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The Verge » Hulu
2w ago
Keeping up with the streaming wars is hard work. The movies and shows keep moving around, everyone is always bundling and then unbundling, and services like Paramount Plus and Hulu seem to be both growing fast and only barely holding onto existence.
That’s why, once a year on The Vergecast, we take a moment and take stock of the streaming landscape. By drafting our favorite services! The goal is to figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and which services are likely to be on top 12 months from now.
We recorded this episode live onstage at SXSW — thanks to everyone who came out and saw us ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
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Noomia Rapace in Constellation | Image: Apple
From Netflix to Disney Plus to Max, here are details on the most anticipated films and TV shows coming home this year on streaming platforms.
The big-spending golden age of streaming is over, and as 2024 begins, services like Netflix, Disney, and Prime Video are cutting back production, raising prices, and piling on ads. Still, even if there aren’t quite as many new shows and movies to add to your binge-watching menu as the past few years, there will still be some worth waiting for.
And even after a merger or two (with rumors of more to come), the ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
2M ago
Marvel Studios
Echo star and Daredevil alum Vincent D’Onofrio says Netflix’s Marvel series are part of the MCU’s canon, which was obvious if you watched shows or listened to Kevin Feige.
At some point over the past decade or so, fans of Netflix’s old live-action Marvel series like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage somehow convinced themselves that the shows weren’t a part of the MCU’s canon. Echo, Marvel’s newest live-action series, reintroduces a couple of major characters from the studio’s Netflix days, and in a new interview, star Vincent D’Onofrio essentially confirms this is all one ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
2M ago
Marvel Studios
Disney Plus’ Echo limited miniseries feels like the studio’s first successful attempt at matching the energy that made Netflix’s Marvel shows great.
Disney Plus’ Hawkeye miniseries purposefully kept its violence bloodless in order to secure the same family-friendly TV-14 rating that’s shaped all of Marvel Studios’ internally produced streaming projects. But with characters like Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, and her squad of tracksuit-wearing mercenaries, Hawkeye also foregrounded a kind of brutality that felt distinctly out of place in the MCU proper, and more like something one migh ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
4M ago
Hulu now has its own tile on Disney Plus for bundle subscribers. | Image: Disney
Disney is rolling out the beta version of its combined Disney Plus and Hulu experience today. The new hub, called Hulu on Disney Plus, puts content from both services on the Disney Plus app.
If you’re subscribed to a Disney Plus and Hulu bundle, you’ll see a new Hulu card that appears next to the Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic titles at the very top of Disney Plus’ interface. Selecting the Hulu option will bring you to a “Hulu Hub,” where you’ll gain access to the thousands of movies and ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
4M ago
A year of ad-supported Hulu is less than $12 right now. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
If it feels like every streaming service received a price hike this year, it’s probably because most of them have. Netflix, Apple TV Plus, Discovery Plus, and Disney Plus are just a few recent examples, though there are still ways to weather the price increases. Black Friday brings all sorts of deals, after all, including ways to save on your monthly streaming bill.
In fact, some streaming services are offering deals that offset their recent price hikes — well, at least temporarily. Paramount Plu ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
5M ago
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Disney’s combined Disney Plus and Hulu streaming app is on the way. As part of its fourth quarter earnings results, Disney announced it’s going to launch the new app in beta for bundle subscribers in December, with the official launch coming in early spring 2024.
“We remain on track to roll out a more unified one-app experience domestically, making extensive general entertainment content available to bundle subscribers via Disney Plus,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday. “We expect that Hulu and Disney Plus will result in increase ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
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Image: Marvel Studios / Chuck Zlotnick
Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez immediately stood out when she appeared in Disney Plus’ Hawkeye back in 2021. Among a cast of charismatic goofballs and assassins with hearts of gold, Maya was a terrifyingly deadly foil, constantly reminding the audience and characters of the stakes. Disney was so enamored with Cox’s portrayal of the deaf Native American heroine, it greenlit a spinoff, and on Friday we got our first look at it. We also got the surprising announcement that the show, Echo, would be coming to Disney Plus and Hulu simultaneously.
This news comes just ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
5M ago
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More Futurama is headed to Hulu. The streamer has ordered two additional seasons of the quirky sci-fi series, each consisting of 10 episodes.
That’s on top of the 20 Futurama episodes Hulu ordered last year, half of which debuted as part of the reboot’s 11th season in July. The streamer says it will drop the remaining 10 episodes with a season 12 that’s expected to arrive in 2024.
Here we go again. #Futurama has been renewed for two more seasons. pic.twitter.com/Mhtuv5nJB9
— Futurama on Hulu (@futurama_hulu) November 2, 2023
Hulu doesn’t say when seasons 13 and 14 will premiere ..read more
The Verge » Hulu
5M ago
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Disney is buying up Comcast’s stake in Hulu. The entertainment giant announced Wednesday that it “expects it will pay” $8.61 billion to acquire Comcast’s 33 percent stake, giving Disney full ownership of Hulu.
But Disney might end up paying more than that. Both Disney and Comcast agreed to an appraisal process that will evaluate Hulu’s equity fair value as of September 30th. If Comcast’s stake is determined “to be greater than the guaranteed floor value,” Disney will have to pay Comcast the difference.
Disney says the timing of the appraisal process is ..read more