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Hulu’s The Testaments reimagines Daisy as a new Gilead insider and Mayday spy with a Toronto upbringing, while book Daisy is June’s daughter Nichole (aka Holly)—a character not in the TV series due to the show’s shorter timeline. Showrunner Bruce Miller says the changes fit the four-year TV gap, with Daisy’s spy reveal in episode 1 and deeper backstory in episode 3.
The Hollywood Reporter details how The Testaments, Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel, aims to stand on its own by not reusing the familiar red cloak in season 1 and by weaving a fresh path through June’s world with new leads Daisy (Lucy Halliday) and Hannah/Agnes, while Moss returns in a supporting role. Creators Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield explain a long-term plan—at least three seasons—built around a youth-centered awakening and evolving alliances, with Margaret Atwood’s involvement granting flexibility and depth as they expand the universe beyond Handmaid’s Tale’s direct continuity.
The Hollywood Reporter outlines how Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair came together as a four‑episode Hulu revival led by Bryan Cranston and Linwood Boomer, with Ken Kwapis directing and the core cast returning alongside new players to play Leah, Kelly, and Dewey. The story centers on Lois and Hal’s 40th anniversary, Malcolm’s efforts to keep his distance from the family, and Hal’s empty-nester struggle, capped by a finale that rekindles the show’s chaotic energy. The revival streams on Hulu.
FX has renewed the hit docuseries Welcome to Wrexham for three more seasons, taking it through at least eight seasons. Season 5 will premiere May 14 on FXX/Hulu with two episodes, followed by a weekly rollout. The renewal, praised by FX’s Nick Grad, underscores the show’s global appeal and the ongoing collaboration of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds with executive producers and production partners to tell the Wrexham story for years to come.
Four 30‑minute Hulu episodes reunite most of the original Malcolm in the Middle cast for a sentimental, nostalgia‑driven comeback anchored by Lois and Hal’s 40th anniversary. Malcolm, now a single dad to a socially isolated daughter Leah, navigates family chaos alongside returning siblings Reese, Dewey and Francis, plus new players like Tristan and nonbinary Kelly. Bryan Cranston dominates with sharp farce and a psychedelic interlude while Frankie Muniz’s Malcolm offers dry, self‑aware commentary. The revival stays faithful to the original tone and callbacks rather than modernizing for 2026, delivering warmth and closure that’ll please longtime fans.
The Hulu four-episode revival Life’s Still Unfair picks up 20 years after the original, reuniting the cast under Linwood Boomer’s direction but leaning hard into a dark, unsettling look at intergenerational trauma rather than nostalgia; while Cranston and Kaczmarek deliver strong, balanced performances and Leah’s arc adds weight, the tonal shift largely lands as sad rather than funny, with some cast dynamics feeling strained and casual fan-service moments offset by a potential for future spin-offs if it finds its footing.
Hulu’s The Testaments ends its first episode with a major reveal: Daisy, the new student and covert Mayday operative, isn’t fully loyal to Gilead and has a backstory tied to June’s resistance. In episode 3, Daisy is shown to have grown up in Toronto after her parents were killed, but June explains she was actually born in Gilead and smuggled to Canada. This marks a key book-to-TV divergence: in Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments novel, Daisy is Nichole (aka Holly) and does not appear in the TV show. Series creator Bruce Miller says they aimed to follow the book’s arc while reworking Daisy’s age and role to fit the TV timeline, with the result that Holly remains safely growing up in Toronto for now.
Elisabeth Moss returns as June Osborne in The Testaments, Hulu's Handmaid's Tale sequel, delivering a surprise appearance in Episode 3 that ties June’s resistance to Daisy and Agnes/Hannah’s storyline. Moss says the show’s timeline diverges from the books (four years instead of the book’s 15), and she’s happy to appear as needed to serve the evolving narrative.
Season 2's finale reveals Sinatra's secret AI-driven plan via Alex, exposing time manipulation and a looming nuclear meltdown, as Xavier, Dylan, and others race to a hidden second bunker under Denver—setting up a final season that will push these mysteries to their limit.
ABC pulled Taylor Frankie Paul’s unaired season of The Bachelorette after a leaked 2023 domestic violence arrest video. Ashley Iaconetti proposes releasing the unaired episodes on Hulu as a binge format, arguing it could feel less exploitative and be more advertiser-friendly. Fellow Bachelor Nation voices, including Rachel Lindsay and Trista Sutter, question how the franchise recovers, with some suggesting the season might never air; streaming the episodes could offer a different path for fans.
Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice a wildly violent, stylishly chaotic action-comedy now on Hulu, featuring Vince Vaughn in a dual role and a time-travel twist. While the tonal shifts aren’t perfectly cohesive, the film’s zippy banter, inventive set-pieces, and a climactic shootout suggest strong midnight-movie/cult-potential for the right crowd.
Himesh Patel has been cast as the co-lead opposite Danielle Deadwyler in Ryan Coogler’s Hulu pilot for a new The X-Files series. They’ll play new FBI agents in a long-dormant division dedicated to unexplained phenomena; the project, produced by 20th Television and Onyx Collective, has Coogler writing/directing/EP with Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler, with Jennifer Yale as showrunner and Chris Carter also producing. Patel and Deadwyler previously worked together on Station Eleven, reuniting on this reboot not as Mulder/Scully.
Hulu has canceled Buffy: New Sunnydale, the Chloe Zhao–led reboot with Sarah Michelle Gellar, after a leaked pilot reportedly showed undershot direction and weak performances, with showrunners rewriting but producers deciding reshoots weren’t worth it; Gellar blamed an anonymous Hulu executive, effectively ending the project and leaving fans disappointed.
Hulu has canceled Buffy: New Sunnydale, the planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot produced with Chloé Zhao and Sarah Michelle Gellar, after a pilot was deemed unsalvageable. Variety reports the original script centered on a new, younger Slayer and that Zhao’s direction and the performances were criticized, with a named executive ( Craig Erwich ) cited as not supporting the project. Gellar urged fans not to read leaked scripts, while Disney/Hulu issued damage control and left open the possibility of reviving the revival with a new creative team; the Buffy IP is not expected to move to another platform, at least for now.
Sarah Michelle Gellar says Hulu canceled the Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival after an executive who openly admitted he wasn’t a fan of the original, derailing a project she and Chloe Zhao had been developing with Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new Slayer; the decision, reportedly by Disney TV Group President Craig Erwich, left Gellar gutted and fans hopeful for a future revival in Sunnydale.