What we’re going to say next may shock you: Hulu might just have the widest range of options out there in the streaming multiverse for viewers. Think about it—if you pool together next-day network TV releases with a solid slate of originals, plus a heaping pile of comedies, you have enough options to last at least a couple of lifetimes.
Seriously. There’s Modern Family and all the iterations of The Bachelor. Not to mention, you’ll find series that are dark (The Handmaid’s Tale), hilarious (Pen15), and and heartwarming (Abbott Elementary), all in one compact, lime green app. That’s not even mentioning the weirdo dark horses like Animaniacs, lingering somewhere in between. Oh. And Dave. Dave! Dave is just Dave. Watch it.Anyway. Come to get all that reality-TV binge longing out of your system. Come for a particularly special Nicole Kidman accent. Stay for a good, legitimate cry with Normal People. Your move.
Abbott Elementary
If you want to know all the joys and pains of being an elementary school teacher nowadays, Abbott Elementary gets it right. Its faux-documentary format feels like someone from the writers room in Parks and Recreation wanted to take on the education system—and the result is one of the better network shows we’ve seen since the days of Parks and Recreation.
Hell’s Kitchen
Chef Gordon Ramsey has been shaming, blaming, and training aspiring chefs since 2005. 2005! That’s a lot of broken blood vessels. Watch and you might learn enough skills to avoid becoming a kitchen nightmare.
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.
Sure, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. isn’t connected to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Yet!) But think of it as a break from gobbling up all of Kevin Feige and co.’s Easter eggs. In Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Patton Oswalt voices an aggrieved super-villain, which is all you need to know, isn’t it?
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Wu-Tang: An American Saga follows the legendary hip-hop group, the Wu-Tang Clan, as its members—Ol’ Dirty Bastard, RZA, GZA, Method Man, and Raekwon amongst them—come of age as artists and social activists in New York City.
The Masked Singer
You know the drill. Watch a truly demonic creature sing a little song. Listen to the hints. Guess who’s under the monstrous costume. Wonder why you care so much. Repeat.
Nine Perfect Strangers
If you’re still hurting over the White Lotus-sized hole in your heart, look no further than Nine Perfect Strangers. In another batshit-wild-people-go-to-a-resort story, Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy will have you laughing through the whole stay.
Y: The Last Man
The long-awaited, live-action adaptation of Y: The Last Man—which takes place in a world where nearly every mammal with a Y chromosome is wiped out—isn’t perfect, but it more than delivers on the sci-fi thrill.
Trolls: Trollstopia
The hotly-debated inclusion of Trolls: Trollstopia on this list is, in fact, not a troll. You need something to watch with your kids!
Animaniacs
Life recommendation: Next Saturday, wake up early. Make an obnoxiously large bowl of cereal. Turn on Hulu’s brilliant, riotous reboot of Animaniacs. Relive your childhood. The animated series is back on Hulu and its new episodes are smarter than ever.
Marvel’s Runaways
Sure, Marvel’s putting most of its TV-related efforts into Disney+ nowadays. But don’t sleep on Marvel’s Runaways, which wrapped up the last of its three seasons last year. Following a group of super-powered teens, the show is often just as captivating as anything you’ll see in the MCU.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere didn’t quite live up to the triumph of Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller. Still: You could do a lot worse with eight hours than spend it twisting and turning with Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. The series skewers the topics of race and socioeconomic status, and then tears it open further, exposing its complex parts. Let’s put it this way—the ideal of the ’90s subdivision is about to get a lot more complicated.
Bob’s Burgers
In an oceanside vacation town, Bob Belcher runs a family restaurant with the help of his outgoing wife and three oddball children, where his best efforts to sling one-of-a-kind burgers are often foiled by family hijinks, local health inspectors, and hilarious disasters. Where other comedies mock their quirky characters, Bob’s Burgers celebrates them, returning inexorably to a celebration of the weirdnesses that make them wonderful. This long-running stalwart is available in full on Hulu, so stream it to your heart’s content.
Hot Ones
Food competition shows are more precious than ever right now. They’re fun and wholesome and have been keeping many of us sane for months. Hot Ones is the perfect show in this genre to get into right now. There are tons of episodes in which you get to watch celebrity guests cry and ooze snot as they attempt to take down the hottest wings on the planet. What could be more entertaining than that?
Casual
This Hulu original dramedy follows two siblings, one recently divorced and one a lifelong bachelor, who find themselves living together in adulthood. The brother, played by Alex Dewey, is the founder and an active user of a dating app, which he also employs to help his sister get back into the dating pool. They help each other navigate life and new relationships with an unconventional dynamic that can be both heartwarming and problematic.
Harlots
Maybe it’s the accents or the ability to dive into another culture at a time when actual travel is restricted, but British TV shows seem to be all the rage right now. This historical drama is about a feud between two rival madams set in 18th century London. If those aren’t the ingredients for a perfectly sinful guilty pleasure, I don’t know what is.
The League
This show doesn’t get enough hype given that Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer, Jason Manzoukas, and Steve Rannazzisi are a comedic dream team. They play a group of friends who are insanely committed to their fantasy football league and all of its wacky traditions, which they will uphold no matter the cost.
High Fidelity
Yeah, we’re bummed too: Hulu inexplicably cancelled High Fidelity after its brilliant first season. If you haven’t watched the TV adaptation of the John Cusack movie of the same name, it’s still a blast of a beginning-to-end story that’s worth picking up. Zoë Kravitz gives an all-time career performance as Rob, a cool-as-hell record store owner who, after a messy breakup, finds herself running back the rest of her list of exes.
Normal People
This limited series actually did justice to the Sally Rooney novel it was based on. Set in Ireland, it follows the relationship between Marianne and Connell from their high school beginnings into adulthood, full of complicated twists and turns. Even if you haven’t read the book, this show will definitely draw you into its deep and enthralling emotional rollercoaster, with outstanding performances by the two leads.
Justified
Originally on FX, Hulu now has all six seasons available of this Western crime drama starring Timothy Olyphant. His character, Deputy Raylan Givens, is one of those badass good guy types who doesn’t always go about things the right way, but he’s charming as hell. It’s a must-watch if you didn’t get a chance when it was on air.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
If you’re looking for a fun, dark, sometimes shocking, but always entertaining comedy with tons of seasons to binge, look no further. Starting in 2005, this show took off and developed a bit of a diehard cult following. It documents the more or less degenerate lives of “The Gang,” who own Paddy’s Pub, through all of their schemes and misery.
The Great
Elle Fanning stars in this new Hulu original that depicts her fictionalized rise from Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great. It’s a satirical, comedic drama set in 18th-century Russia, with some occasional historical accuracies and plenty of love, hate, and humor. It’s already been renewed for a second season, so definitely worth the watch.
Dave
Hi, I’m Dave. The 2020 freshman series has a premise that really could go either way—a white, Jewish rapper wants to dive into the world of hip hop, and he enlists a rag tag group of friends to push him upward. But don’t judge Dave on description; judge the series on heart because it has a lot of it. Already renewed for Season Two, it is currently FX’s highest rated comedy.
Mrs. America
Mrs. America is practically the product of a prestige drama machine. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, and a whole litany of others, the FX x Hulu series follows Second Wave Feminism of the ’70s and the trajectory of the Equal Rights Amendment… especially as it applies to Phyllis Schlafly, the far-right activist who spearheaded the movement against the feminist agenda.
Devs
Alex Garland’s new mini-series centers on Sonoya Mizuno’s Lily Chan who is an engineer for a fictional quantum computing tech giant called Amaya. When her boyfriend Sergei goes missing, she’s caught up in a plot of corporate espionage and a technology that fundamentally changes the existential notions of human existence. It’s a challenging plot, which should not come as a surprise for fans of Garland’s other works like Annihilation and Ex Machina. But if you can put in the mental effort, it’s absolutely worth it.
Community
It’s a throwback, but it’s a solid one. Donald Glover is a post-high school jock looking for a community college degree. Allison Brie is an uptight, anxious mess. Yvette Nicole Brown is… well, she’s just perfection. The sitcom about a gang of misfit community college students ran for six seasons (and almost a movie!) and has a cult following to this day.
Happy Endings
If you’ve never watched the ill-fated Happy Endings, all three seasons are available on Hulu. It’s like Friends, but enjoyable. Fun fact: ABC botched the roll out and aired episodes out of order, so the first season doesn’t quite make sense (wonder why it was cancelled after Season Three?), but you can find the correct order online. This is the perfect light watch that won’t make you feel as sad as, say, one particular Elisabeth Moss show.
Castle Rock
Hulu knows when they have a good thing, and sticking with Stephen King’s horror canon? That’s a damn good thing for the platform. Two seasons deep, Castle Rock explores the world of Castle Rock, Maine and the horrifying goings on that happen there. Season Two in particular had quite the Misery bent, so if you’re a King fan, this is a must-watch.
Catch-22
Fancy actor in a limited series? That’s becoming a Hulu specialty. George Clooney, the ultimate movie star, braved the waters and returned to TV in Catch-22, Hulu’s adaptation of the book of the same name. It didn’t get the critical fanfare that some of Hulu’s other limited series brethren got, but damn if it’s not a good watch, if for no other reason than to see Clooney acting his ass off.
The Handmaid’s Tale
Do you love to feel sad? Miss the fine line between dystopian fantasy and dystopian reality? Then do we have a show for you. In all seriousness, The Handmaid’s Tale is an incredible series with even more incredible acting—even if it does veer a bit too close to home. Trudging through some of its sadder plot points is worth it though, because as of Season Three, these once-enslaved women are fighting back.
Pen15
PEN15, the series that follows two teens of the 2000s (played by grown-ass adult women) and how they interact with their peers (who are actual teenagers), seemed to come out of no where last year. It’s a bit bizarre, but it’s also hilarious. A firm departure from the prestige-grabby kind of fare all over television today, PEN15 is sharply funny and absolutely worth your time.
Killing Eve
Cat and mouse is perfected in Killing Eve. Following MI5 agent Eve Polastri, the BBC America series dives into the complex world of a sociopath, played beautifully by Jodie Comer. Now that the series is more established, you can watch the drama exclusively on Hulu. Considering that it’s already been renewed for a fourth season before the third season has even been released, you should get caught up. Fast.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Andy Samberg’s Fox-turned-NBC comedy is some of the best sitcom TV you can find on television these days. Following the fictional 99th precinct in Brooklyn, Detective Peralta (Samberg) and his confidants keep Brooklyn safe(-ish) while also managing to crack you up. You’d be hard pressed to find a more cohesive cast out there right now, drama or comedy.
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Drag Race is unlike any reality show on television—t here’s a reason it keeps sweeping at the Emmys every year. While it may not strike you as your cup of tea, the reality competition where only the best drag queen can wear the crown is as charming as it is addictive. After a few episodes, you’ll be saying, “I’d like to keep it on please.”
Once you get to Season Nine, you’ll get that joke.
Ramy
Ramy is one of those special shows that flies under the radar, but if its recent Golden Globe win is an indicator, it is absolutely the show you should be watching right now. Following the titular character through his life in New Jersey, the series is all about life as a second-generation Egyptian-American in New Jersey.
Dollface
This Kat Dennings comedy is only a couple months old, but it’s very much worth your attention. Following a break up, Jules Wiley (Dennings) has to enter the world of singledom again. But it’s not what you think. Yeah, it’s hard to start dating again, but after a long term relationship, she’s come to realize that the friends she left in her wake may not be the same people she left before.
Justin KirklandJustin Kirkland is a writer for Esquire, where he focuses on television, pop culture, food, and the south; he is from East Tennessee and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Loren CecilLoren Cecil joined the Good Housekeeping team as a freelance contributor in November 2021 after interning in the Test Kitchen while in graduate school.
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