If you’re a cord cutter or want to be, but can’t abandon network TV, you need Hulu. The service is best known for streaming shows the day after they air, specifically shows from a few of the five major networks—ABC, NBC, and Fox. (CBS has its own streaming service and Hulu’s next-day CW shows deal evaporated in 2016.) It’s also got lots of content from other cable outlets and many movies—Hulu has almost as many “certified fresh” films on the Rotten Tomatoes list as Amazon Prime.
When it first emerged, we dinged Hulu for a lack of news, sports, and original programming, as well as ads that interrupted the paid version, all points that were probably big factors in Hulu’s relatively slow growth. Those fortunes have changed. It got its first Emmy nod in 2017 for the excellent show Casual, and then became a major player with the multiple wins for the dystopian thriller The Handmaid’s Tale. That show was probably the biggest factor in how Hulu doubled its subscriber based in the last year to 25 million. Read more…
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