Upcoming Hulu shows to get hyped for, from ‘The First’ to ‘Less Than Zero’

With 20 million subscribers worldwide and the award season darling The Handmaid’s Tale under its belt, Hulu has gone from strength to strength within the increasingly saturated world of streaming. And while recent reports show the company has been hemorrhaging money over the last year, it’s also important to note that a significant cut of the losses is down to investment.

“Investment in what?” We hear you ask. Investment in some truly bingeworthy content, that’s what. In addition to the recent releases of THT S2, The Looming Tower, and Castle Rock, Hulu’s got some exciting TV projects in the pipeline as it preps for the almighty Disney / Fox takeover.

Some shows will be dropping as soon as September, some are only just in the production stage, but all of them sound exciting AF and mark the start of a cycle of content we can’t wait to catch a glimpse of. Let’s get stuck in, shall we?

Little Fires Everywhere

Release date: Premiered March 18, 2020

Beating off competition from a number of other streamers, Hulu bagged a straight-to-series order for the limited series Little Fires Everywhere. Based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling book of the same name, written by Liz Tigelaar, and executive produced and starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, it’s no wonder the competition was fierce.

Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood, with a narrative that follows the intertwined fates of the seemingly perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The eight-episode run remains streamable on Hulu for anyone looking to dive into the story.

The Runaways S2

Release date: December 21, 2018

Season 2 dropped on that December date and the series finished its three-season run the following year before it was pulled from the platform in 2023.

Current Hulu Subscriber Base

Hulu reached approximately 64 million subscriptions by the end of 2025. Combined Disney+ and Hulu paid subscriptions totaled 196 million, showing how the service sits inside a much larger streaming portfolio now.

Recent Hulu Originals Worth Watching

Ongoing Hulu hits include The Bear and Only Murders in the Building. Newer titles such as Furious and The Beauty have premiered or are scheduled in 2026, keeping the service stocked with fresh scripted fare.

Marvel Series Availability After Hulu Removals

Runaways was removed from Hulu in 2023. It became available on The CW in 2024 and Tubi in 2026, giving fans alternate places to revisit the Marvel adaptation.

Impact of Disney Ownership on Hulu Content

Disney gained majority control of Hulu following the 2019 Fox acquisition. Content decisions including series removals occurred under Disney stewardship, shifting the service’s lineup in ways the 2018 preview could not have predicted.

The shift from anticipated titles to completed runs shows how quickly streaming catalogs change once a major corporate hand takes the wheel. Hulu’s slate still carries the same appetite for prestige and genre stories that drew attention years ago, even as the platform’s footprint and ownership have expanded. Viewers who followed those early announcements can now trace which projects stuck around, which moved elsewhere, and which ones quietly left the lineup altogether.