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[[http://www.hulu.com/ Hulu]], [[SuperBowlSpecial an evil plot to destroy the world]], started as a [[AllegedlyFreeGame free]], ad-supported streaming video site that plays full episodes, clips, and whole movies on October 29, 2007. For many years it was a joint corporate venture involving companies such as Turner Broadcasting System, Creator/{{Fox}}, [[Creator/{{AmericanBroadcastingCompany}} ABC]] and Creator/{{NBC}}, with Fox and NBC being the founding members of the venture[[note]]As per the agreement with the government that allowed Comcast to purchase 51% (and eventually the rest) of [=NBCUniversal=], Comcast did not have any say in Hulu's operations.[[/note]] and carries content from all four, plus their sundry cable networks and motion picture studios, as well as various other providers. It also carries some older content from CBS, such as ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'' and ''Medium'' (originally an NBC show, but made by CBS and later moved that network). Essentially, it's broadcast television's answer to {{Creator/Netflix}}.

Because of international distribution rights, it can only be viewed on computers, phones and other smart devices physically located [[NoExportForYou in America and Japan]] (the Japanese website is owned by Creator/NipponTV and is starkly different from its US counterpart.) That is, unless you're [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/good-luck-im-behind-7-proxies behind]] [[MemeticMutation 7 proxies]] with one of them in the right country. And '''only''' on computers, as Hulu specifically blocks out all set-top boxes and game consoles from accessing their programming through their respective web interfaces, ensuring that viewers otherwise watch the shows on a television, not with a web browser connected to a television ([[LoopholeAbuse laptops and monitors with HDMI outputs]] notwithstanding)...

... ''unless'' [[NowHowMuchWouldYouPay you buy]] a subscription plan (formerly called Hulu Plus) [[SuperBowlSpecial an even evil(er) plot]] to destroy the world, which opens up access to most game consoles, Internet-enabled televisions, streaming devices, and Blu-ray players using a special app, though some programming remains restricted to computer-only. However, it should be noted that even if you have a subscription, you still can't skip the commercials, without paying an additional fee. At times, you can mark which ones are relevant to you and thus make them more bearable to watch. Ad breaks on a subscription plan are shorter, and kids's show targeted at younger audiences (such as ''WesternAnimation/GuessWithJess'' or ''WesternAnimation/TheHive'') and nearly all feature films will not have them.

Also, if you have a subscription, you also avoid many channel's "eight-day block", which forces viewers to wait a full week before watching a new episode of a program online, unless they have a cable subscription that includes that channel. And all available content is available 24/7, as opposed to the free service which only includes a block of episodes of a show that rotates over time.

Oh, and see all those series down there? If it's an American series that isn't currently airing, expect there to be ''at least'' one complete season available to see. In many cases, entire series can be viewed.

If it's an anime, chances are even higher that you'll have the whole series on hand, even if it's still airing. With professional subs. No more than 2 weeks behind Japan. Cue rejoicing followed by ArchiveBinge.

The service has incorporated more overseas (mostly British) content in the past few years, in an apparent effort to attract Anglophiles. Other overseas content has included non-Anglophone shows that were later remade in America, which can be easily promoted to curious fans of the American versions, such as ''Series/{{Forbrydelsen}}'' (''Series/TheKilling''), ''[[Series/PrisonersOfWar Hatufim]]'' (''Series/{{Homeland}}''), and ''Series/TheBridge2011'' (''Series/TheBridgeUS''). It has also co-invested in some British TV shows, including the [[Series/TheLateLateShow Richard Corden]] series ''Series/TheWrongMans'' and the most recent season of ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' starring Creator/PeterCapaldi, which, in-turn, become streaming exclusives to Hulu once they've been broadcast in the UK. (Hulu sometimes hypes them as 'Hulu Originals', which while they helped foot the bill, is stretching the truth a bit.) They show many limited-run or shorter-run series that are more adult and therefore less likely to appear on [[UsefulNotes/TheBBC BBC America]] (like ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' or ''Series/{{Pramface}}''), and also British soaps and reality shows, like ''Series/CoronationStreet'' and ''Series/TheOnlyWayIsEssex''.

In 2014, in a significant deal with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Hulu managed streaming of all ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episodes. Where they used to be available for free via South Park Studios' own website, unedited, the episodes are now on a [[http://southpark.cc.com new site]] on Comedy Central's domain which is managed by Hulu. Older episodes are now bleeped for language and now have commercials inserted like other Hulu programming. When Season 18 of ''South Park'' premiered in September 2014, the entire show ceased being available at the old site and from that point now only 30 episodes are available for free on a rotating basis on Hulu (Hulu subscription subscribers, naturally, have access to the entire series). Needless to say, fans were not [[https://twitter.com/hashtag/SouthParkonHulu happy]] (The show left Hulu for Creator/HBOMax in June 2020 as part of a deal between the service and CC).

Then, in 2015, Hulu made a similar arrangement with Creator/SonyPictures, spending [[http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/hulu-seinfeld-licensing-160-million-1201483537/ $160 million]] dollars to become the exclusive[[note]]in the U.S.; international rights were held by Creator/PrimeVideo[[/note]] streaming home of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''. Starting in late June, the entire series became available to stream, for Hulu subscription members only. Previously, only selected episodes were available via Sony's free Creator/{{Crackle}} service. Hulu even streamed the episodes in their [[https://twitter.com/jerryseinfeld/status/613808073719869440 original NBC broadcast]] edits, instead of using the shorter edits seen on syndication and Crackle. Netflix (who'd spent $115 million in a similar arrangement for ''Series/{{Friends}}'') was approached by Sony first, but [[http://www.wsj.com/articles/streaming-seinfeld-for-500-000-a-show-1426290568 passed]] when Sony's asking price per-episode was deemed too high.[[note]]The show left Hulu for Netflix in fall 2021, with Netflix ironically paying vastly more than Hulu's deal at a rumored >$500 million - though Netflix's deal includes global streaming rights rather than domestic-only.[[/note]]

Like its rivals Netflix and Amazon Prime, it has also branched out into original programming, such as the animated show ''WesternAnimation/TheAwesomes'' and the supernatural comedy ''Deadbeat''. While Hulu at first didn't have a break-out hit like Netflix's ''[[Series/HouseOfCardsUS House of Cards]]'' or Amazon Prime's ''Series/{{Transparent}}'', a couple of shows that debuted in 2015 got strong reviews and a fair amount of media attention: ''Difficult People'', a show created by comedian Julie Klausner and produced by former ''SNL'' star Creator/AmyPoehler, that was originally was developed for USA Network, and ''Casual'', produced by director Jason Reitman, which was Hulu's first series to be nominated for a Golden Globe award. Hulu also produced a miniseries based on the Creator/StephenKing novel ''11/22/63'', starring Creator/JamesFranco and co-produced by Creator/JJAbrams. In 2017 it finally got its own breakout series with ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'', which also gave it the honor of being the first streaming service to get a Best Series Emmy.

Along with the ''Seinfeld'' deal, 2015 brought about several other major events:

In May, as Amazon has done for ''Series/RipperStreet'' and Netflix did for ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Hulu rescued ''Series/TheMindyProject'' after it was cancelled, [[http://blog.hulu.com/2015/05/15/the-mindy-project-hulu/ ordering 26 new episodes]], and getting exclusive streaming rights for the previous 3 seasons. Hulu had been rumored to be a front-runner to rescue ''Series/{{Community}}'' when it was cancelled by NBC, until it was picked up by Platform/{{Yahoo}} Screen.

In June, Hulu entered an agreement with Creator/{{Showtime}} to manage their own HBO Now-style internet streaming service. As a by-product of the deal, all Showtime shows (like ''Series/{{Californication}}'' and ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'') that previously had been available on Hulu were removed. In an interesting promotional arrangement, Hulu subscribers can [[http://qz.com/447016/showtimes-online-only-streaming-rival-to-hbo-now-has-launched/ add the Showtime]] service to their existing Hulu Plus subscription at a 25% discount.

Finally, in August, Hulu unveiled a [[http://www.hulu.com/help/articles/52427902 no commercials]] subscription option, that carries an additional $4 to $6 charge to a normal Hulu subscription. There are some shows (''Series/GreysAnatomy'' and ''Series/OnceUponATime'', for example) that will still show pre- and post-episode ads, but under the plan these shows are no longer interrupted by commercial breaks.

As of August 23rd, 2016, '''Hulu is now by subscription only'''.

On December 14, 2017, Disney announced that it would acquire Fox's stake in Hulu as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox's entertainment properties, giving Disney majority control of Hulu. The deal was finalized in March 2019, and in April of that year AT&T divested its 10% stake in the service. A few weeks later in May, Comcast and Disney announced that Comcast had relinquished its say in the operation of Hulu in exchange for a potentially above market-value buyout in 2024, giving Disney full ownership of the service; NBCU will no longer provide content to Hulu beginning September 2022. While Disney-owned content is largely being directed to the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service and first-run 20th-branded film content is licensed to Creator/{{HBO}} for the time being (though said channel, along with Creator/HBOMax, is available as an add-on under Hulu), Hulu's new ownership is becoming increasingly apparent through a new crossover brand initiative with Creator/FXNetworks, titled "FX on Hulu," which will see a large amount of new FX and FXX content premiere on Hulu just a day after airing on cable, and even some new FX-produced original series becoming Hulu exclusives (beginning with Creator/AlexGarland's ''Series/{{Devs}}'').[[note]]They also conducted a similar arrangement with [[Creator/NationalGeographicChannel National Geographic's]] ''Series/{{Barkskins}}'' and ''Series/{{Genius}}'', presumably due to those series being deemed inappropriate for Disney+.[[/note]] It has also been announced that Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios and Creator/SearchlightPictures will create films explicitly for the streamer, beginning with Searchlight's ''Film/SummerOfSoul'' in July 2021. Hulu has allowed some of its higher-profile third-party deals, such as ''Seinfeld'' and ''South Park'', to be snatched by [[Creator/{{Netflix}} other]] [[Creator/HBOMax services]], though they have made no indication that they are abandoning third-party material entirely (They snatched the rights to ''Series/SchittsCreek'' in October 2022, a swipe from Netflix).

Coinciding with Disney's takeover of Hulu, it was also announced that an international rollout of the service was planned. However, in August 2020, Disney confirmed that the international counterpart for Hulu would instead be branded under [[Creator/{{Star|DisneyPlus}} STAR]] (named after Star India, another asset Disney purchased from Fox) due to the lack of the Hulu name's appeal outside the US and Japan, and would not feature any third-party content shown on the US service. Instead, the upcoming STAR service will feature content from the namesake Star India, Hulu original programming and content from Disney's non-branded studios including [[{{Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany}} ABC]], Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, [[Creator/FXNetworks FX]], and most films from Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. In January 2021, it was revealed that most areas will receive STAR as a hub within Disney+ within the year, except for Latin America, where Star+ will be a separate service, and India and other territories with the combined Disney+ Hotstar platform. In 2023, Hulu began integrating into [=Disney+=]. However, Disney stated that the separate Hulu app experience will be available and a wider one-app rollout is scheduled for later in 2024. The wider rollout began on March 27th of that year with Disney+ receiving a new brand identity to go along with it.

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!!U.S. content providers include:

[[folder:The Walt Disney Company]]
* Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios[[note]]Hulu Original films, movie library, and select 20th Television programming; select first-run content shared with Creator/{{HBO}} through 2024.[[/note]]
** 20th Television
*** Creator/TwentiethTelevisionAnimation
*** MTM Enterprises
*** New World Television
** Creator/BlueSkyStudios
* Creator/{{ABC}}
** ABC News
** ABC Studios
** ABC Signature Studios
** Fox Children's Productions
** [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone]] Television
* Creator/{{Disney}}
** Creator/DisneyChannel
*** Creator/DisneyJunior
*** Creator/DisneyXD
* Creator/{{Freeform}}
* Creator/FXNetworks
** FX
** FXX
** FX on Hulu
* Creator/MarvelComics
** Creator/MarvelTelevision
* Creator/NationalGeographicChannel
* Creator/SearchlightPictures[[note]]Hulu Original films, movie library and ''Film/{{Nomadland}}''; select first-run content shared with Creator/{{HBO}} through 2022.[[/note]]
** Searchlight Television

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other providers]]
* A&E Networks[[note]]partially owned by the Walt Disney Company[[/note]]
** Creator/AAndE
** Creator/TheHistoryChannel
** Creator/{{Lifetime}}
* AMC Networks[[note]]pre-2020 shows[[/note]]
** Creator/{{AMC}}
** [[Creator/TheBBC BBC America]]
** Creator/{{IFC}} Films[[note]]select new-release titles[[/note]]
*** IFC Midnight
** Creator/SentaiFilmworks
* [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] Studios
* Creator/BleeckerStreet
* Cheddar
* Creator/{{Fox}}
** Fox News
* Creator/{{Hasbro}}
* Here TV
* Creator/{{IMAX}} Corporation
* Creator/{{Lionsgate}} (first-run theatrical films 2020-2021)
** Creator/{{Starz}}[[note]]limited selection included; full network available as an add-on[[/note]]
* Moonbug Entertainment
* UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}
* Creator/NBCUniversal
** Bravo
** Creator/DreamworksAnimation (original series, catalog titles & 2019-2021 first-run theatrical films)
** Creator/{{NBC}} (first run seasons through August 2022)
** Creator/{{Telemundo}}
** Creator/{{Universal}} (catalog titles only)
** Creator/UniversalKids
** Creator/USANetwork
* Creator/{{Neon}}
* Creator/ParamountGlobal
** Awesomeness TV
** Creator/{{CBS}} [[note]]Unlike ABC, NBC and Fox, Hulu’s CBS library is limited to archive programming and does not include current-season shows, which instead stream on Creator/ParamountPlus.[[/note]]
** Creator/ComedyCentral
** Creator/{{MTV}}
** Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}
** Creator/{{Showtime}}[[note]]limited selection included; full network available as an add-on[[/note]]
** Creator/{{VH1}}
* Creator/PocketWatch
* Creator/SonyPictures [[note]]catalog titles and second-run 2022-2026 films; shared/split with Creator/DisneyPlus, Creator/{{Freeform}} and Creator/{{FX|Networks}}[[/note]]
** Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation
** Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision
*** Creator/{{Funimation}}/Crunchyroll
* Creator/TMSEntertainment
* Tastemade
* Creator/VizMedia
* Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery
** Creator/CartoonNetwork
*** Creator/AdultSwim
** Creator/{{Cinemax}}[[note]]via add-on only[[/note]]
** Creator/DiscoveryChannel
** Creator/FoodNetwork
** Creator/HBOMax[[note]]via add-on only. Creator/{{HBO}} content available in-app; Max content accessible via the HBO Max app.[[/note]]
** Creator/InvestigationDiscovery
** Creator/{{TLC}}
** Creator/{{TNT}}
** Creator/WarnerBros
*** Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation
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!!Hulu Originals include:
Programs marked with a * have been removed from the service.
[[index]]

[[folder:Anime]]
* ''Anime/SonicX'' (2010; exclusive US streaming rights to the uncut Japanese subbed version)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Documentaries]]
* ''Film/FyreFraud'' (2019)
* ''Film/MarchOfThePenguins 2: The Next Step'' (2018)
* ''Film/SummerOfSoul'' (2021)[[note]]Also released in theaters by Creator/SearchlightPictures[[/note]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Films - Live Action]]

!!Released by Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios
* ''Film/DarbyAndTheDead'' (2022)*
* ''Film/JaggedMind'' (2023)
* ''Film/NoExit'' (2022)
* ''Film/NoOneWillSaveYou'' (2023)
* ''Film/{{Prey|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'' (2022)*
* ''Film/QuizLady'' (2023)
* ''Film/{{Rosaline}}'' (2022)*
* ''Film/VacationFriends'' (2021)
** ''Vacation Friends 2'' (2023)

!!Released by Creator/SearchlightPictures
* ''Film/FireIsland'' (2022)!
* ''Film/{{Fresh|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande'' (2022)
* ''Film/RyeLane'' (2023)

!!Other

* ''Film/BadHair'' (2020)
* ''Film/BigTimeAdolescence'' (2020)
* ''Film/BossLevel'' (2021)
* ''Film/{{Crush|2022}}'' (2022) [[note]]produced by Animal Pictures, American High, Depth of Field Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and LD Entertainment, acquired for distribution by Hulu[[/note]]
* ''Film/FalsePositive'' (2021) [[note]]produced by Creator/{{A24}} and acquired for distribution by Hulu.[[/note]]
* ''Film/HappiestSeason'' (2020)[[note]]produced by Tristar and intended for a theatrical release, but delays caused it to later be purchased by Hulu due to the Covid-19 pandemic[[/note]]
* ''Film/{{Hellraiser|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Creator/HuluweenFilmFestival'': A Halloween event held every October on Hulu since 2018.
* ''Film/{{Little Monsters|2019}}'' (2019)
* ''Film/PalmSprings'' (2020)[[note]]joint release with Creator/{{Neon}}, who handled the film's theatrical distribution[[/note]]
* ''Film/{{Plan B|2021}}'' (2021)
* ''Film/{{Run}}'' (2020)
* ''Film/SexAppeal'' (2022)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Live-Action TV]]
* ''Literature/ElevenTwentyTwoSixtyThree'' (2016)
* ''Series/TheAct'' (2019)
* ''Series/BaghdadCentral'' (2020; co-production with Creator/Channel4)
* ''Series/{{Battleground|2012}}'' (2012), their first original scripted series
* ''Series/TheBisexual'' (2018; co-production with Channel 4)
* ''Series/{{Candy|2022}}'' (2022; co-production with [[UsefulNotes/TheBBC BBC Three]])
* ''Series/CastleRock'' (2018-2019)
* ''Series/{{Casual}}'' (2015-2018)
* ''Series/CatchTwentyTwo'' (2019; co-production with Creator/{{Sky}})
* ''Series/{{Chance}}'' (2016-2017)
* ''Series/TheConfession'' (2011)
* ''Series/ConversationsWithFriends'' (2022; co-production with the BBC and Creator/{{RTE}})
* ''Series/{{Deadbeat|2014}}'' (2014-2016)
* ''Series/DeathAndOtherDetails'' (2024-present)
* ''Series/DifficultPeople'' (2015-2017)
* ''Series/Dimension404'' (2017)
* ''Series/{{Dollface}}'' (2019, 2022)*
* ''Series/{{Dopesick}}'' (2021)
* ''Series/TheDropout'' (2022)
* ''Series/EastLosHigh'' (2013-2017)
* ''Series/{{Echo|2024}}'' (2024; temporarily co-distributed with Creator/DisneyPlus)
* ''Series/{{Endlings}}'' (2020-2021; co-production with Creator/{{CBC}})
* ''[[Film/{{Australia}} Faraway Downs]]'' (2023)
* ''Series/FindMeInParis'' (2018-2020)
* ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' (2019)
* ''Series/{{Freakish}}'' (2016-2017)
* ''Series/FutureMan'' (2017, 2019-2020)*
* ''Series/TheGirlFromPlainville'' (2022)
* ''Series/{{Goosebumps|2023}}'' (2023; co-distributed with Creator/DisneyPlus)
* ''Series/TheGreat'' (2020-2021, 2023)
* ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (2017-2019, 2021-present)
* ''Series/HardSun'' (2018; co-production with the BBC)
* ''Series/{{The Hardy Boys|2020}}'' (2020, 2022-2023; co-production with Creator/{{YTV}})
* ''Series/{{Harlots}}'' (2017-2019; British co-production)
* ''Series/{{Helstrom}}'' (2020)
* ''Series/HighFidelity'' (2020)
* ''Series/HistoryOfTheWorldPartII'' (2023)
* ''Series/HowIMetYourFather'' (2022-2023)
* ''Series/IntoTheDark'' (2018-2019, 2021)
* ''Series/LightAsAFeather'' (2018-2019)
* ''Literature/LittleFiresEverywhere'' (2020)
* ''Series/LookingForAlaska'' (2019)*
* ''Series/TheLoomingTower'' (2018)
* ''Series/LoveVictor'' (2020-2022)
* ''Literature/NinePerfectStrangers'' (2021-present)
* ''Series/TheMindyProject'' (2015-2017; Seasons 4-6)
* ''Series/{{Monsterland}}'' (2020)
* ''Series/{{The Neighbors|2015}}'' (2015; currently unavailable)
* ''Literature/NormalPeople'' (2020; co-production with the BBC and RTÉ})
* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' (2021-present)
* ''Series/TheOrville'' (2022; Season 3)
* ''Series/TheOtherBlackGirl'' (2023)
* ''Series/PamAndTommy'' (2022)
* ''Series/ThePath'' (2016-2018)
* ''Series/Pen15'' (2019-2021)
* ''Series/QuickDraw'' (2013-2014)
* ''Series/{{Ramy}}'' (2019-2020, 2022)
* ''Series/{{Reboot|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Series/{{Runaways|2017}}'' (2017-2019)*
* ''Series/{{Shardlake}}'' (2024-present)
* ''Series/{{Shrill}}'' (2019-2021)
* ''Series/ShutEye'' (2016-2017)
* ''Series/{{Spellbound|2023}}'' (2023; co-production with ZDF)
* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' (2012; Season 4 is a co-production with the BBC)
* ''[[Series/Unreal2015 [=UnREAL=]]]'' (2018; Season 4)
* ''Series/UtopiaFalls'' (2020)
* ''Series/{{Woke}}'' (2020, 2022)
* ''Series/VeronicaMars'' (2019; Season 4)
* ''Series/WelcomeToChippendales'' (2022-2023)
* ''Series/TheWrongMans'' (2013-2014; co-production with the BBC)

!!FX On Hulu
* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' (TBA)
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'' (2021-2023)
* ''Series/{{The Bear|2022}}'' (2022-present)
* ''Series/ClassOf09'' (2023)
* ''Series/{{Devs}}'' (2020)
* ''Series/FleishmanIsInTrouble'' (2022)
* ''Series/{{The Full Monty|2023}}'' (2023)
* ''Series/MrsAmerica'' (2020)
* ''Series/ThePatient'' (2022)
* ''Series/ReservationDogs'' (2021-2023)
* ''[[Series/Shogun2024 Shōgun]]'' (2024)
* ''Series/{{A Teacher|2020}}'' (2020)
* ''Series/UnderTheBannerOfHeaven'' (2022)
* ''[[Series/YTheLastMan2021 Y: The Last Man]]'' (2021)*

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Web Video]]
* ''Series/TheBoothAtTheEnd'' (2011-2012)

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' (2020-2021, 2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAwesomes'' (2013-2015)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBravestKnight'' (2019)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCroodsFamilyTree'' (2021-2023; co-distributed with Creator/{{Peacock}})
* ''WesternAnimation/CrossingSwords'' (2020-2021)
* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsTheNineRealms'' (2021-2023; co-distributed with Creator/{{Peacock}})
* ''WesternAnimation/FrightKrewe'' (2023-present; co-distributed with Creator/{{Peacock}})
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (2023-present; Season 8)
* ''WesternAnimation/HitMonkey'' (2021-present)
* ''WesternAnimation/KoalaMan'' (2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarALittleWild'' (2020-2022; co-distributed with Peacock)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/MODOK2021 M.O.D.O.K.]]'' (2021)
* ''WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' (2013-2014; co-production with Creator/{{Citytv}})
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyOnes'' (2020-2022; co-distributed with Peacock)
* ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites'' (2020-present)
* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTrollstopia'' (2020-2022; co-distributed with Peacock)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hulu Japan]]
''Hulu Japan is owned by Creator/NipponTV and features little to none of the American Hulu's original programming, much of which is carried in Japan by [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star]] on Creator/DisneyPlus. In turn, none of the Hulu Japan Originals are available in the US version.''

* ''Series/CrowsBlood'' (2016)
* ''Franchise/DeathNote: New Generation'' (2016)
* ''Series/TheHead'' (2020, 2022)
* ''Series/InspectorZenigata'' (2017; "Crimson Investigation File" episodes)
* ''Series/TheLastCop'' (2015-2016)
* ''Series/MissSherlock'' (2018)
* ''Series/NiziProject'' (2020)

[[/folder]]

[[/index]]

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!!Tropes pertaining to Hulu include:
* BannedEpisode: Because of heightened concerns over systemic racism (due to the George Floyd protests in 2020), the following TV episodes have been pulled:
** ''30 Rock'': "Believe in the Stars" and "Live from Studio 6H" (east and west coast version).
** ''Family Guy'': "Turban Cowboy" (which was already banned due to the Boston Marathon bombing, then came back before it got banned again)
*** Even before this, the episode "Partial Terms Of Endearment" was banned for its controversial subject matter.
** ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'': "America’s Next Top Paddy’s Billboard Model Contest", "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America’s Youth", "The Gang Recycles Their Trash", "The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6" and "Dee Day" (though episodes like "The Gang Gets Racist", "The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby", "The Gang Turns Black", and "Hero or Hate Crime?", which have more dubious racial content haven't been banned, nor has "The Gang Gets Quarantined" been banned because of the COVID-19 pandemic)
* ChannelHop: Acquired ''Film/{{Run}}'' (from Creator/{{Lionsgate}}), ''Film/HappiestSeason'' (from Creator/TristarPictures) and ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (from Creator/{{Paramount}}) during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic due to theater closures. The service also hosted Creator/SearchlightPictures' ''Film/{{Nomadland}}'' alongside its theatrical release.
* EnemyMine:
** With Creator/HBOMax in 2021, when the service came to an agreement with Disney to extend their US first pay-TV window rights to Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios and Creator/SearchlightPictures films to the end of 2022 (rather than expiring mid-year). The deal also allowed HBO Max to accelerate the release of these films on their platforms, rather than waiting around 9 months from release; in exchange, however, HBO Max will share streaming rights to half of the Disney-owned slate with Disney+ and Hulu. The first film released under this arrangement was ''WesternAnimation/RonsGoneWrong'', which premiered on both HBO Max and Disney+ the same date as its general home video release. A few months later, ''Film/{{Nightmare Alley|2021}}'' would premiere on HBO Max and Hulu '''before''' arriving on standard home video platforms.
** Another case with HBO Max occurred when HBO Max and Hulu came to an arrangement to share streaming rights to ''Series/AbbottElementary'', which is produced by Disney-owned Creator/TwentiethTelevision and HBO corporate sibling Warner Bros. Television.
* KillerApp:
** ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' gave Hulu an original series that can compete with Creator/{{Netflix}}, with Hulu's 2017 Emmy win raising the profile of the streaming service.
** For the OccidentalOtaku, Hulu has a good selection of anime, both simulcasts and older titles.
** Many fans of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' admitted to getting subscriptions once said shows were pulled from Netflix as Hulu became the only major streaming service offering those shows.
* MarketBasedTitle: As explained above, Creator/{{Star|DisneyPlus}}, due to the lack of appeal of the name Hulu outside the U.S. and Japan.
* NetworkDecay: Hulu started out in October 2007 as a partnership between Creator/{{Disney}} (Creator/{{ABC}}), Creator/NBCUniversal (Creator/{{NBC}}) and News Corp. (Creator/{{Fox}}), later adding other partners (most notably Time Warner[=/=]Creator/WarnerMedia), in order to provide free, ad-supported streaming of recent episodes of those networks' series. In June 2010 they added Hulu Plus (a name they'd abandon in April 2015), an ad-supported subscription service which allowed access to full seasons, day-after access to current season content and more episodes of shows available. One month later they announced they were thinking of international expansion (which would happen in Japan under their name in September 2011, and in February 2021 in other regions under the Creator/{{Star|DisneyPlus}} name). In September 2015 they added "No Commercials" and "Limited Commercials" options. In August 2016 they spun off the original free service to Platform/{{Yahoo}} View (which was discontinued in June 2019). In December 2017, Disney announced they bought News Corp. spinoff 21st Century Fox and, with it, its stake on Hulu. In April 2019 it was the turn of [=WarnerMedia=] and one month later [=NBCUniversal=] relinquished control and is planning to sell its share in 2024. (The latter has launched its own competitor, Creator/{{Peacock}}, which has its own free membership plan where one enjoy a partial selection of the library with limited ads.) Nowadays Hulu is one component of Disney's direct-to-consumer strategy, alongside Creator/DisneyPlus and [[Creator/{{ESPN}} ESPN+]].
* NoExportForYou: Possibly the most ''infamous'' example of this trope. Hulu is only available in United States and Japan. Furthermore, Hulu Originals are not available in any other country outside the US on simulcast, same for the Hulu Japan Originals not being available on the US Hulu version. However, due to the way companies distributes titles, [[LateExportForYou some originals can reach their way months or years after a season was broadcasted in full.]] Starting to change with the advent of [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star]], at least for Disney-owned productions -- however, Star largely follows Disney+'s weekly release strategy, [[BadExportForYou meaning shows that get released all at once on Hulu can take months on Star]].
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: While "[[Creator/FXNetworks FX]] on Hulu" is promoted in a way that implies ''all'' of the FX and FXX shows will be featured on the streamer, several are unavailable on the service due to existing agreements with other streaming services, similar to Creator/DisneyPlus. Examples include ''Series/{{Pose}}'' and ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' (both of which streamed on Creator/{{Netflix}} until 2022, moving to Hulu in March) and ''Series/TheAmericans'' (which streams on Creator/PrimeVideo). Others appear to have been [[{{Unperson}} deliberately left off the service]], namely ''Series/{{Louie}}'' (due to Creator/LouisCK owning half of the rights to the series as well as his sexual misconduct scandal).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After accepting ''Literature/HighFidelity'' and ''Series/LoveVictor'' from Creator/DisneyPlus, Hulu reciprocated the trade when its planned adaptation of ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'' was shifted to that service.
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