date for Only Murders in the Building Season 3? We have to imagine it will be back sooner rather than later, but the latest wave of filming photos makes us want to watch all of next season’s episodes right about now. Steve Martin shared a photo on Twitter
Reboot will not be returning for a second season on Hulu. Steve Levitan’s show-within-a-show has been canceled after one season on the service. The series picks up when An early 2000s family sitcom is rebooted, and the dysfunctional cast must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world. Reboot starred Calum Worthy as Zack,
First things first: This show has the wrong title. It should really be called Revival, not Reboot, since the titular TV show is bringing back its original cast in a continuation of the original series. OK, now that we’ve gotten that nitpick out of the way… Reboot is actually really good! The new Hulu sitcom
Roadside Attractions movies following their releases on the big screen will now be found on Hulu after the distributor signed a multi-year output deal with the streamer for the post-theatrical Pay 1 window. Hulu will get exclusive U.S. streaming rights to upcoming Roadside Attractions films as Call Jane, Oscar nominee Phyllis Nagy’s feature directorial debut
I was pleased to see that The Americans masterminds Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields were teaming up again to create the new psychological drama The Patient, and that Steve Carell had signed on to star. But the moment that really made me happy? When I saw that the premiere episode was only 21 minutes long.
Keanu Reeves is headed to the small screen. The legendary actor has closed a deal to executive-produce and star in the forthcoming Hulu series Devil in the White City. Based on the best-selling novel by Erik Larson, Devil in the White City “tells the story of Daniel H. Burnham, a demanding but visionary architect who
Hulu’s Sally Rooney book adaptation Normal People was my absolute favorite TV show of 2020: a magnificently moving, beautifully rendered portrait of young love, with all its dizzying highs and lows. So I was excited when I heard Hulu was adapting another Rooney novel, Conversations With Friends, and bringing back Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson
The producers of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father would really like you to not call it a reboot. Instead, they say, it’s a sequel to CBS’ long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother — and of course, they’d like it to run for nine seasons, too. But having seen the first four episodes (premiering
The story of How I Met Your Father will launch on Hulu in 2022. The streamer on Wednesday announced the How I Met Your Mother offshoot would bow Tuesday, January 18. Two episodes will be available on launch day, while the rest of the ten-part season will unspool weekly. A cast video — which consists
How I Met Your Father will kick off in 2022, and the cast photo for the How I Met Your Mother spinoff has been revealed. Disney Television Studios unveiled the cast photo Thursday, and the cast looks great. The photo includes Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars) as Jesse, Francia Raisa (grown-ish) as Valentina, Tom Ainsley (The
“Sometimes it’s easier to figure out someone else’s secret than it is to deal with your own.” That observation by Steve Martin’s character in Hulu’s new comedy Only Murders in the Building is a nice little summary of the show… and of the current true-crime craze, too. Only Murders — premiering Tuesday, Aug. 31 on
It’s always amusing when two TV shows pop up at the same time with the same basic concept… but the differences can also be instructive. After The White Lotus premiered just last month on HBO, now Hulu’s new drama Nine Perfect Strangers also follows a crew of mismatched strangers as they get more than they
Lionsgate’s English-language remake of Francis Veber’s French feature hit The Valet has been acquired by Disney’s direct-to-consumer platforms for a summer 2022 release as a Hulu Original in the U.S. and a Disney+ Star Original abroad. Directed by Richard Wong and starring Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving, The Valet follows Olivia (Weaving), a movie star who enlists
FX has ordered the limited series Class of ’09, a suspense thriller following a class of FBI agents set in a near-future where the U.S. criminal justice system has been transformed by artificial intelligence, it was announced today by Gina Balian, President, Original Programming, FX. Produced by FX Productions, Class of ’09 will be available
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is celebrating that Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday was the streamer’s No. 1 most watched movie this past weekend. The news comes in the wake of Andra Day’s surprise Golden Globe Best Actress Motion Picture Drama win for her turn as Billie Holiday; the Grammy nominee becoming the second Black actress
EXCLUSIVE: NEON and Bleecker Street have formed the joint home entertainment distribution company DECAL. The standalone full-service operation, which is a joint venture between the two film labels, will handle distribution deals on the home entertainment rights to both NEON and Bleecker Street’s curated slate of features and will be overseen by NEON’s Andrew Brown
EXCLUSIVE: The Sarah Paulson thriller Run has become Hulu’s most watched feature title ever during its opening weekend, and has ranked as the most talked about Hulu Original Film to date on Twitter, Deadline has learned. Through the pic’s first three-days, which began on Nov. 20, Run has beat not only previously watched Hulu Originals Films, but
We’re not going to say these are the best horror flicks to watch, ever. But we are gonna say there are a bunch of random streaming spooks with which to busy ourselves this pandemic-riddled All Hallow’s Eve. We’ve checked many out for you here — but are you like me, thinking there isn’t really a
Keef Knight just wants to “keep it light,” OK? He’s a Black cartoonist living in ultra-progressive San Francisco and drawing a popular, inoffensive comic strip called Toast ‘N’ Butter that’s about to hit syndication and make him rich. He doesn’t address race in his comics because it’s never been a big factor in his life,
And it’s another Lionsgate film that’s skipping theatrical. We can confirm that the Sarah Paulson horror movie Run is moving off the theatrical release schedule and heading to Hulu. The streamer has acquired domestic rights from Lionsgate in what is reported to be a competitive situation. Last week, the mini-major announced that its Janelle Monae horror
Love, Victor, the television spin-off to the trailblazing movie, Love, Simon. (Hulu) Disney streaming platform Hulu has officially ordered a second season of its Love, Simon spin-off Love, Victor — and it will take an edgier, more grown-up tone. Despite a troubled history that saw the show booted off of the “family friendly” streaming platform Disney
Andy Samberg’s new Groundhog Day-inspired streaming hit Palm Springs is getting some praise for featuring some unapologetic bisexuality. The comedy, streaming on Hulu in the US, is set in a time loop where Samberg’s character Nyles is doomed to experience a wedding in Palm Springs over and over and over again. While much of the
Elisabeth Moss is about to kill … in a brand new TV series! The beloved Handmaid’s Tale actress is set to lead the cast of an upcoming miniseries about the infamous Texas killer Candy Montgomery, according to Variety. Currently titled Candy, the series is a UCP production (a division of Universal Studio Group) and is
RELATED STORIES It’s been just over two years since the theatrical release of Love, Simon, the 2018 rom-com that broke new ground as the first major studio film to center on a gay teen romance. The movie is a charming and inoffensive coming-of-age flick — and your opinion of the film will likely dictate how