Final Shots: Hulu Nabs Streaming Rights To Sixth And Final Season of ‘Community’

Hulu has acquired the streaming rights to the sixth and final season of Community as part of a brand new licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television. The new contract officially completes the platform’s catalogue of the Dan Harmon-created cult comedy series.

According to a press release, all episodes of the show are now already available to subscribers. Aside from Community, the expanded pact also includes exclusive SVOD rights to two of WGN America’s hit drama series, Underground and Outsiders, as well as the remaining episodes of Rescue Me. All past episodes of Underground and Outsiders are currently available, with future episodes set to debut on the platform 8 days after their broadcast premiere. The newly-acquired episodes of Rescue Me will be available later this month.

In other news…

Netflix has revealed that it had been in talks to acquire Jeremy Clarkson’s new Top Gear reboot, The Grand Tour, which will rather debut on Prime Video. Platform CEO Reed Hastings suggested that the company couldn’t fathom matching Amazon’s reported $210 million offer to Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for the original series. [Business Insider]

You’ve certainly seen the memes, but did you know that Jamaica’s Olympic gold-medalist Usain Bolt might have single-handedly broke the the streaming television record during the men’s 100m final? During his 9.81 second race to the finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the legendary sprinter attracted 369,000 live streams. [News.com.au]

Netflix has leaked some vague premiere information for Marvel’s stand-alone original series The Punisher. The platform’s app reveals the year 2017 under the show’s catalogue title along with a brief description of the show, which is a spinoff for ruthless vigilante Frank Castle who first appears in Daredevil. [WhatCulture.com]

Netflix’s Last Chance U has been renewed for a second season by the platform. Directed once again by Greg Whiteley, the show’s sophomore season will follow a new batch of young junior college athletes defying odds and vigorously training to become the NFL’s next big stars. [Deadline]

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