Hulu’s 25 Best Original Series, Ranked

This zany comedy from the minds of executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg sees Josh Hutcherson play a video game-obsessed janitor who is sought out by time-travelers to save the future. A bit raunchy and utterly laugh-worthy, Future Man is a fun binge. — Meaghan Darwish

This murder mystery sees The Crown‘s Emma Corrin playing Darby Hart, a detective who is invited to a reclusive billionaire’s Arctic abode with other guests. When one of those guests mysteriously dies, Darby must unearth the murderer before they strike again. Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, and Brit Marling also star. — Meaghan Darwish

It’s all about friendship when it comes to Dollface, a series which forces Jules (Kat Dennings) to reevaluate her choices after a breakup. Realizing she’s pushed her friends aside for her now-destroyed relationship, this comedy follows Jules’ efforts to rebuild the bonds she has with besties Madison (Brenda Song) and Stella (Shay Mitchell) as well as new pal Izzy (Esther Povitsky). — Meaghan Darwish

Joseph Heller’s satirical novel comes to life in this TV adaptation from George Clooney who features alongside star Christopher Abbott who plays bombardier John Yossarian. Filmed on location in Italy, the World War II-set drama follows the pilot’s storied journey with comedic notes and dark realities reflective of a world at war during any period. — Meaghan Darwish

One of the most successful songwriters sits down with one of the most influential record producers as Paul McCartney opens up about his six decades of musical creativity — with the Beatles and without — in a conversation with Rick Rubin. — Dan Clarendon

In a departure from her Top Chef hosting duties, Padma Lakshmi takes viewers on a cross-country culinary journey, focusing on the cooking of both immigrant and indigenous populations. Did you know, for example, that Paterson, N.J., is a hotspot for Peruvian food? — Dan Clarendon

If you didn’t know what racial microaggressions were before watching this drama (an adaptation of the Celeste Ng novel of the same name), you certainly do now. The series starred Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon as the mothers of two families who intermingle and clash with fiery results. — Dan Clarendon

The anthology series inspired by the works of Stephen King‘s library is seriously spooky. Despite only running for two seasons, it remains an underrated gem with all-star turns from alums of King’s other titles like It‘s Bill Skarsgard, Carrie‘s Sissy Spacek, and The Shawshank Redemption‘s Tim Robbins. While the show is set in the titular fictional Maine town, there are Easter eggs galore for King fans to feast on, the biggest one being the inclusion of Season 2 star Lizzy Caplan as Misery‘s Annie Wilkes. — Meaghan Darwish

Starring Saturday Night Live‘s Aidy Bryant, Shrill tells the story of Annie, a young woman working in journalism who is striving to improve her life without having to change herself or her appearance. — Meaghan Darwish

This series starring Lamorne Morris blends comedy and drama as he portrays Keefe Knight (a play on series co-creator Keith Knight), a cartoonist who keeps things light and breezy in his comics until he is racially profiled by the police. The event forces him to readjust his view on microaggressions and other forms of racism. — Meaghan Darwish

One of Hulu’s earlier series, Difficult People features Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner as an iconic friendship duo who are trying to make it in the comedy world. Tracking their day-to-day lives in New York City, it’s a whirlwind of a comedy featuring some insane guest stars.  — Meaghan Darwish

This “almost entirely untrue story” about Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) and Peter III of Russia (Nicholas Hoult) lives up to its title, giving historical figures a royally funny spin. — Dan Clarendon

Like its predecessor, Love, Simon, this sweet teen rom-com follows a gay Creekwood student (played by Michael Cimino) on his journey to self-acceptance and romance, but the series has more time than the movie did to focus on the joys and hardships of his friends and family. — Dan Clarendon

With an Emmy-winning performance by Patricia Arquette, this arresting true-crime series dramatizes the story of Dee Dee Blanchard, a mother who allegedly faked her daughter’s illness and disability and was then murdered by that daughter, played in the miniseries by Joey King. — Dan Clarendon

As a Brooklyn record store owner revisiting her playlist of past romances, Zoë Kravitz got a long-overdue starring role. But the music ended too soon: Hulu only gave the show, an adaptation of the same Nick Hornby novel that inspired the 2000 film, a solitary season. — Dan Clarendon

With an all-star cast led by Cate Blanchett — and featuring Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, and Margo Martindale — this timely miniseries tracked the 1970s-era opposition to and support for the still-unratified Equal Rights Amendment, with Phyllis Schlafly and Gloria Steinem galvanizing activists on both sides. — Dan Clarendon

From Alex Garland, the inventive writer-director of Ex Machina and Annihilation, came this thrilling miniseries about a software engineer (played by Sonoya Mizuno) investigating the death of her boyfriend on the campus of a technology company, while navigating questions of free will in the age of quantum computing. — Dan Clarendon

Toggling between the macro and micro, this limited series told the story of the United States’ opioid epidemic, the people who profited from it, and the people who paid the price — with Michael Keaton giving an Emmy-winning performance. — Dan Clarendon

Starring Ramy Youssef as a 20-something with a lot of growing up to do, this comedy-drama frequently gives the spotlight to his character’s family members, who are trying to chase that mythical American Dream while contending with anti-Muslim prejudices. — Dan Clarendon

With co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle playing middle-schoolers at the start of the millennium — as 30-something actors, mind you — this series perfectly captures the humiliations of adolescence outside the cool-kid bubble, the weirdnesses of puberty, and the complexities of teen BFF-ship. — Dan Clarendon

Screen adaptations of literary gems are hit or miss, but luckily, this romance drama had Sally Rooney, the author of the bestselling source material, on the writing staff. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal played two students in a tenuous, years-long relationship complicated by family trauma. — Dan Clarendon

Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short play showbiz has-beens who team up with a young artist who shares their true-crime obsession (played by Selena Gomez) to solve the murder of a neighbor in their Upper West Side apartment building. As you might imagine, hilarity ensues, as does additional bloodshed. — Dan Clarendon

Premiering in the age of #MeToo and lasting through the stripping of Roe v. Wade, this Margaret Atwood adaptation — a dystopian story of women trying to upend a society of reproductive slavery — has only gotten more relevant, unfortunately. That timeliness aside, the show is an Emmy darling: Television Academy voters have lavished trophies on Elisabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, and the show itself. — Dan Clarendon

Led by Shameless alum Jeremy Allen White, this FX-made dramedy follows the kitchen woes of chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, who returns to Chicago to help at his family’s restaurant after his brother’s death. As Carmy tries to establish a more regimented system behind the scenes of the sandwich shop, chaos, comedy, and volatile drama unfold. White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, Abby Elliott, and more make this series that debuted in 2022 a recipe for success as awards wins continue to stack up. — Meaghan Darwish

This brief but mighty series following a group of young Indigenous friends living on a Reservation in Oklahoma is nothing short of perfection. Created by Sterlin Harjo, the FX title explores the grief resulting from the loss of a friend to suicide and the uncertainty of what path to follow in a world where you’re disadvantaged. A coming-of-age celebration of culture and kinship, Reservation Dogs is brought to life with the talent of D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, and Lane Factor alongside some seriously legendary stars. — Meaghan Darwish