{"id":15321,"date":"2021-08-11T23:11:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T04:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2021-08-11T23:11:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T04:11:32","slug":"hulutca2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/hulutca2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews with HULU stars at 2021 TCA Summer Press Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15326\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dopesick-300x186.png\" alt=\"Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson of &quot;Dopesick&quot; on HULU\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dopesick-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dopesick.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> HULU&#8217;s Summer 2021 TCA Press Tour by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 8\/6\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, HULU hosted their TCA Press Tour for three new shows, and one returning show.<\/p>\n<p>First was &#8220;Dopesick,&#8221; a new drama about the opioid crisis. Based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0316523178\/ref=sr_1_1\/suzannelanoue\/\">a book by Beth Macy<\/a>, the story follows a few different groups involved in the crisis. Legendary actor Michael Keaton is a small town Virginia doctor, Dr. Finnix, who is told by a young drug sales man, Billy (Will Poulter), that this new opioid Oxycontin is not addictive, so he starts prescribing it to his patients (and eventually to himself). Many of his patients are miners, including young Betsy (Kaitlyn Dever).\u00a0 Rosario Dawson (&#8220;The Mandalorian&#8221;) plays a tough DEA agent who starts noticing how many people are addicted to opioids and committing crimes in towns where there previously was no crime. Billy and the other salespeople are lied to by the company, PurduePharma, that the drug isn&#8217;t addictive, and they&#8217;re given many strategies with which to win over the doctors, as well as pitted against each other to make more sales and be more aggressive. PurduePharma, run by the Sackler Family (especially ambitious Richard Sackler, played by Michael Stuhlbarg), uses everything they can to get sales up, thinking that this drug is going to cure pain (and lying about it in the process). Meanwhile, local law enforcement try to investigate and build a case against PurduePharma. It&#8217;s a gripping and sad story but also educational<\/p>\n<p>The story was developed by Danny Strong (&#8220;Empire&#8221;). Strong and Keaton are executive producers on the show. The panel we saw had Strong and many of the cast: Keaton, Poulter, Dawson, Dever, Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard and John Hoogenakker. Many of the cast members knew people affected by the opioid crisis. Hoogenakker grew up in North Carolina &#8211; one of the places hit hard. Keaton grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson read the original book as well as several others to get a feel for the crisis and how it worked. Strong talked about how the story had so much information, particular with regards to the &#8220;lying, manipulation and influence peddling,&#8221; and as Hoogenakker added, &#8220;the lengths that the company went to to stigmatize the people dealing with the addiction that they created.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone connected to the production clearly took the subject matter and the story seriously and felt a great responsibility to do by it. Having watched a few of the episodes, I believe they did.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I really loved, being a fan of Michael Keaton in &#8220;Batman&#8221; (and his many other movies, of course), was when Rosario Dawson referred to him as &#8220;my forever Batman!&#8221;\u00a0 That was great &#8211; especially since she&#8217;s been in so many Marvel and DC movies and shows. Make sure you check out this 8-part miniseries when it premieres October 13, 2021. I watched the first half of it and it&#8217;s really compelling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/onlymurders\/\">&#8220;Only Murders In the Building&#8221; is the best of the HULU shows that were covered, and you can find that one here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15329\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9perfect-300x158.png\" alt=\"&quot;Nine Perfect Strangers&quot; on HULU\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9perfect-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9perfect.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a weird drama with some comedy in it. Of course, with cast members like Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale, it&#8217;s hardly going to be completely serious.\u00a0 The show is about a group of messed-up people that go to an exclusive resort called Tranquillum. They soon learn that the resort&#8217;s hostess\/owner, Masha (Nicole Kidman), has picked each of them carefully to fit in with her ideas for the resort.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to give too much away about the show or its characters. Masha, has her own dark past that sometimes haunts her. Melissa McCarthy&#8217;s Francis is a romance novelist whose latest book has been rejected. Tony (Cannavale) abuses pain killers because of a knee injury. Lars (Luke Evans) is a gay journalist who wants to investigate the resort.\u00a0 One character is recovering from a divorce; another one from a breakup; a family is recovering from a teen death. A couple no longer has sex and wonders if they should stay together.<\/p>\n<p>Masha gives them special diets and therapy, but she also does other things without telling them, which is what makes the show interesting. Each of them has a secret that we learn as the show progresses.\u00a0 Some shocking things happen. It&#8217;s very interesting. Some may find it self-indulgent because it involves mostly rich people with problems. I think it&#8217;s compelling. It&#8217;s never boring.<\/p>\n<p>Our panel boasted Kidman, McCarthy, Connavale, Regina Hall, writer\/creator David E. Kelley, and executive producers Bruna Papandrea, Per Saari and Jonathan Levine. Various press members asked them questions about the characters and this &#8220;wellness&#8221; retreat. The actors related that even though they were acting, the questions they were asked in the show and the therapies they went through did make them think a little bit more about their places in the world &#8211; particularly one where they all had to lie down in a shallow &#8220;grave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kidman and McCarthy were asked about their experiences doing both movies and TV shows. Neither actress felt that they were all that different. TV is just longer and gives you more opportunity to develop the character.\u00a0 There was a lot of joking around between the actors and producers.<\/p>\n<p>When filming the show, the actors all flew out to Australia and were quarantined there last year. They filmed at a beautiful place called Byron Bay for six months. They said that nature frequently interfered with filming, such as ants, birds and koalas. Hall shared that many Australian koalas have chlamydia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/animals-disease-health-koalas-australia\">this is true<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Kidman kept talking about how the show is &#8220;trippy and crazy&#8221; and it&#8217;s hard to define exactly what it is. Well, It is a bit trippy, but I&#8217;ve seen much stranger shows. The show is a drama, for sure, but the characters do some unexpected things. It has elements of a thriller. She was asked about creating her character, who is German and American (and speaks seven languages). Her accent in the show is very different from her native Australian accent.<\/p>\n<p>If you like a good drama that&#8217;s also fun, weird, and has unexpected surprises, check this one out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15328\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/thegreat-300x197.png\" alt=\"Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult in &quot;The Great&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/thegreat-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/thegreat.png 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Great&#8221; is returning for season 2 Friday, November 19. I haven&#8217;t watched it yet, but it looks funny. It&#8217;s apparently a comedy-drama loosely based on the life of Empress Catherine II (AKA &#8220;Catherine The Great&#8221;), played by Elle Fanning, who wed Emperor Peter III (played by Nicholas Hoult). Season One was where we learned about them and how they got married. He had a mistress, and Catherine tried to kill him, but that didn&#8217;t work out. In Season Two, Peter and Catherine get more deeply involved, and she gets pregnant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/entertainment\/a35480577\/the-great-season-2-hulu-cast-episode-info\/\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fanning, Hoult and executive producers Tony McNamara and Marian Macgowan were in attendance at our panel. McNamara created the show.\u00a0 When asked about how the show is created with historical characters, MacGowan replied that they really have three aspects of the show: &#8220;a bit of history, a bit of what&#8217;s fun to do and a bit of the characters themselves and the stories.&#8221;\u00a0 However, they did see humor in the characters because Catherine (the real person) was funny and had a lot of fun at parties.<\/p>\n<p>Another reporter asked McNamara how many seasons he thinks the show should last, but he doesn&#8217;t really think about it that way. He just takes it from one season to the next.\u00a0 Fanning and Hoult revealed that they do a lot of laughing on the show while filming because it&#8217;s so funny.\u00a0 They were asked about costuming. Fanning&#8217;s character is pregnant for a lot of this season, so she discussed her fake &#8220;baby bump, &#8221; which was &#8220;hot at times.&#8221; Both actors love the costumes and find them very fun to wear. Hoult said, &#8220;I found that costume-wise &#8230; very liberating in many ways and what Sharon designed were really fun costumes, my favorite being what Peter has designed for the baby shower that he throws, kind of a surprise baby shower party, which you mentioned earlier is all kind of shades of baby pink, and blue, and yellow with plumes of feathers and a nice little dress.\u00a0 So that\u2019s something to look forward to this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They were also asked about how they use the F word so much (mostly for humor) and whether COVID stopped them from doing intimated scenes. They do a lot of testing, so that wasn&#8217;t a factor. I enjoyed the press call. I will watch the show one day. I tried to watch the screener they had set up for us, but unfortunately, I had trouble understanding it because of their accents. There&#8217;s no closed-captioning on the screeners. I&#8217;m not deaf, but sometimes I have trouble hearing the words through accents.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15330\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows-300x172.png\" alt=\"The new HULU shows\" width=\"392\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-title\">Hulu Presents Upcoming Original Series \u2018Dopesick,\u2019 \u2018The Great\u2019 Season Two, \u2018Only Murders In The Building\u2019 And \u2018Nine Perfect Strangers\u2019 At The 2021 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour<\/h1>\n<p class=\"article-date\">August 6, 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"hulupress-wp-wysiwyg\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Company Greenlights Comedy Series \u2018This Fool\u2019 Created By and Starring Comedian Chris Estrada and Expands Unscripted True Crime Collection With New Documentary \u2018Dead Asleep\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>and Docuseries \u2018Captive Audience\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Premiere Dates Revealed for \u2018Dopesick,\u2019 Second Seasons of \u2018The Great\u2019 and \u2018Animaniacs,\u2019 as well as the Fall Foodie Lineup of Unscripted Series\u2014Including \u2018Baker\u2019s Dozen,\u2019 \u2018The Next Thing You Eat\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>and a Special Holiday Edition of the Award-Winning \u2018Taste The Nation,\u2019 Debuting Thursdays<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2021) \u2014 Today, during the Television Critics Association\u2019s Summer Press Tour, Hulu presented the company\u2019s lineup of upcoming original programming, including the highly anticipated new drama series \u201cDopesick,\u201d starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rosario Dawson; the second season of acclaimed, Emmy\u00ae-nominated comedy series \u201cThe Great,\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult; new comedy series \u201cOnly Murders in the Building,\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez; and \u201cNine Perfect Strangers,\u201d the latest limited series from executive producer David E. Kelley and starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy\u2014all of which join the company\u2019s collection of premium original content.<\/p>\n<p>The company also announced a series order for the new Hulu Original comedy series \u201cThis Fool,\u201d inspired by the life of up-and-coming comedian Chris Estrada, in which he will also write, star and executive produce. Additionally, the highly successful Hulu Originals true-crime collection expands with two new titles announced today\u2014documentary \u201cDead Asleep\u201d from award-winning director Skye Borgman and \u201cCaptive Audience,\u201d a docuseries which\u00a0explores the evolution of true-crime storytelling through the lens of one family\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreaking out new and distinct voices continues to be a hallmark of Hulu Original programming, and we are incredibly excited to add Chris Estrada to our roster of multihyphenate creators and to bring \u2018This Fool\u2019 to our viewers,\u201d said Craig Erwich, president Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Adding, \u201cLooking ahead, we could not be more proud of the lineup of event series coming to Hulu through the end of the year and beyond. Led by the debut of \u2018Nine Perfect Strangers\u2019 from the brilliant David E. Kelley and a truly all-star cast, and \u2018Only Murders in the Building,\u2019 which marks a return to television for Selena Gomez and two comedic giants\u2014Steve Martin and Martin Short\u2014as well as the incredibly timely \u2018Dopesick,\u2019 the return of acclaimed comedy series \u2018The Great,\u2019 and a rapidly expanding slate of conversation-worthy unscripted series and documentaries, Hulu viewers will have access to many of the best shows coming to television this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With 41.6 million total subscribers across live and SVOD as of April 3, 2021,\u00a0Hulu has gained remarkable momentum over the past year, with the streamer recently earning 25 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, 10 Golden Globe\u00ae nominations across five titles, four SAG Award nominations, six WGA Award nominations and seven NAACP Image Award nominations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hulu Greenlights Comedy Series \u201cThis Fool\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Fool\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>centers on Julio Lopez, a self-described \u201cpunk-ass bitch\u201d who still lives at home and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Inspired by the life and stand-up comedy of star and co-creator Chris Estrada, this cinematic half-hour comedy explores Julio\u2019s work at a gang-rehabilitation non-profit and his quest to overcome his codependency issues with his family as he navigates working-class life in South Central Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Fool\u201d is written and executive produced by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman and Matt Ingebretson. Jonathan Groff and Fred Armisen also serve as executive producers on the series. The series is produced by ABC Signature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hulu Expands Unscripted True Crime Collection With New Documentary \u201cDead Asleep\u201d and Docuseries \u201cCaptive Audience\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDead Asleep\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a ground-breaking new spin on the true-crime genre, the documentary film \u201cDead Asleep,\u201d produced in association with Sky Crime, flips the traditional thriller narrative to explore a deeper and more troubling mystery: Did a remorseful Randy Herman Jr. really commit a brutal murder in his sleep, or was it a convenient cover story? Pulse Films has secured exclusive access to Herman and his family, the defense and prosecution attorneys, journalists who covered the case, forensic psychiatrists and world experts in violent parasomnia (sleep-walking) to give viewers an inside look at the shocking twists and turns of the controversial crime.<\/p>\n<p>A Pulse Films production, \u201cDead Asleep\u201d is directed by award-winner Skye Borgman, who is also behind the critically acclaimed documentary \u201cAbducted In Plain Sight\u201d and recently worked with Pulse Films on their Oxygen special \u201cThe Case Died With Her.\u201d For Pulse Films, executive producers include Marisa Clifford, Nelesh Dhand and Sunshine Jackson. For Sky U.K., Jack Oliver and Poppy Dixon will also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCaptive Audience\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1972, 7-year-old Steven Stayner mysteriously vanished on his way home from school. Nearly a decade later, his dramatic return to his family sparked \u201880s-era \u201cstranger danger\u201d warnings, legal reforms and one iconic Made-For-TV-Movie2, in which the family\u2019s ordeal was transformed into a prime-time miniseries watched by 70 million Americans. When the credits rolled and the movie ended, it closed one tragic chapter of the family\u2019s life but opened another.<\/p>\n<p>This limited documentary series explores the evolution of true-crime storytelling through the lens of one family\u2019s 50-year journey and two brothers; one deemed a villain and the other a hero. It\u2019s about how truth becomes story and story becomes truth\u2014on TV, in the justice system and in our minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptive Audience\u201d is directed by Jessica Dimmock (Netflix\u2019s \u201cFlint Town\u201d and \u201cUnsolved Mysteries\u201d) and produced by Wonderburst and High Five Content. It is executive produced by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Jen Casey and Andrew Jacobs, along with Mike Larocca, Todd Makurath, Nick Gilhool and Peter Rieveschl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hulu Reveals Premiere Dates for \u201cDopesick,\u201d Second Seasons of \u201cThe Great\u201d and \u201cAnimaniacs,\u201d and a Collection of New Series Fare For Foodies\u2014\u201cBaker\u2019s Dozen,\u201d \u201cThe Next Thing You Eat\u201d and \u201cTaste The Nation: Holiday Edition\u201d\u2014to Debut Thursdays This Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDopesick\u201d \u2013 Series Premiere, Wednesday, Oct. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From executive producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, \u201cDopesick\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America\u2019s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma to a distressed Virginia mining community to the hallways of the DEA. Defying all the odds, heroes will emerge in an intense and thrilling ride to take down the craven corporate forces behind this national crisis and their allies. The limited series is inspired by the New York Times bestselling book by Beth Macy.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode series stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, with Kaitlyn Dever and Rosario Dawson. Guest stars include Phillipa Soo and Jake McDorman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDopesick\u201d is written by Emmy-winner Danny Strong (\u201cEmpire,\u201d \u201cRecount,\u201d \u201cGame Change\u201d) and directed by Oscar\u00ae-winner Barry Levinson (\u201cPaterno,\u201d \u201cRain Man\u201d). Executive producers for \u201cDopesick\u201d include Strong, John Goldwyn (\u201cDexter\u201d), Keaton, Levinson, Warren Littlefield (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale,\u201d \u201cFargo,\u201d \u201cThe Old Man\u201d), Beth Macy (\u201cDopesick\u201d) and Karen Rosenfelt (\u201cTwilight\u201d).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Dopesick Teaser | Hulu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JYU1kzGn4rk?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Great\u201d \u2013 Season Two Premiere, Friday, Nov. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In season two of \u201cThe Great,\u201d Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own\u2014but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it\u2019s nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn\u2019t want to be. She\u2019ll battle her court, her team, even her own mother (played by guest star Gillian Anderson) in a bid to bring the Enlightenment to Russia. Meanwhile, she\u2019ll also battle her heart as Peter slowly transitions from a much-hated husband to a prisoner? Ally? Lover? Ultimately, Catherine will learn that to change a country, you must let it change you, that there is a fine line between idealism and delusion, and that becoming \u201cGreat\u201d will ask more of her than she could have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>The series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Bayo Gbadamosi and Belinda Bromilow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Great\u201d is created, written and executive produced by Tony McNamara and executive produced by Marian Macgowan, Mark Winemaker, Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Echo Lake\u2019s Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff and Andrew Spaulding, Thruline\u2019s Josh Kesselman and Ron West, and Matt Shakman. The project is produced by Civic Center Media in association with MRC Television.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"The Great Season 2 I Date Announcement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azqXzb0xeBI?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u201cAnimaniacs\u201d \u2013 Season Two Premiere, Friday, Nov. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hellloooo, season two! Hulu, Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation have joined forces once again to bring you \u201cAnimaniacs.\u201d This Emmy Award-winning animated series\u2014and one of Hulu\u2019s all-time most talked-about shows on social media\u2014returns with 13 brand new episodes on Friday, Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for an all-new season of this iconic, family-friendly series with something for everyone: pop culture parodies, musical showstoppers, takedowns of historical baddies and even some important safety tips. Join the Warners and Pinky and the Brain as they wreak havoc everywhere they go, from the Warner Bros. lot to an international beauty pageant, even all the way into outer space. Keep an eye out for season one favorites Starbox and Cindy, as well as some rejected Animaniacs characters that were left on the cutting room floor.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Spielberg returns as executive producer of the series, with Sam Register, president, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Amblin Television co-presidents, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, also serve as executive producers. Wellesley Wild serves as showrunner and executive producer. Gabe Swarr serves as co-executive producer. \u201cAnimaniacs\u201d is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Animaniacs Season 2 | Date Announcement | Hulu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1FNsVn53iOM?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u201cBaker\u2019s Dozen\u201d \u2013 Series Premiere, Thursday, Oct. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Passionate amateur bakers will go head-to-head with seasoned professionals in each episode of \u201cBaker\u2019s Dozen.\u201d Join hosts Tamera Mowry-Housley (Emmy-award winning host of \u201cThe Real,\u201d FOX\u2019s \u201cThe Masked Singer\u201d and Hallmark\u2019s \u201cChristmas Comes Twice\u201d) and Bill Yosses (author and former White House Pastry Chef) for this fast-paced competition series that will determine the best baker of all! Which of the 13 bakers has what it takes to create the next viral baking sensation, win the golden rolling pin and take home the cash prize?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaker\u2019s Dozen\u201d is executive produced by Sandy Varo Jarrell, Suzanne Rauscher, Justin Rae Barnes, Tara Seiner and Scott Mlodzinski for Bright Spot Content, an All3Media America company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Next Thing You Eat\u201d \u2013 Series Premiere, Thursday, Oct. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From chef David Chang and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville, \u201cThe Next Thing You Eat\u201d is a six-episode docuseries that explores the seismic changes happening all around us and what they mean for the way we\u2019ll eat in the future. Chang and a diverse cast of characters dive headfirst into what lies ahead, including everything from robots, to lab-grown fish, to insect farms, to artificial intelligence calling all the shots.<\/p>\n<p>Executive produced by the creators of the Emmy\u00ae-nominated \u201cUgly Delicious,\u201d with showrunner Dominic Musacchio<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTaste the Nation: Holiday Edition\u201d \u2013 Season Premiere, Thursday, Nov. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In \u201cTaste the Nation,\u201d award-winning host, executive producer and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi, who recently received her third Emmy nomination, takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups and seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today.\u00a0From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history\u2014ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaste the Nation\u201d returns this fall for a special four-part \u201cHoliday Edition,\u201d where each episode will highlight unique traditions through the lens of different immigrant cultures and cities, like Korean New Year in Los Angeles and Cuban Christmas in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaste the Nation: Holiday Edition\u201d is executive produced by Padma Lakshmi along with Part2 Pictures\u2019 David Shadrack Smith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT HULU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hulu is the leading premium streaming service offering live and on-demand TV and movies, with and without commercials, both in and outside the home. As part of Disney\u2019s Media and Entertainment Distribution segment, Hulu is the only service that gives viewers instant access to current shows from every major U.S. broadcast network; libraries of hit TV series and films; and acclaimed Hulu Originals like Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and Golden Globe<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Award-winning series\u00a0<em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Act<\/em>; Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-nominated and Peabody-winning series\u00a0<em>Ramy<\/em>; and Emmy Award-nominated series\u00a0<em>Pen15<\/em>alongside hit series\u00a0<em>Little Fires Everywhere<\/em>\u00a0from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington,\u00a0<em>Normal People<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Great, Hillary<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Solar Opposites<\/em>; Oscar<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and Emmy nominated documentary film\u00a0<em>Minding the Gap<\/em>, Golden Globe-Award winning and Oscar-nominated\u00a0<em>The United States Vs. 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Upcoming Original releases include true-crime-inspired comedy\u00a0<em>Only Murders in the Building\u00a0<\/em>starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez and the book-to-screen adaptation of\u00a0<em>Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em>\u00a0starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15327\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows2-300x77.png\" alt=\"The major stars in our HULU TCA Summer Press Tour\" width=\"429\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows2-1024x262.png 1024w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows2-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hulushows2.png 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! 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