TV FX's entire show archive arrives on Hulu next March

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This is kind of a big deal. Disney is really gonna start putting the hurting on Netflix rapidly come 2020.

FX's entire show archive arrives on Hulu next March | Engadget

"Beginning in March, Hulu will become the official streaming home of FX Networks," Disney CEO Bob Iger told reporters on the company's Q4 earnings call Thursday.

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"Beginning in March, Hulu will become the official streaming home of FX Networks," Disney CEO Bob Iger told reporters on the company's Q4 earnings call Thursday. The cable network and streaming service both already operate under Disney's corporate umbrella and are about to get a whole lot closer.

"FX is a producer of high quality content and will become a key content driver for Hulu," Iger continued. "The Hulu and FX teams have been collaborating to develop an exciting strategy to bring the full breadth of FX's content and production capabilities to Hulu subscribers."

The result of that collaboration is dubbed "FX on Hulu" and will include all seasons of more than 40 FX series, with new episodes hitting the streaming service the day after they air on television. FX will also produce a number of original series exclusively for the partnership, starting with four new titles in 2020: the 8-episode miniseries Devs from Alex Garland, Misses America starring Cate Blanchett, The Teacher starring Kate Mara, The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow.

The move comes as Hulu adopts a more aggressive stance with regard to original programming as it seeks to better compete with Netflix, Amazon, and to a lesser degree, Disney+.

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Disney delivered on their promise.

One of the biggest streaming promises made by Disney since its purchase of 20th Century Fox is finally coming to fruition, as the extensive and beloved library of FX TV shows is now available to stream on Hulu. FX on Hulu is a new venture launched by the House of Mouse, owner of FX Networks and majority controller of Hulu, to bring some of the most popular television in history to consumers. The majority of previous FX shows will be available on FX on Hulu, as well as new episodes of shows the day after they air on TV, as well as a few originals to the section of the streaming service.

FX on Hulu launched first thing Monday morning, complete with most of the FX shows that fans love. American Horror Story, Archer, Atlanta, Sons of Anarchy, Justified, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, The Shield, and many others are now streaming on Hulu, with more likely to arrive in the future. There are even a few deep cuts now available to stream with FX on Hulu, like the one-season hit series Terriers, which was years ahead of its time when it was unceremoniously cancelled in 2010.

There are a few big omissions to the FX on Hulu lineup, likely due to streaming deals in place with other services. The Americans is absent from the lineup, but it's streaming for free on Amazon Prime Video. American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson isn't available on Hulu, but it can be found on Netflix. Much like popular movies heading to Disney+ when their current streaming contracts are up, these shows will probably move to FX on Hulu at some point in the future.

New shows airing on FX, like the Lil Dicky-starring Dave that premieres this week, will see their new episodes added to FX on Hulu the morning after they air. Alex Garland's highly-anticipated Devs series will be a FX on Hulu original series, debuting directly onto the streaming service.