Hulu Lands SEINFELD, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD Rights

Hulu has nabbed the streaming rights for SEINFELD, and a multi-year deal with AMC Networks Inc. for “the exclusive SVOD rights to new and upcoming primetime scripted comedy and drama series from AMC, IFC, BBC America, Sundance TV and WE tv.” — which includes the upcoming WALKING DEAD spinoff, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD — the site announced.

SEINFELD will join Hulu’s platform in June. The AMC Network titles will be made available after each season concludes.

Additionally, Hulu put out a timetable for when their upcoming original shows should be launching…

11/22/63

• Premiere date: 2016
• Cast: James Franco, Daniel Webber, Lucy Fry, Sarah Gadon, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, George MacKay, Leon Rippy and Brooklyn Sudano
• Crew: Executive Produced by J. Abrams, Stephen King, Bridget Carpenter and Bryan Burk
• Synopsis: Nine-hour limited event series based upon the best-selling 2011 novel written by Stephen King. 11/22/63 is a thriller in which high school history teacher Jake Epping travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, his falling in love and the past itself … which doesn’t want to be changed.

Difficult People

• Premiere date: Summer 2015
• Cast:Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, Andrea Martin, James Urbaniak, Gabourey Sidibe, Cole Escola
• Crew: Executive Produced by Amy Poehler and Dave Becky. Created by Julie Klausner
• Synopsis: Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner star as best friends living in New York City. Their typical, irreverent behavior lands them in some very awkward situations.

Casual

• Premiere date: 2015
• Cast: Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins
• Crew: Executive Producer / Director Jason Reitman, Writer / Creator Zander Lehmann, Producer Helen Estabrook
• Synopsis: Casual follows the story of a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister. Together, they coach each other through the crazy world of dating (on-line and off), while living under one roof again and raising a teenager.

The Way

• Premiere date: Winter 2015
• Cast: TBD
• Crew: Executive Producer Jason Katims, Creator / Writer Jessica Goldberg, Producer Michelle Lee
• Synopsis: The 10-episode drama series examines a family at the center of a controversial faith–based movement struggling with relationships, marriage and power. Each hour-long episode will take an in-depth look at what it means to choose between the life we live and the life we want.

RocketJump: The Show

• Premiere date: Fall 2015
• Cast: Freddie Wong and the RocketJump team
• Crew: Created / Produced / Written by Freddie Wong and the RocketJump team
• Synopsis: Each half-hour episode of the comedy series will chronicle the filmmaking behind RocketJump’s newest short. The eight full episodes will be released on Hulu on a weekly basis and the newly-created shorts will premiere on Hulu.

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