Hulu to Debut its First Long-Form Original Production
By Tim Miller
August 4, 2011
August 4, 2011
- Hulu will unveil an original documentary series on August 17. “A Day in the Life” is produced by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, and will be available exclusively on Hulu.
- The half-hour show will follow the daily lives of celebrities, including business mogul Richard Branson and musician will.i.am.
- Hulu is not the only online video site to venture into original programming. In March, Netflix announced an original series of its own: “House of Cards,” starring Kevin Spacey.
- The series is Hulu’s largest and most ambitious original production, and will premiere as the service continues to court prospective buyers. Yahoo, Google, and Amazon are rumored to be potential bidders.