2020-21 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders

CANDY (Ordered straight to series; working title)

The series is set in 1980 Texas, where Candy Montgomery seemingly had it all -- a loving husband with a good job, a daughter and a son, a nice house in the brand-new suburbs -- so why did she kill her friend from church with an ax?

BLACK CAKE (Ordered straight to series)

In the late 1960s, runaway bride Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder. Fifty years later in California, Eleanor Bennett, a widow in her 60s, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America. These stories, narrated by Eleanor, shock her children and challenge everything they thought they knew about their family’s origin. Based on the upcoming book by Charmaine Wilkerson.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN MURDER AND MAYHEM (working title)

How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer? That’s what the World’s Once Greatest Detective, Rufus Cotesworth, and his protégée aim to discover. The truth at all cost.

CLASS OF '09 (Ordered straight to limited series for FX on Hulu; eight episodes)

Spanning three decades and set in a near future where the U.S. criminal justice system has been transformed by artificial intelligence, it follows a group of FBI agents who graduated from Quantico in 2009 are reunited following the death of a mutual friend.

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS (Ordered straight to series)

Two female college students in Dublin forge an unexpected, strange and sexually charged relationship with an older married couple, which results in a complicated pair of love triangles that upends their lives.

THE DROPOUT (Ordered straight to limited series)

Follows the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, a chemical engineering prodigy who dropped out of Stanford to launch a healthcare technology company promising to revolutionize blood testing, which became Theranos. The highflying tech startup eventually was exposed as “massive fraud." Based on the ABC News/ABC Radio podcast

IMMIGRANT (Ordered straight to limited series; eight episodes)

The true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales, the unique male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.

FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE (FX on Hulul ordered straight to series)

Recently separated fortysomething Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth, before he got married at the tail end of medical school. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return. As he balances parenting, the return of old friends, a promotion at the hospital that is a long time coming and all the eligible women that Manhattan has to offer, he realizes that he’ll never be able to figure out what happened to his ex until he can take a more honest look at what happened to their marriage in the first place.

IRON MIKE (Ordered straight to limited series)

Explores the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson – one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time and among the most polarizing figures in sports culture.

THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE (Ordered straight to limited series)

Inspired by the true story of the controversial “texting-suicide” case, it follows Michelle Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter. Based on the Esquire article by Jesse Barron.

MONSTERLAND (Ordered straight to series)

FKA Untitled Mary Laws Project

Horror anthology in which, through encounters with Gothic beasts, including fallen angels and werewolves, broken people are driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and beast. Based on short-story collection 'North American Lake Monsters: Stories' by Nathan Ballingrud.

NINE PERFECT STRANGERS (Ordered straight to limited series)

Set at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty.

THE OLD MAN (Moved from FX; ordered straight to series)

Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.

OLGA DIES DREAMING

A Nuyorican brother and sister from a gentrifying Sunset Park in Brooklyn reckon with the absent, politically radical mother and their glittering careers among New York City’s elite in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Based on the forthcoming novel by Xochitl Gonzalez.

PAM & TOMMY (Ordered straight to limited series; working title)

Focuses on 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, the tabloid power couple of the '90s. It focuses on their relationship going back to the whirlwind romance that started with them marrying after only knowing each other for 96 hours in 1995. A leaked VHS sex tape turned into a big legal dispute with Anderson suing the video distribution company.

REASONABLE DOUBT (Ordered straight to series)

You can judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law -- until you’re the one in trouble. Then you’ll see her for what she is: the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles, who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets.

TELL ME LIES (Ordered straight to series)

Follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years. When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. Although their relationship begins like any typical campus romance, they quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives but the lives of everyone around them. Based on Carola Lovering’s novel.

SAINT X (Ordered straight to series; eight episodes)

Told in multiple timelines and perspectives, it explores how a young woman's mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.

WASHINGTON BLACK (Ordered straight to limited series; nine episodes)

Follows the 19th-century adventures of George Washington "Wash" Black – an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Based on the novel by Esi Edugyan.

KOALA MAN (Ordered straight to series; animated; eight episodes)

Follows a family patriarch who lives a not-so-secret identity as Koala Man, who possesses a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order to his community in an Australian suburb.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART II (Ordered straight to series)

Variety series sequel to the 1981 movie 'History of the World, Part 1.'

LIFE & BETH (Ordered straight to series)

FKA Love, Beth

Beth’s life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past, her life changes forever. Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become.

HOW I MET YOUR FATHER (Ordered straight to series; hybrid; 10 episodes)

'How I Met Your Mother' spinoff follows Sophie telling her son the story of how she met his father. The story starts in 2021, where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

LOVE, VICTOR (Ordered straight to series; moved from Disney+)

FKA Love, Simon

Follows Victor, a new student at Creekwood High School, on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. Based on the 2018 movie 'Love, Simon'

MAGGIE (Series moved from ABC)

A young woman tries to cope with life while coming to terms with her abilities as a psychic. She can see everyone’s future, but her present is a mess. Based on the short film by Tim Curcio.

MARVEL'S M.O.D.O.K. (Ordered straight to series; animated)

Follows the megalomaniacal M.O.D.O.K., who long has pursued his dream of one day conquering the world. But after years of setbacks and failures fighting the Earth’s mightiest heroes, M.O.D.O.K. has run his evil organization A.I.M. into the ground. Ousted as A.I.M.’s leader, while also dealing with his crumbling marriage and family life, the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing is set to confront his greatest challenge yet.

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Ordered straight to series)

Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

THIS FOOL (Ordered straight to series)

FKA Punk Ass Bitch

Julio Lopez is a punk-ass bitch with a heart of gold who goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Inspired by the life and stand-up comedy of Chris Estrada, it explores Julio’s attempts to better his community, overcome his codependency issues with his family and navigate working-class life in South Central Los Angeles.

REBOOT (Picked up to series)

When an early-2000s family sitcom is rebooted, its dysfunctional cast is forced back together and must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world.