THE PREMISE: B.J. Novak Anthology Gets September Launch on FX on Hulu

The Premise — Pictured: (l-r): Tracee Ellis Ross as Rayna Bradshaw, Ayo Edebiri as Eve Stone, Ben Platt as Ethan Streiber. CR: Alyssa Moran/FX

THE PREMISE, a new comedy anthology from THE OFFICE’s B.J. Novak will debut with its first two episodes on Thursday, September 16.

The series “is a fearlessly ambitious new series that uses comedy to engage with the biggest issues of our unprecedented modern era.” Ben Platt, Tracee Ellis Ross, Daniel Dae Kim, Lola Kirke, Soko, Jermaine Fowler, Ayo Edebiri, Eric Lange, Lucas Hedges, Kaitlyn Dever, Jon Bernthal, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ed Asner, George Wallace, Boyd Holbrook and Beau Bridges are among the stars in the first season.

Here’s what’s in store for the first five episodes… Read more