At Long Last, Hulu Gets Original
It’s not exactly “House of Cards,” which Netflix is committing $100 million to, but Hulu is also delving into original long-form programming, its first effort being with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. Hulu announced that Spurlock, whose documentaries “Super Size Me” and “Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden” are popular selections among Hulu users, will make six episodes of a show called “A Day in the Life.” Each 22-minute episode of the show, produced through Spurlock’s production company Warrior Poets, is a documentary-style look at 24 hours in the life of someone famous. The first episode, about Richard Branson, will stream exclusively at free Hulu and the subscription service Hulu Plus beginning Aug. 17 and new episodes, such as one about music star Will.i.am, will be added weekly.
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