Is Hulu set to have a big programming slate in early 2026?
It’s hard to definitively answer that when the streamer only has a single original movie confirmed between now and the end of winter next March.
On the other hand, Hulu’s lineup of original shows remains strong thanks in large part to its ongoing pipeline of FX series.
The Watch With Us team has taken a look ahead at the next few months and chosen our picks for the five most anticipated new Hulu movies and shows of Winter 2026. So far, it looks very promising.
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5. ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ (2026)
Andrew Stanton is one of Pixar’s best directors with WALL-E and Finding Nemo under his belt. He also helmed Disney’s John Carter, which was criminally underrated. Staton’s first live-action movie in 13 years is called In the Blink of an Eye. It’s apparently an ambitious sci-fi drama, but most of the story details are being kept under wraps, and no trailer has been released as of press time.
What we do know is that the story will unfold in three different time periods: the distant past, the modern day and 200 years in the future. How those three tales intersect remains to be seen, but the cast includes Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Tanaya Beatty, Jorge Vargas and Skywalker Hughes.
In the Blink of an Eye will stream on Hulu on February 27, 2026.
4. ‘Love Story’ (2026)
Ryan Murphy has found success with American Horror Story and American Crime Story. Now, the “story” franchise is diving into a real-life romance with Murphy’s Love Story on FX and Hulu. Like the other Murphy shows, this will be an anthology series with a new cast each season. The first season will focus on the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Kelly) and his future wife, Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon).
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Kennedy was the son of the late President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Naomi Watts) who successfully leveraged his celebrity status as the cofounder of the political magazine, George. Unfortunately, the story of Kennedy and his wife has a very tragic ending, but this show will explore the bond between them that lasted until the day they died in a plane crash in 1999.
Love Story will stream on Hulu in February 2026.
3. ‘The Beauty’ (2026)
Murphy is staying busy at FX with another series premiere, The Beauty. Hold tight, because this one is going to be weird. Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall star as FBI agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett, respectively. While investigating a string of supermodel deaths that are anything but natural, Cooper and Jordan discover a sexually transmitted virus that can transform its victims into their physical peak of perfection. That may sound like a good thing, but there’s a severe price to pay for beauty that was never meant to be.
Ashton Kutcher is playing The Corporation, a shadowy billionaire who is behind the super drug that unleashed the virus. Rather than let his involvement be revealed, The Corporation sends out The Assassin (Anthony Ramos) to eliminate everyone who gets too close to the truth. That will inevitably lead him into conflict with Cooper and Jordan.
The Beauty will stream on Hulu on January 22, 2026.
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2. ‘The Artful Dodger’ (2023 – Present)
There are a lot of Charles Dickens adaptations, but far fewer sequels to his work. The Artful Dodger is a follow-up to Oliver Twist with Game of Thrones‘ Thomas Brodie-Sangster as the title character, Jack Dawkins. As seen in the first season, Jack tried to leave his old life behind after his service as a surgeon in the Royal Navy. Unfortunately for Jack, his old mentor Norbert Fagin (David Thewlis) keeps pulling him back into a life of crime, and his former friend, Oliver Twist (Hal Cumpston), is now his enemy.
Season 2 picks up after Jack was arrested while trying to save the woman he loves, Lady Belle Fox (Maia Mitchell). As seen in the trailer above, Jack manages to escape being hanged, but Fagin has another con for him, and a happily ever after with Belle seems impossible. Jack didn’t earn the nickname “The Artful Dodger” by shying away from the impossible. Never bet against a man who was born to be a thief.
The Artful Dodger season 2 will stream on Hulu on February 10, 2026.
1. ‘A Thousand Blows’ (2025 – Present)
If you loved Peaky Blinders on Netflix, the creator of that show, Steven Knight, has another historical crime drama on Hulu that debuted earlier this year. A Thousand Blows takes place in London during the 1880s and follows Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), the leader of an all-female crime syndicate, the Forty Elephants. Her ambitions clashed with another crime lord, Henry “Sugar” Goodson (Stephen Graham). The series also chronicled the journey of a Jamaican immigrant, Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby), who found success in the underground fighting ring.
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Season 2 picks up with Mary attempting to reunite the Forty Elephants while also trying to convince Sugar to get back in the game with her. How long those two will be able to coexist is anyone’s guess, but Mary needs him for now. As for Hezekiah, he’s made plenty of enemies since he came to London. As much as he might wish otherwise, his battles are only getting started.
A Thousand Blows season 2 will premiere on Hulu on January 9, 2026.
