The best TV shows in Hulu feature some of network television's best television shows from the last three decades, as the streaming service offers more popular shows than almost any of its rivals. Hulu has some of the most popular TV shows available, and in January 2025 it will add programming like the 25th season of American Selectorsthe new season of Extreme Makeover: Home Editionseveral Biography specials and the season premiere of Goosebumps: The Disappearance.
The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will also take place in January 2025. As for news coming from Hulu, the streaming service announced that it has renewed Tell me lies for a third season, the renewal taking place just two months after the second season arrived on the platform. News also came that several major films would be coming to Hulu this month, including Warm upthe first three John Wick films, the first three Insidious entries and the network's TV shows broadcast the day after their TV debut.
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What we do in the shadows
(2019-present) [Comedy-Horror] - A mockumentary about a group of vampires living in the United States who unexpectedly find themselves simply enjoying everything modern life has to offer.
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It's always sunny in Philadelphia
(2005-present) [Dark Comedy] - A group of narcissistic friends own and run a bar in Philadelphia called Paddy's Pub and are some of the most morally corrupt comedy characters ever conceived.
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Abbott Elementary
(2021 - present) [Mockumentary Sitcom] - Abbott Elementary takes on the mockumentary format that made shows like The office and Modern Family so popular and focuses on the staff at the fictional Willard R. Abbott Elementary School.
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New girl
(2011-2018) [Romantic Sitcom] - Gentle, often hilarious, and available in full on Hulu, New girl is about Jessica Day, a happy and optimistic young woman who, after a breakup, moves in with three men.
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Adventure Time
(2010-2018) [Animated Fantasy] - Following psychedelic adventurers Finn the Human and Jake the Dog, Adventure Time is a cult hit with bizarre battles in the Land of Ooo.
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Reserve dogs
(2021-2023) [Comedy Drama] - Featuring a cast made up of nearly all Indigenous actors, the series follows a group of four friends in rural Oklahoma as they dream of escaping to California while also dealing with the stresses of growing up.
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Modern Family
(2009-2020) [Mockumentary Sitcom] - Although Modern FamilyDocumentary-style camerawork was nothing new, the hit comedy nevertheless manages to be completely original thanks to its colorful characters and hilariously chaotic situations.
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Schitt's Creek
(2015-2020) [Sitcom] - Schitt's Creek chronicles the downfall and redemption of the wealthy Rose family as they are forced to rebuild their lives while facing the down-to-earth, provincial citizens of a small town.
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Atlanta
(2016-2022) [Comedy-Drama] - Donald Glover stars in a groundbreaking dramedy that follows music entrepreneur Earn (Glover), a college dropout trying to make it big, even though things get upsetting and distressing at times.
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Bob's Burgers
(2011-present) [Animated Sitcom] - The Fox animated series features Bob Belcher and his family as they survive in New Jersey while facing various setbacks along the way.
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High potential
(2024) [Crime Drama] - Based on the 2021 French program IPH and created by Drew Goddard, High potential stars It's always sunny in Philadelphia Kaitlin Olson as a single mother who begins working for the LAPD's Major Crimes Division.
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Lost
(2004-2010) [Mystery Thriller] - A group of plane crash survivors try to survive on a desert island with polar bears, smoke monsters and cultist islanders prepared to ensure no one leaves the island alive.
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The Bear
(2022-present) [Kitchen Drama] - The Bear is a dark comedy-drama about a classically trained chef (Jeremy Allen White) who must return to his hometown of Chicago to help run his family's restaurant, but it's never that easy.
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The newbie
(2018-present) [Crime Drama] - Nathan Fillion stars The newbie as John Nolan, a recently divorced construction company owner in his mid-40s who signs up as the LAPD's oldest rookie.
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shogun
(2024) [Period Drama] - A work of historical fiction that follows an English navigator who becomes a samurai under a powerful feudal lord and helps wage a major war with political rivals.
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The Handmaid's Tale
(2017-present) [Sci-Fi Drama] - Based on the novel of the same name, The Handmaid's Tale takes place after a fictional second American Civil War, which leads to a dystopia where men are the ruling class and women are strictly controlled – especially when it comes to bodily autonomy.
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Rick and Morty
(2013-present) [Animated Sci-Fi] - Rick and Morty remains one of the smartest adult sci-fi series on television, with time travel, alternate Earths, and even a Pickle named Rick.
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Futurama
(1999-present) [Animated Sci-Fi] - The crew of the fictional delivery ship The Planet Express embark on voyages through futuristic galaxies, all owned by the man who created them The Simpsons.
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Firefly
(2002-2003) [Sci-Fi Adventure]—One of the most notorious and oft-quoted one-season wonders in television history, Firefly combines elements of the Spaghetti Western with an original science fiction setting in a war-torn galaxy.
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The X-Files
(1993-2002) [Sci-Fi Mystery] - FBI agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigate strange and unexplainable cases while an unseen threat tries to stop them.
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Sons of Anarchy
(2008-2014) [Crime Drama] - Painting a somewhat romanticized portrait of biker culture, Sons of Anarchy takes a California motorcycle gang and places them in a Shakespearean story of betrayal and intrigue.
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Fargo
(2014-present) [Crime Mystery] -Fargo follows an anthology format, with each season telling a different story, set mainly in the world of crime and underhanded dealings.
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Only murders in the building
(2021-present) [Crime Mystery] - Three true crime enthusiasts decide to team up to solve a murder in their apartment building, only to find themselves involved in more cases as the seasons go by.
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The Old Man
(2022-present) [Action Thriller] - A former CIA agent and Afghanistan veteran whose past comes back to haunt him when he ends up killing a home invader and has to flee.
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Sherlock
(2010-2017) [Mystery Thriller] - Originally aired on the BBC between 2010 and 2017, Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch's titular detective alongside Martin Freeman as his incredibly reluctant sidekick, Watson, in a unique take on Sherlock Holmes set in present-day London.
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Prison Break
(2005-2017) [Crime Thriller] - Two brothers, one of whom was sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, prepare to escape from prison, but soon discover that there is a larger conspiracy at hand.
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Grotesque
(2024) [Horror] - One of Hulu's best new horror TV shows comes from the mind of Ryan Murphy, as a detective teams up with a local nun to find out who is committing heinous crimes that have rocked their community.
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American horror story
(2011-present) [Horror] - American horror story introduces a new horrific setting and premise every season, dealing with everything from alien abduction to cults, circuses, and clans in the process.
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the tension
(2014-2017) [Horror] - The tension is a bold reinvention of the vampire myth, where instead of the gentle, seductive creatures of the night, it imagines vampires as a literal plague, brought to life by infectious viral worms that have the power to consume the planet.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(1997-2003) [Action Horror] - Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a young high school student who discovers she is next in line to defend the world against vampires and other supernatural threats along with her friends, the Scooby Gang.
The above represents the best TV shows on Hulu in November, but for more specific selections, check out Screen Rant's guides to the best crime drama shows on Hulu, the best Hulu original comedies, and the best anime shows on Hulu .
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