Hulu has renewed The Testaments, the Handmaid’s Tale sequel, for a second season, extending the story of Agnes and Daisy at Aunt Lydia’s elite Gilead school. Season 1 has posted strong global viewership and is nearing its finale, with Elisabeth Moss making a surprise guest appearance.
Adventure Time: Side Quests will debut June 29 on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S., marking the franchise’s first release outside Warner Bros. Discovery’s ecosystem; outside the U.S., it will stream on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the spinoff follows Finn and Jake on new adventures with familiar characters returning, signaling closer platform integration for Disney’s services.
Hulu’s Rivals Season 2 keeps its frothy, sexual energy as two rival broadcasters in the 1980s countryside vie for a contract, with Taggie as the moral center amid a web of affairs and wry social commentary. The ensemble delivers sharp wit and heat, while Shakespearean flavor threads through the escapist plot. Although the release schedule (part drops and weekly episodes) is frustrating, the season remains fresh, funny and highly watchable — a standout in its genre.
Hulu’s Rivals returns with a glossy, razor-sharp Season 2 that amps up the Rutshire power plays: David Tennant’s Tony Baddingham faces off against Rupert Campbell-Black and Declan O’Hara as they launch Venturer to challenge Corinium, weaving ruthless ambition, romance, and 1980s-era excess into a tightly staged, immersive soap. The ensemble—especially Bella Maclean as Taggie and the standout supporting cast—receives ample room to shine as the drama expands with new intrigues, espionage, and twists. Episode 2 delivers a standout dinner-party sequence, and the first half of the season signals a stronger, more polished continuation overall. The three-episode debut drops May 15 on Hulu, with remaining installments to follow later this year.
Comedian Conan O'Brien will host the 99th Oscars for the third year in a row, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney back as producers; the ceremony will air live on ABC and Hulu on March 14, 2027.
Five fresh weekend movie options land across streaming services: Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures; PVOD releases The Drama and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come on Prime Video; Hulu’s We Bury the Dead; and the Italian rom‑com No Place to Be Single on Prime Video, offering a mix of heartwarming drama, dark comedy, zombie thriller and breezy romance for a varied weekend binge.
Ten new and notable movies are now streaming across Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Peacock, spanning thrillers like Apex on Netflix and Greenland 2: The Migration on HBO Max to heartwarming dramedies and rom‑coms such as Remarkably Bright Creatures and No Place to Be Single, plus titles like Send Help, Swapped and Wuthering Heights, with USA Today’s Watch Party offering more recommendations.
Deli Boys returns for Season 2 on Hulu May 28, picking up with Mir and Raj diving deeper into Philadelphia’s crime world as they juggle family drama and bumbling villains, while newcomers Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, and Andrew Rannells join the cast to face new foes like casino king Max Sugar.
FX announces The Bear’s fifth and final season will premiere June 25 at 9 p.m. ET on FX and Hulu, with all eight episodes released at debut; a surprise prequel episode 'Gary' dropped on Hulu ahead of the season, and Season 5 picks up after Carmy quits the restaurant as the team grapples to salvage a Michelin-star dream, with the ensemble returning.
FX confirms The Bear will end with Season 5; all eight episodes will drop June 25 on Hulu at 6 p.m. PT for a binge-worthy finale, as Carmy’s exit prompts Sydney, Richie, and Natalie to marshal one last service and chase a Michelin star with the ensemble cast.
The Bear released an hour-long surprise prequel on Hulu titled 'Gary,' written by Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal and directed by Christopher Storer, following Richie and Mikey in Gary, Indiana before the main series. The episode arrives ahead of the fifth season, which is expected to premiere in the summer, with the show widely believed to be ending after season five.
FX’s The Bear released a surprise standalone episode on Hulu titled 'Gary,' a flashback centered on Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Mikey (Jon Bernthal) during a work trip to Gary, Indiana. The installment, co-written by Moss-Bachrach and Bernthal with Christopher Storer directing, explores their complicated relationship and Mikey’s mental state to add emotional context to Season 1, and it arrives ahead of Season 5’s anticipated June release (likely the series’ finale).
Whitney Leavitt announced her departure from Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives during her final Chicago performance. Leavitt has appeared in every episode of the Emmy-nominated reality series, which paused production after a fellow cast member’s incident; Season 5 is set to resume, but it’s unclear whether she will appear again beyond a guest role. She’s also moving toward producing and starring in a separate project, All for Love (wt).
Whitney Leavitt has exited The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, announcing her departure during her final performance in Chicago. The reality star-turned-Broadway talent joined the Hulu series in 2024 after Dancing With the Stars and is moving on to other acting projects, including a holiday rom-com for Ninth House Productions that she will star in and executive-produce later this year.
Irish director Damian McCarthy’s ‘Oddity’—a slow-burn, atmosphere-driven horror about a blind medium unraveling her sister’s death—streams on Hulu, illustrating McCarthy’s knack for dread over constant jump scares and cementing his rising horror cred after ‘Hokum’.