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2026
Versant announces Hulu streaming license for E!'s The Golden Life
Versant announced a licensing agreement for Hulu to stream season one of E!'s The Golden Life in the U.S.; the first two episodes were scheduled to become available November 3, with remaining episodes scheduled to follow seven days after their E! premieres.
2022
Searchlight acquires U.S. rights to Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Searchlight Pictures confirmed that it had acquired U.S. rights to Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and set an exclusive streaming release on Hulu; the film's release date had not yet been set.
2022
Disney appoints Joe Earley as Hulu president
Disney appointed Joe Earley, previously executive vice president of Disney+ marketing and operations, as Hulu president, reporting to Michael Paull.
2022
Disney appoints international content creation head
Disney appointed Rebecca Campbell to lead its newly established international content creation hub, expanding regional content for its streaming services. She will continue overseeing Disney's international media team and serve as chair of international content and operations.
2021
Hulu announces Shop Hulu
Hulu announced the launch of Shop Hulu, an online store featuring apparel and lifestyle products from Hulu titles and Hulu-branded merchandise.
2021
Lollapalooza and Hulu announce 2021 festival livestream partnership
Lollapalooza organizers announced a partnership with Hulu for an exclusive livestream of performances from the 2021 festival, scheduled to run July 29 through August 1.
2021
Hulu acquires rights to upcoming Hellraiser reimagining
Hulu acquired the rights to the upcoming Hellraiser reimagining, a film directed by David Bruckner and produced through Spyglass Media.
2021
Partners develop The 1619 Project docuseries for Hulu
Lionsgate, Harpo Films, The New York Times, and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones are collaborating on a series based on The 1619 Project, which is to air on Hulu. The article describes this as the first project from the collaboration.
2021
Disney+ announces subscription price increases
Disney+ announced that monthly subscriptions would increase by one dollar to eight dollars, the annual plan would cost 80 dollars, and the bundle with Hulu and ESPN would also increase by one dollar, starting Friday.
2021
Hulu acquires US rights to Rūrangi
Hulu acquired the exclusive US deal for the series Rūrangi. The source does not state when the acquisition occurred.
2021
Hulu acquires U.S. rights to The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Hulu announced that it had acquired the U.S. rights to Lee Daniels' film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which was scheduled to debut as a Hulu Original on February 26, 2021.
2021
Hulu announces $2 monthly student plan
Hulu was reported to be set to reduce the price of its basic ad-supported service for eligible U.S. college students to $2 per month. Eligible students could sign up starting January 11, 2021.
2021
ViacomCBS expands distribution agreement with Hulu
ViacomCBS announced a new distribution agreement with Hulu that adds 14 ViacomCBS cable networks to Hulu + Live TV, alongside continued carriage of existing channels and Showtime.
2020
Hulu acquires A24 film False Positive
Hulu acquired A24's film False Positive, with plans for the film to debut sometime in 2021.
2020
Hulu launches Watch Party to all on-demand subscribers
Hulu made its Watch Party co-viewing feature officially available to both ad-free and ad-supported on-demand subscribers.
2020
Hulu apologizes for promoting Breonna Taylor documentary
After backlash over promoting its Breonna Taylor documentary shortly after a grand jury decision, Hulu deleted the posts and apologized, saying the promotion was the wrong call.
2020
Hulu strikes deal to distribute Vice programming
Hulu struck a distribution deal to bring 100 hours of Vice programming to its streaming service. The deal includes the series “Dark Side of the Ring.”
2020
New Boston sues Netflix and Hulu over utility fees
The City of New Boston sued Netflix and Hulu, alleging the streaming services must pay municipalities a share of revenue generated from Texas residents.
2020
Hulu acquires domestic rights to Run
Hulu acquired the domestic rights to the film Run from Lionsgate.
2020
Pocket.watch launches Smiles And Smarts on Hulu
Pocket.watch made Smiles And Smarts, a collection of 100 short-form learning-themed children's entertainment videos, available on Hulu.