HULU'S FALL 2018 PROGRAMMING SLATE

HULU'S FALL 2018 PROGRAMMING SLATE

MINDING THE GAP  Documentary Premiere Date: August 17 Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Vm_Awe3bw  Crew: A film by Bing Liu. Executive produced by Steve James. Synopsis: Compiling over 12 years of footage shot in his hometown of Rockford, IL, in MINDING THE GAP, Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends' turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern-day masculinity. Liu weaves a story of generational forgiveness while exploring the precarious gap between childhood and adulthood. CRIME + PUNISHMENT  Documentary Premiere Date: August 24 Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4WfaaJi_fQ  Crew: A film by Stephen Maing. Executive produced by Laura Poitras. Synopsis: CRIME + PUNISHMENT examines the United States' most powerful police department through the efforts of a group of active duty officers and a private investigator who risk their careers and safety to bring light to harmful policing practices which have plagued the precincts and streets of New York City for decades. Amidst a landmark class action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, director Stephen Maing chronicles the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons. SAFE HARBOUR Season 1 Episode Count: 4 Premiere Date:  All Episodes, August 24 Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2nXoS8PaHU Cast: Series stars Phoebe Tonkin (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals), Ewen Leslie (Top of the Lake), Leeanna Walsman (Wentworth), Hazem Shammas, Nicole Chamoun, Jacqueline McKenzie (Deep Blue Sea), Joel Jackson, and Robert Rabiah. Crew: The series is produced by Matchbox Pictures. Showrunner & writer Belinda Chayko heads a writing team that includes Matt Cameron and Phil Enchelmaier. Synopsis: On a yachting holiday from Darwin to Indonesia, five Australians come across a broken-down fishing boat, full of desperate asylum seekers. The Australians decide to help, towing the refugees, but when they wake the next morning the fishing boat is gone. Five years later, they meet some of the refugees again and learn the truth. Someone cut the rope between the two boats and, as a result, seven people died when the fishing boat sank. The revelation drives a wedge of mistrust between the Australians, as they grapple with protecting themselves and doing the right thing. The refugees struggle with their desire for justice and, possibly, revenge. Old secrets come to light, relationships are shattered and lives are put in danger. And one question hangs over it all – who cut the rope? I LOVE YOU, AMERICA WITH SARAH SILVERMAN New Episodes Episode Count: 11 Premiere Date: September 6Cast: Sarah Silverman Crew: I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman comes to Hulu from Funny Or Die and is executive produced by Sarah Silverman, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Amy Zvi, Gavin Purcell, Bellamie Blackstone, Dave Ferguson and Funny Or Die’s Joe Farrell. Synopsis: Serving heady concepts in a big, bready, aggressively silly sandwich, Silverman tackles the symptoms of why we are where we are today. With monologues about this very moment coming from her personal point of view, this show aims to venture out of our echo chambers and connect unlike-minded people. The show reunites ourselves with compassion and empathy without missing a comedic beat. THE FIRST Season 1 Episode Count: 8 Premiere Date: All Episodes, September 14 Teaser:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GvL9quPI10 Cast: Series stars Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Keiko Agena, Rey Lucas, James Ransone, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Brian Lee Franklin, and Oded Fehr. Crew: Executive Producers include creator and showrunner Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis for Westward Productions. Synopsis: Sean Penn leads an ensemble cast in this near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars. Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone), the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest pioneering feat in human history. INTO THE DARK Year-round Event Series Episode Count: 12 Series Description:  In partnership with Blumhouse Television, Into The Dark is a horror event series from prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum’s independent TV studio. The series includes 12 super-sized episodes, with a new installment released each month inspired by a holiday and will feature Blumhouse’s signature genre/thriller spin on the story. “The Body” Premiere Date:  October 5Cast: Tom Bateman, Rebecca Rittenhouse, David Hull, Aurora Perrineau and Ray Santiago Crew: Written by Paul Fischer and Paul Davis. Directed by Paul Davis. Synopsis: A sophisticated hitman with a cynical view on modern society finds his work made more difficult when he has to transport a body on Halloween night, but everyone is enamored by what they think is his killer costume. “Flesh & Blood” Premiere Date:  November 2Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, Tembi Locke and Meredith Salenger Crew: Written by Louis Ackerman. Directed by Patrick Lussier. Synopsis: Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother’s murder, which remains unsolved. While under the care of her doting father on the eve of Thanksgiving, Kimberly begins to suspect that she is in danger, and that it’s always the ones you love that hurt you the most. LIGHT AS A FEATHER Season 1 Episode Count: 10 Episodes Premiere Date: All Episodes, October 12 Cast: Series stars Liana Liberato, Haley Ramm, Ajiona Alexus, Brianne Tju, Peyton List, Dylan Sprayberry, Jordan Rodrigues, Brent Rivera, Chachi Gonzalez, Alex Lange, and Dorian Brown Pham. Crew: Created and executive produced by R. Lee Fleming, Jr. Produced by AwesomenessTV, Wattpad, and Grammnet. Synopsis: An innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” goes wrong when the five teen girls who played start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, forcing the survivors to figure out why they’re being targeted - and whether the evil force hunting them down is one of their own. MARVEL'S RUNAWAYS Season 2 Episode Count: 13 Premiere Date: All Episodes, December 21 Cast: Series stars Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer, Gregg Sulkin, Allegra Acosta, Annie Wersching, Ryan Sands, Angel Parker, Ever Carradine, James Marsters, Kevin Weisman, Brannagh, James Yaegashi, Brittany Ishibashi, Kip Pardue, and Julian McMahon. Crew: Marvel’s Runaways is executive produced by series co-showrunners/writers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (The O.C. and Gossip  Girl) along with Marvel’s Head of Television and Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger). Fake Empire's Lis Rowinski will produce as well. Marvel's Runaways is a co-production with Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios. Synopsis: The Runaways have left their homes (and evil parents) behind and now have to learn to live on their own. As they scavenge for food, search for shelter, and take care of one another, our kids begin to realize that, for better or worse, they’re stuck with each other. And it’s up to them to take down PRIDE once and for all. But someone sent a mysterious message to Jonah… Is there a mole in the Runaways? Meanwhile PRIDE is focused on finding their children, and Jonah has his own dangerous plan in mind.

ACCLAIMED PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER SAFE HARBOUR TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT ON HULU

 

ACCLAIMED PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER SAFE HARBOUR TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT ON HULU

 

NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution and Hulu Team to Bring Australian Drama to the U.S. as a Hulu Original Series

Hulu has boarded the critically acclaimed Australian series Safe Harbour for its U.S. debut as a Hulu Original Series. In a deal with NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution, the four-part event drama is the latest internationally-produced series to join Hulu’s growing slate of thought-provoking original series, and will make its debut on August 24^th.

Safe Harbour will stream on Hulu alongside a growing list of successful international co-productions including the Peabody Award-winning National Treasure, as well as its relevant, provocative original dramas like the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and Emmy-nominated The Looming Tower. Since co-producing and launching series such as Hard Sun and Harlots, consumption of high-caliber international dramas on Hulu has tripled over the past year alone.

Safe Harbour tells the story of five Australians on a yachting holiday from Darwin to Indonesia, whose idyllic vacation takes a disastrous turn when they come across a broken-down fishing boat, full of desperate asylum seekers. The Australians decide to help, towing the refugees, but when they wake the next morning the fishing boat is gone. Five years later they meet some of the refugees again and learn the truth. Someone cut the rope between the two boats and, as a result, seven people died when the fishing boat sank. The revelation drives a wedge of mistrust between the Australians, as they grapple with protecting themselves and doing the right thing. The refugees struggle with their desire for justice and, possibly, revenge. As each group struggles to find the truth and old secrets come to light, one question hangs over it all – who cut the rope?

As each hour-long episode unfolds, Safe Harbour reveals how a single action can have a ripple effect - building to tsunami proportions - and begging the question: “what would you do in this situation?” The story sparks conversation and challenges the viewer to think about the contemporary issues around immigration today.

Safe Harbour stars an ensemble featuring Phoebe Tonkin (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, H2O Just Add Water), AACTA and Logie award-winner Joel Jackson (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, Deadline Gallipoli), award-winning actor Ewen Leslie (Rake, Janet King, Top of the Lake: China Girl), Leeanna Walsman (Seven Types of Ambiguity, Cleverman, Looking for Alibrandi), Jacqueline McKenzie (The 4400, The Water Diviner), Logie award-winner Hazem Shammas (Underbelly), Nicole Chamoun (Kick) and Robert Rabiah (Tomorrow When the War Began).

The series is produced by NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures (The Family Law, Secret City, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Wanted, Barracuda) with major production funding from Screen Australia, in association with Screen Queensland. Debbie Lee (The Heights, Mustangs FC), Sue Masters (The Family Law, Deep Water) and Belinda Chayko (Barracuda, Secret City) are Executive Producers. Belinda also serves as writer, alongside Matt Cameron (Sunshine, Secret City) and Phil Enchelmaier (Jar Dwellers). Glendyn Ivin (Seven Types of Ambiguity, Hunters) is director.  NBCUniversal is handling international sales.

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