The battle for original content continues. The video streaming site strikes a deal with the studio behind hits like "Mad Men," "Nurse Jackie," and Netflix's "Orange is the New Black." August 27, 2013 11:54 AM PDT (Credit: Hulu) The competition for original Web streaming content continues with Hulu and Lionsgate Television set to produce a new original series for the video streaming site. Hulu announced Tuesday it's teamed up with the studio to create the 10-episodes series "Deadbeat," a comedy about a medium who helps New York's ghosts, for its 2014 lineup. In addition to Netflix's popular "Orange is the New Black," Lionsgate is the studio behind hits like "Mad Men" and "Nurse Jackie." It's a good partnership for Hulu who is battling the likes of Amazon and Netflix for original and exclusive content. Amazon has its own studio and signed an exclusive contract for several seasons of the PBS hit "Downton Abbey," while Netflix's original series "House of Cards" surprised the TV industry with 14 Emmy nominations. Related stories Get two free months of Hulu Plus Hulu's sellers cry 'cut,' scrap sale Hulu likely to lose next-day episodes after sale, Eisner says "Deadbeat" has some talent behind it. Produced by Dakota Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, "Deadbeat" was co-created by Cody Heller and Brett Konner, who created "Wilfred" and "The Inbetweeners," and will be directed by Troy Miller of "Flight of the Conchords" and "Arrested Development" fame. The series is expected to start production in the fall and arrive on Hulu and Hulu Plus in the U.S. next year while Lionsgate will distribute the series internationally. Donna Tam Donna Tam is a staff writer for CNET News and a native of San Francisco. She enjoys feasting, merrymaking, checking her Gmail, and reading on her Kindle. Before landing at CNET, she wrote for daily newspapers, including the Oakland Tribune, The Spokesman-Review, and the Eureka Times-Standard.
The battle for original content continues. The video streaming site strikes a deal with the studio behind hits like "Mad Men," "Nurse Jackie," and Netflix's "Orange is the New Black."
(Credit: Hulu)
The competition for original Web streaming content continues with Hulu and Lionsgate Television set to produce a new original series for the video streaming site.
Hulu announced Tuesday it's teamed up with the studio to create the 10-episodes series "Deadbeat," a comedy about a medium who helps New York's ghosts, for its 2014 lineup. In addition to Netflix's popular "Orange is the New Black," Lionsgate is the studio behind hits like "Mad Men" and "Nurse Jackie."
It's a good partnership for Hulu who is battling the likes of Amazon and Netflix for original and exclusive content. Amazon has its own studio and signed an exclusive contract for several seasons of the PBS hit "Downton Abbey," while Netflix's original series "House of Cards" surprised the TV industry with 14 Emmy nominations.
Related stories
- Get two free months of Hulu Plus
- Hulu's sellers cry 'cut,' scrap sale
- Hulu likely to lose next-day episodes after sale, Eisner says
"Deadbeat" has some talent behind it. Produced by Dakota Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, "Deadbeat" was co-created by Cody Heller and Brett Konner, who created "Wilfred" and "The Inbetweeners," and will be directed by Troy Miller of "Flight of the Conchords" and "Arrested Development" fame.
The series is expected to start production in the fall and arrive on Hulu and Hulu Plus in the U.S. next year while Lionsgate will distribute the series internationally.
Donna Tam is a staff writer for CNET News and a native of San Francisco. She enjoys feasting, merrymaking, checking her Gmail, and reading on her Kindle. Before landing at CNET, she wrote for daily newspapers, including the Oakland Tribune, The Spokesman-Review, and the Eureka Times-Standard.
