The Hulu Press Tour passed off Friday, and there have been a string of cool bulletins.
The streamer introduced renewals for Love, Victor and Style The Nation with Padma Lakshmi, in addition to a string of sequence orders.
Straight-to-series orders for 2 new Hulu Authentic sequence, The Woman From Plainville and The Subsequent Factor You Eat have been introduced.
Starring Elle Fanning, The Woman From Plainville is a restricted sequence impressed by the true story of the controversial case of Michelle Carter (Fanning), who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging the suicide of her then-boyfriend by way of texts and telephone calls.
Becoming a member of Hulu’s Authentic meals programming slate is The Subsequent Factor You Eat from James Beard Award–profitable chef David Chang and Academy Award–profitable documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville.
The six-part docuseries tells the story of the ocean change going down throughout each nook of the meals world. From deeply private accounts of the havoc wreaked on eating places by COVID-19—together with quite a few in-depth interviews performed within the midst of quarantine—to the methods through which robots and AI will without end change our relationship to meals.
The Subsequent Factor You Eat is a glance into our cultural and culinary future from the creators of the Emmy® nominated Ugly Scrumptious.
Selena Gomez will star in and EP Solely Murders In The Constructing Starring alongside comedic legends Steve Martin and Martin Brief.
The sequence follows three strangers (Martin, Brief and Gomez) who share an obsession with true crime and instantly discover themselves wrapped up in a single.
“From renewals of fan and critic favorites Love, Victor and Style the Nation, to exploring the true story of The Woman From Plainville and studying about David Chang’s deeply private view at what’s subsequent for the restaurant trade in The Subsequent Factor You Eat, Hulu’s slate of Authentic programming has by no means been stronger,” mentioned Craig Erwich, SVP of Originals, Hulu.
“Our content material is pushed by extremely curated programming from best-in-class expertise, and Hulu is devoted to persevering with to inform distinctive and impressed tales that our viewers crave.”
As a part of The Walt Disney Firm, Hulu has gained outstanding momentum over the previous yr, surpassing 35 million subscribers as of August 4, 2020.
The streaming platform additionally noticed a virtually 40% improve in engagement (whole hours watched) with its authentic programming in 2020, in addition to a 43% year-over-year carry in social media curiosity.
The renewal for Love, Victor is a no brainer. The Love, Simon sequel has been met with a heat response from followers.
The sequence began its life as a Disney+ authentic, however was later shifted to Hulu.
Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Observe him on Twitter.