Hulu, long in the streaming shadow of the behemoth Netflix, has started expanding its slate of original content, as well as deepening its movie library thanks to a recent partnership with Showtime. Hulu has often been the place to find some wonderfully obscure films and off-beat (and largely British) television, and its December release list includes a few gems worth noting.
On the TV side, the excellent FXX seriesMan Seeking Woman(review) will be available early in the month; theLouie-on-acid absurdist comedy starringJay BaruchelandEric Andreis an absolute must-see. Hulu is also launching aRocketJumpTV show, which will be an experimental behind-the-scenes weekly look at how the YouTube show is made. Plus, the excellent German miniseriesDeutschland 83(review),about a young East German man recruited to spy on the West, will also be available for those who missed its SundanceTV run.Moonbeam City,Drunk History, andThe Mindy Projectwill also be wrapping up their current seasons in December on Hulu.
As for films, there are a lot of Halloween leftovers, it seems. TheFriday the 13thsuite will be available, as well asBlacula. Yes,Blaculaat last! On the opposite side of the spectrum, we’re also getting 1985’sThe Care Bears Movie.(What a gloriously bizarre mix).There’s also theMatthew McConaughey-ledInterstellar, directed byChristopher Nolan, which is landing along withAva DuVernay’s critically-acclaimedSelma. Plus, the Showtime addition also gives us a greatRobin Williamsperformance inGood Will Hunting,as well as the sports documentaryIverson.
Here’s the full list of what is coming to Hulu in December:(Note: Titles with an * are available with a subscription to the Showtime premium add-on.)
Available December 1
Superstore:Series Premiere (Episodes 1-3) (NBC)
Hunter x Hunter: Season 1a (13 Episodes)
11 Blocks(2015) (*Showtime)
A Game of Honor(2011) (*Showtime)
A Very Wompkee Christmas(2003)
After Words(2015) (*Showtime)
Alone for Christmas(2013) (*Showtime)
Amigo Undead(2015) (*Showtime)
Anarchy Parlor(2014) (*Showtime)
Animals(2014) (*Showtime)
Apocalypse Now(1979)
Black Mama, White Mama(1973)
Black Rain(1989)
Blacula (1972)
Blow Out(1981)
Bravetown(2015) (*Showtime)
Bringing Out The Dead(1999) (*Showtime)
Charlie Bartlett(2007)
Chasing Amy(1997) (*Showtime)
Christmas is Here Again(2007)
Cockneys vs. Zombies(2012) (*Showtime)
David Beckham: Into The Unknown(2014) (*Showtime)
De-Lovely(2004)
Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang(2015) (*Showtime)
Dr. No(1962)
Echoes of War(2015) (*Showtime)
Friday the 13th - Part II(1981)
Friday the 13th - Part III(1982)
Friday the 13th - Part IV: The Final Chapter(1984)
Friday the 13th - Part VI: Jason Lives(1986)
Friday the 13th - Part VII: The New Blood(1988)
Friday the 13th(1980)
Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan(1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam(1987) (*Showtime)
Good Will Hunting(1997) (*Showtime)
Growing Up and Other Lies(2014) (*Showtime)
Hammett(1982)
Helicopter Mom(2014) (*Showtime)
Jessabelle (2014) (*Showtime)
Kiss the Bride(2007)
Lost Christmas(2011) (*Showtime)
Love Is A Gun(1994)
Lulu On The Bridge(1998)
My 5 Wives(2000) (*Showtime)
Nightlight(2015) (*Showtime)
Nobody’s Fool(1994)
One From the Heart(1981)
Paper Planes(2014) (*Showtime)
Pieces Of April(2003)
Popeye(1980)
Santa Claws(2014) (*Showtime)
Scream, Blacula, Scream(1973)
Six Days Seven Nights(1998) (*Showtime)
Small Town, Saturday Night(2010)
Step Into Liquid(2003) (*Showtime)
Tetro(2009)
The Care Bears Movie(1985)
The Christmas Bunny(2010)
The Crying Game(1992) (*Showtime)
The Harvest(2013)
The Hunters(2013) (*Showtime)
The Hybrid(2014) (*Showtime)
The Lance Armstrong Story: Stop at Nothing(2014) (*Showtime)
The Longest Yard(2005)
Tim Tebow: On a Mission(2012)
Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)
Vampire in Brooklyn(1995)
Wish You Well(2013) (*Showtime)
Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)
Available December 2
Rocket Jump: The Show:Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
A Fistful of Dynamite(1971)
Available December 4
The Wiz Live!: Special (NBC)
Selector Infected WIXOSS: Complete Season 1 (Dubbed)
La Promesa: Complete Season 1
The WhoLive in Hyde Park(2015) (*Showtime)
Available December 5
Scott & Bailey: Complete Season 4
New Tricks: Complete Season 11
Available December 7
Man Seeking Woman:Complete Season 1 (FX)
The Millionaire Matchmaker: Complete Season 8 (Bravo)
Available December 8
The Mindy Project:Midseason 4 Finale (Hulu Original)
Telenovela:Series Premiere (Episodes 1-3) (NBC)
Stolen(2012) (*Showtime)
Available December 9
Killing Season(2013) (*Showtime)
Available December 10
The Angel’s Share(2012)
Daft Punk Unchained(2015) (*Showtime)
Available December 11
Michael Buble’s Christmas Special:Special (NBC)
Free!: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed)
Jermaine Fowler: Give’em Hell Kid(2015) (*Showtime)
Available December 12
Interstellar(2014)
Spring Breakers(2012) (*Showtime)
What If(2013) (*Showtime)
Available December 13
Listen to Me Marlon(2015) (*Showtime)
Available December 14
Vampire Academy(2014) (*Showtime)
Available December 15
Drunk History: Season 3 Finale (Comedy Central)
Available December 16
The Voice: Season 9 Finale (NBC)
Craig Ferguson: JustBeing Honest(2015)
Available December 17
The 6th Day(2000) (*Showtime)
The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996) (*Showtime)
Available December 18
Deutschland 83:Complete Season 1
The Seven Five(2014) (*Showtime)
Welcome to New York(2014) (*Showtime)
Available December 19
Selma(2014)
Available December 23
Boulevard(2014) (*Showtime)
Available December 24
Una Noche(2012)
Available December 26
CSI:Series Finale Parts 1 & 2 (CBS)
The Gambler(2014)
Available December 27
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs(2015) (*Showtime)
Available December 28
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood:Season 2 Finale (VH1)
Available December 29
Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports(2015)
Available December 30
Moonbeam City:Season 1 Finale (Comedy Central)
The Only Way is Essex: Complete Season 16
Available December 31
Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season 2 Finale (CW)
Wild Card(2015)
Dean Smith(2015) (*Showtime)
HOOPS U(2015) (*Showtime)
Iverson(2014) (*Showtime)
