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Hulu
Hulu is actively acquiring across documentary, reality, comedy, and animation while its ownership structure remains in flux, with Disney and Comcast negotiating a potential full buyout against a guaranteed minimum platform valuation of $27.5 billion.
Current mandate
Hulu is currently acquiring originals across documentary, reality, and scripted comedy, with recent greenlights including an untitled 50 Cent documentary series and the reality format "House of Stassi," set to premiere on Freeform before moving to Hulu. The platform also ordered "Million Dollar Nannies" jointly with Freeform, signaling continued investment in the Freeform-to-Hulu pipeline. These moves come as Disney, which owns two-thirds of Hulu, navigates a potential full buyout of Comcast's one-third stake; a guaranteed minimum platform valuation of $27.5 billion means Disney would pay at least around $9 billion for that share.
Over the past 12 months, Hulu's acquisition pattern has spanned live-TV infrastructure (a merger of Hulu + Live TV with Fubo, in which Hulu acquired a 70% stake), animation revival (King of the Hill, Seasons 16-17), stand-up comedy (a Nikki Glaser special), music documentary (Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery), and scripted film (Boston Strangler). The platform ranks No. 3 in U.S. streaming by connected TV time spent, behind YouTube and Netflix, and ended 2022 with 48 million total subscribers. Two-thirds of its SVOD subscribers are on the ad-lite tier. Content focus signals an appetite for YA drama, political backdrop storytelling, and forbidden-romance narratives, aligning with the broader streaming industry's continued investment in those spaces.
Hulu does not maintain a public open-submission portal. The most reliable access pathway runs through representation: literary agents and entertainment attorneys with existing relationships at Disney-owned Hulu are the standard entry point. The Freeform co-order pattern suggests that projects with a dual-platform fit (younger-skewing linear plus streaming) may find additional traction. Decision-maker tracking across the organization currently covers 580 contacts, per ScriptMatch data.
Signature peaks
- 741 Total signals (12mo) — Records tracked across acquisition and development activity
- 48M Subscribers (end-2022) — Total Hulu subscribers; two-thirds on ad-lite SVOD tier
- 580 Decision makers tracked — Contacts monitored across Hulu's acquisition and development org
Mandate dimensions
- Genre focus
- comedy, drama, thriller, documentary, horror
- Territory focus
- domestic
- Budget tier (observed)
- Not disclosed
- Access pattern
- Representation required. Literary agents and entertainment attorneys with Disney or Hulu relationships are the primary access point. The Freeform-to-Hulu co-development pipeline offers a secondary route for dual-platform projects targeting younger audiences.
- Deal structure
- Budgets are not publicly disclosed on recent deals. Ownership structure involves Disney (two-thirds) and Comcast (one-third), with a put option active as of January 2024 and a guaranteed minimum platform valuation of $27.5 billion. Content deals span outright greenlights, co-orders with Freeform, and infrastructure acquisitions such as the 70% stake in Fubo.
Recent acquisitions
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50 Cent Documentary Series (untitled)
Deadline understands that the Disney-owned streamer has, in fact, greenlit a new documentary series about the man born Curtis Jackson.
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70% stake in Fubo
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Boston Strangler
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House of Stassi
Stassi Schroeder reality series House of Stassi premieres July 29 on Freeform then Hulu
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Hulu + Live TV business merger with Fubo
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King of the Hill revival (Seasons 16-17)
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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
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Love Overboard
Market context
"Everything is on the table" regarding Hulu, Iger said, even as the platform continues greenlighting originals and expanding its live-TV footprint through a merger with Fubo.
Hulu is currently acquiring originals across documentary, reality, and scripted comedy, with recent greenlights including an untitled 50 Cent documentary series and the reality format "House of Stassi," set to premiere on Freeform before moving to Hulu. The platform also ordered "Million Dollar Nannies" jointly with Freeform, signaling continued investment in the Freeform-to-Hulu pipeline. These moves come as Disney, which owns two-thirds of Hulu, navigates a potential full buyout of Comcast's one-third stake; a guaranteed minimum platform valuation of $27.5 billion means Disney would pay at least around $9 billion for that share.
Common questions about Hulu
Does Hulu accept unsolicited scripts?
Hulu does not operate a public open-submission program. Like most major streaming platforms, it works through established representation. Writers without an agent or entertainment attorney on file should secure one before approaching the platform. The Freeform co-development pipeline offers a secondary pathway for projects with a younger-skewing dual-platform fit, but that route also requires representation. Cold outreach to executives is not a documented acquisition channel for Hulu.
What budgets does Hulu greenlight?
Hulu has not publicly disclosed per-project budgets on its recent acquisitions, including the untitled 50 Cent documentary series, the King of the Hill revival, or the Fubo live-TV merger. The platform's SVOD ARPU was reported at $12.46 (versus Disney+ at $5.95), suggesting a subscriber base that supports mid-to-premium content spend, but no specific per-episode or per-film figures have been confirmed in recent coverage. Budget discussions are handled in negotiation and are not publicly benchmarked.
Does Hulu acquire films or series from festivals?
Hulu's recent acquisition record includes Boston Strangler, a scripted film that moved through its pipeline, indicating the platform does engage with film-format content. Festival acquisitions are not explicitly documented in recent signals, but the platform's scale and Disney ownership give it the infrastructure to compete at major markets. Projects with strong genre identity, particularly in documentary and drama, appear most aligned with its current slate based on recent greenlights.
How do I reach Hulu's acquisitions team?
The standard pathway is through a licensed literary agent or entertainment attorney with an existing Disney or Hulu relationship. ScriptMatch currently tracks 580 decision makers across Hulu's organization, which includes development, acquisitions, and programming contacts. The Freeform co-order model (seen with Million Dollar Nannies and House of Stassi) suggests that pitches positioned for both linear and streaming windows may find additional internal champions. Direct cold outreach is not a documented acquisition pathway.
What genres is Hulu prioritizing right now?
Current signals point to documentary (untitled 50 Cent series, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery), reality (House of Stassi, Million Dollar Nannies), animation revival (King of the Hill, Seasons 16-17), stand-up comedy (Nikki Glaser special), and scripted drama (Boston Strangler). Content focus data also flags YA drama, political backdrop storytelling, forbidden romance, and secrets-and-scandals narratives among children of political elites as active areas of interest, aligning with the broader streaming industry's investment in YA content.
Is Hulu actively acquiring content right now?
Yes. ScriptMatch recorded 741 total signals over the past 12 months, 13 unique deals in the past 90 days, and 2 in the past 30 days, with a deal velocity score of 9 over the most recent 30-day window. The latest tracked signal is dated June 26, 2026. Recent greenlights include the 50 Cent documentary series (April 2026) and House of Stassi (April 2026), confirming the platform is actively commissioning despite ongoing ownership negotiations between Disney and Comcast.
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