Hulu is one of the most underrated streaming services. It airs some of the most brilliant shows while also being overshadowed by the likes of Netflix, Max, and Disney+. The Disney-owned streaming service is one of the most profitable streaming services because it airs great television shows by partnering with cable channels and networks in addition to its own original shows. So, we compiled a list of the best shows that are available on Hulu right now.
Deli Boys
Deli Boys is a crime comedy series created by Abdullah Saeed. The Hulu series revolves around two Pakistani-American brothers as they suddenly find themselves in the position of leading a criminal enterprise after their father’s sudden death. Deli Boys stars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Alfie Fuller, and Brian George.
Atlanta
Atlanta is a surrealist dark comedy-drama series created by Donald Glover. The Hulu series follows Earnest “Earn” Marks, a college dropout who becomes a music manager for his rapper cousin, Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles, and together they navigate the surreal and sometimes violent world of the Atlanta hip-hop scene. Atlanta stars Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz.
Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex is a comedy-drama miniseries created by Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether. Based on the real-life experiences of Molly Kochan, the Hulu series follows Molly, a middle-aged woman in an unhappy marriage who is diagnosed with cancer and soon decides to leave her husband to explore her sexuality with the help of her best friend. Dying for Sex stars Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, David Rasche, Esco Jouléy, Sissy Spacek, Kelvin Yu, Jay Duplass, and Rob Delaney.
Adults
Adults is a comedy series created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw. The FX series is set in New York City and it revolves around a group of twenty-something friends as they struggle to deal with the responsibilities of adulthood while navigating the current and sociopolitical environment. Adults stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, and Owen Thiele.
Paradise
Paradise is a post-apocalyptic political mystery thriller series created by Dan Fogelman. The Hulu series follows Xavier Collins, the lead Secret Service agent on the United States president’s detail after the assassination of the President. Paradise stars Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, and James Marsden.
Pen15
Pen15 is a cringe comedy series co-created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman. The Hulu series revolves around two 7th-grade girls played by middle-aged women as they struggle to deal with the awkwardness of being teenagers. Pen15 stars Erskine, Konkle, Mutsuko Erskine, Richard Karn, Taylor Nichols, Melora Walters, Taj Cross, and Dallas Liu.
30 Rock
30 Rock is a satirical sitcom series created by Tina Fey. The NBC series revolves around the cast and crew of a Saturday Night Live-like sketch comedy show led by the head writer and showrunner, Liz Lemon as she deals with eccentric underlings and obnoxious network bosses. 30 Rock stars Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, and Keith Powell.
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The Hulu series follows a trio of strangers living in the same New York City apartment building. They have nothing in common aside from their love for true crime podcasts and when a murder is committed in their building, they decide to solve the murder and make a podcast out of it. Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan, Cara Delevingne, Adina Verson, and Michael Cyril Creighton.
Shōgun
Shōgun is a historical drama series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Based on the 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell, the FX series is set in Japan in the year 1600 and it follows Lord Yoshii Toranaga who is constantly attacked by his enemies on the Council of Regents until a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village. Shōgun stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, and Fumi Nikaido.
The Bear
The Bear is a psychological comedy-drama series created by Christopher Storer. The FX series follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his family’s sandwich shop after a family tragedy. Carmy finds it hard to deal with the grief and operates a chaotic kitchen where nobody likes him. The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson.
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian tragedy thriller drama series created by Bruce Miller. Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the Hulu series is set in a dystopian future after the Second American Civil War and it follows June, a fertile woman who lives as a concubine to a Gileadan officer and his wife where she is forced to bear their child. While June lives in subjugation she one day hopes to be free and reunite with her daughter. The Handmaid’s Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, and Samira Wiley.
The Great
The Great is a historical dark comedy-drama series created by Tony McNamara. Loosely based on Empress Catherine the Great of Russia’s rise to power, the Hulu series follows a young Catherine the Great as he marries Peter III of Russia and finds herself in an absurdist society with dogmatic beliefs. The Great stars Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan, Charity Wakefield, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, and Douglas Hodge.
Normal People
Normal People is a psychological romantic drama series created by Sally Rooney, Alice Birch, and Mark O’Rowe. Based on Rooney’s 2018 novel of the same name, the Hulu series revolves around the relationship between Marianne, a bullied teenager, and Connell, a popular kid as they fall in and out of love through high school and college. Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Sarah Greene, Aislín McGuckin, and Éanna Hardwicke.
Fargo
Fargo is a noir dark comedy crime thriller drama anthology series created by Noah Hawley. Based on the 1996 film of the same name by Joel and Ethan Coen, the FX series follows a group of different characters in different periods of time in each season as they commit horrific crimes with the only connection between them being that all of them reside in the Midwest, USA. Fargo stars Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Martin Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ewan McGregor.
Dopesick
Dopesick is a drama miniseries created by Danny Strong. Based on the 2018 non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy, the Hulu series revolves around America’s opioid crisis as it takes through the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, a distressed Virginia mining community, and the DEA offices. Dopesick stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson.
Letterkenny
Letterkenny is a Canadian comedy series created by Jared Keeso. The Crave series follows the adventures of the residents of Letterkenny, a small fictional community in rural Ontario as they share their problems with each other and us. Letterkenny stars Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, K. Trevor Wilson, Dylan Playfair, Andrew Herr, and Tyler Johnston.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a satirical cringe comedy series created by Rob McElhenney. The FX series follows a group of narcissistic and sociopathic friends as they lead their destructive lives and operate Paddy’s Pub, an Irish dive bar in South Philadelphia. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito, and Mary Elizabeth Ellis.