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EXCLUSIVE: "When we start thinking about our shows, it’s how do we do better than we did the last time," declares Marvel Television's chief Jeph Loeb as the small screen arm of the comic cyclopean heads into a new hydra (no pun totally intended) of offerings. "We will never be a factory. We don't know how to be a…

“Our future is finally here” beamed FX boss John Landgraf at TCA this afternoon about the network’s new home at the Walt Disney Company, and as the network’s new parent gets ready to launch its Disney+ streaming service in November, FX is “cranking up our creative engines to a higher goal than ever before.” However…

Following through on its promises to offer a bundle of its streaming services, Disney confirmed it will roll out a bundle of Disney+, Hulu’s basic on-demand tier and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month. The pricing is identical to the rate for the most popular Netflix subscription. The bundle will offer a $5 discount from the…

Hulu and New York-based arthouse distributor Bleecker Street have inked a new output deal granting the streamer exclusive SVOD rights to all upcoming Bleecker Street theatrical films in addition to such notable pics as Hotel Mumbai, Teen Spirit, the Jesse Eisenberg-Alessandro Nivola SXSW pic The Art of Self Defense…

This is a big month for young filmmaker Mike Gan, a USC graduate and Beijing native who is notching writer-director credits on two film projects, one for television and the other an indie film for theatrical release. First, on Hulu, Gan has the just-released School Spirit, a campus horror film with an…

The upcoming Season 3 of Hulu superhero series Marvel's Runaways will include a crossover episode with the Freeform series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, Marvel Television and Hulu said Thursday. The news comes after Hulu said Runaways will return with its 10-episode third season on December 13. The Season 2 finale Cloak & D…

Natasha Lyonne is set to direct an episode of Comedy Central’s as-yet-untitled Awkwafina project. This immediately follows Lyonne’s stint helming an episode of Hulu’s High Fidelity reboot series. She will also direct an episode of Shrill, the streamer’s Aidy Bryant-starrer. “I was directing High Fidelity mostly in…

In the first move of integrating Hulu into The Walt Disney Company after Disney in May assumed full operational control of the streamer, Hulu’s Scripted Originals team has been aligned with the Disney TV operation. Craig Erwich, SVP of Scripted Originals for Hulu, will now report to Dana Walden, chairman of Disney…

EXCLUSIVE: Jaime Ray Newman (The Punisher) is set for a recurring role opposite Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt and Joshua Jackson in Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu's upcoming limited series based on Celeste Ng's bestselling book. Developed and written by Casual's Liz Tigelaar, the series hails…

YA drama Looking for Alaska has taken 14 years to make it to screen but will be an "incredibly faithful" adaptation, according to exec producer Josh Schwartz. The eight-part drama, which will launch on Hulu in October, is based on John Green's eponymous novel and stars Kristine Froseth, Charlie Plummer, Denny Love…

In today’s TV landscape, the term “limited series” is a fluid concept (see Big Little Lies). That said, when Four Weddings and a Funeral co-creator and executive producer Mindy Kaling and showrunner Tracey Wigfield were asked at TCA if the Hulu adaptation of the beloved romantic comedy would follow suit with the…

Created by Josh Corbin and executive produced by The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Warren Littlefield, Hulu’s Reprisal follows Doris, a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gearheads. The hyper-noir drama, like many series as of late, blurs the lines of good…