Two years ago this month, The Handmaid’s Tale debuted—and changed everything for Hulu. The commercial and critical reaction to Handmaid’s, which became the first show from a streaming service ever to win the Emmy for outstanding drama series, “opened up a completely new door for Hulu as it relates to talent and material,” says CEO Randy Freer. The streaming service’s 2019 slate is a result of that post-Handmaid’s influx of talent: in addition to Shrill, Hulu has also premiered several other critically acclaimed shows: coming-of-age comedy Pen15, Fyre Festival documentary Fyre Fraud and anthology series The Act.
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