From Full House to Family Matters; Step by Step to Perfect Strangers, Hulu will recreate ABC’s TGIF programming block from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Craig Erwich, senior vice president of content, revealed at the Television Critic’s Association summer press tour.

The shows will start streaming September 29 as part of the exclusive SVOD deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

“Now, Friday can be whenever you want it,” Erwich said.

The deal includes more than 800 episodes of “TGIF” family and youth-focused sitcoms. It also follows Hulu’s acquisition of other popular series including NBC’s This is Us, Starz’s Power, Showtime’s Homeland and FX’s Atlanta.

Hulu is “investing heavily to build out the most comprehensive collection of television today,” Erwich said.

Erwich also touted the success of The Handmaid’s Tale saying the series has driven more subscribers than any other show on the platform, and “has cemented itself as a cultural phenomenon.”

“I know where the show is going next year, and I can tell you it’s just as riveting and empowering as the first season was,” he said.

The streamer also ordered a second season of Harlots, set to debut in 2018, “along with a strong slate of new originals,” Erwich said. Those include Castle Rock, where Stephen King and J.J. Abrams partnered for the second time following 11.22.63, as well as The Looming Tower and The First, which he described as Hulu’s “most ambitious original series to date.”

Erwich also highlighted the service’s expanding slate of original documentaries on the heels of last year’s The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, with a 2018 feature planned around “the world’s most popular female icon: Barbie.”

RELATED: Inside Hulu’s Massive Marketing Campaign for ‘The Beatles’ Documentary

And he plugged the company’s live TV service that was announced in May.

RELATED: Hulu Enters Pay-TV Race with Launch of Live TV Service

“Hulu,” Erwich said, “is truly the future of TV and it’s an exciting time to be in the business.”

Tags:


  Save as PDF