Here Comes FX on Hulu

Unlike HBO Max FX on Huluamp160is not a service all its own it is instead a subset of Hulu andor an expansion of the FX Networks brand or both depending on your point of viewamp160 Confusingamp160 Not really but it is yet another thing for people to familiarize themselves with in the months aheadamp160 Loyal FX viewers who do not have Hulu may not be pleased in that certain shows they may hear about such as the upcoming limited series Devs and Mrs America both designated as FX on Hulu exclusives will not be readily available to them but thatamp8217s life in the digital ageMeeting with reporters at the Winter Television Critics Association tour a few weeks ago FX Networks chairman John Landgraf noted amp8220Anytime you introduce a new product into the marketplace you have some explaining and educating to do amp160But Iamp8217m confident that consumers Hulu subscribers and the media will quickly gain a clear understanding of FX on Hulu because it really is not that complicatedamp8220FX on Hulu will exist as a branded hub on the Hulu platformamp8221 he continuedamp160 amp8220We see this as a transformative opportunity for the FX brand our shows and our talent and we hope it will be of great benefit to our partner Hulu and their almost 30 million subscribersamp160 From this point forward Hulu will be the most comprehensive streaming service for future current and library FX original programsamp160 I have no doubt that both of our brands together the Hulu Originals brand and the FX Originals brand will make Hulu a stronger platform than either of them could be aloneamp8220Without launching FX on Hulu in addition to maintaining our existing channels we could not continue to grow our brand and take enough quality swings to remain relevant to consumers in the streaming eraamp8221 he later addedThe FX on Hulu hub will house all FX on Hulu exclusivesamp160 Those include the upcoming shows Devs pictured at top premiering March 5 Mrs America April 15 A Teacher summer and The Old Man fall amp160It also will be an archive for such ongoing FX and FXX series as American Horror Story Better Things Atlanta Mayans MC Snowfall Archer and Itamp8217s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and FX classics including The Shield Rescue Me Damages Justified and Sons of Anarchyamp8220All told there will be more than 40 shows so nearly the entire FX brand will be available in one place for Huluamp8217s streaming consumersamp8221 Landgraf saidGoing forward new shows on FX and FXX will quickly hop to FX on Huluamp160 This is not unlike what NBC does with most of its primetime series as noted in the networkamp8217s onair graphics which invite viewers to watch new episodes on the network andor stream them the following day on nbccomamp160 It kicks off on Monday when the new FX comedy Breeders premieres on March 2 with two episodesamp160 They both will be available on FX on Hulu the next dayamp160 A new episode will debut each week on FX and then start streaming on FX on Hulu the following dayamp160 March 4 is also the date for the season four premiere of the acclaimed FX comedy Better Things again with two episodesamp160 They will both be available on FX on Hulu on March 5Over on FXX the new comedy Dave debuts on March 4 with two episodes and they will move to FX on Hulu the next day amp160Season 2 of the FXX sketch comedy Cake will also premiere March 4 and be available March 5 on FX on Huluamp160 Finally for now all four episodes of the new documentary series The Most Dangerous Animal of All will debut on FX on March 6 and will be available the next day on FX on HuluAnother round of premieres on FX FXX and FX on Hulu is set to begin in a few weeksamp160 April 15 will see the premieres of the first two episodes of the second season of the FX comedy What We Do in the Shadows which will start streaming on FX on Hulu the next dayamp160 The fourth installment of the limited series franchise Fargo kicks off on FX on April 19 then moves on to FX on Huluamp160 Over on FXX Season 11 of Archer will begin on May 6 then start streaming on FX on Huluamp8220This is a great opportunity for FXamp8217s shows to reach many viewers who are not subscribers to the multichannel ecosystem but are streamersamp8221 Landgraf notedamp160 amp8220In our past experiences with shows like Legion and A Christmas Carol which aired in their first window both on FX and on Hulu viewing on Hulu has not meaningfully decreased the linear viewing of programs on the FX channelsamp160 Rather exhibiting on both platforms has simply grown the overall audience for our shows amp160MVPDs will continue to be an incredibly important component of our business and FX on Hulu does not take away from thatamp8221Click the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc 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