Hulu continues to lean into pilots with a greenlight for drama Durango, from writer Eliza Clark (FX’s Y: The Last Man), 20th Television and Media Res.
The streaming wars ushered in a rise of the straight-to-series orders which became the default model in the new medium. A year and a half ago, Hulu reverted to a more traditional model where pilots are the norm and direct-to-series orders the exception, reserved for rare projects like Dan Fogelman’s upcoming NFL drama The Land or Mindy Kaling’s comedy Not Suitable For Work, as well as for limited series.
Pilots have now been embraced across Disney: at ABC and FX, where they have had a long tradition, Onyx and Disney Branded Television, in addition to Hulu whose current roster of pilots includes Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran’s high-profile drama Foster Dade.
In lieu of traditional pilot season, Hulu has been
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