News

Exclusive: Saul Rubinek has joined the cast of James Wan and Simu Liu’s untitled Peacock espionage thriller series.

The actor will appear in all episodes as Victor Simonek, a retired special agent and confidante to Liu’s character.

The series is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

The cast also includes Melissa Barrera as Michelle; Sinclair Daniel as Parker; Brian d’Arcy James as John Moira; Mark O’Brien as Cobb; Sara Amini as Elle; and Kathleen Chalfant as St. George.

UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. Jennifer Yale serves as co-showrunner and executive producer.

Ever since Covid-19 hit the world with the pandemic, people have been more dependent on Ott platforms. Now, several streaming platforms make it easier for you to enjoy your favorite shows while being in a cozy and homely environment. Since A Handmaid’s Tale created a buzz after its release, many people have started subscribing to Hulu. But, between Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, and Apple TV, it seems that viewers miss out a lot on Hulu.

Joey King in The Act | Credits: Hulu

It now has an amazing slate of shows, including weekly broadcasts, original series, and more. However, there have been a few well-made web series that despite having a great storyline and stunning star cast, went unnoticed. So, in this article, we have curated a list of 10 underrated shows (from horror to comedy to drama) on Hulu that you might not have watched yet.

1. Mrs. America

While shows...

In 2022, the slasher franchise Scream reinvented itself with a new film, serving as a requel: it served as a direct sequel to the franchise but also revised the previous installments. It had a new leading cast, with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega as the Carpenter sisters, a role they reprised in 2023's Scream VI, and the franchise was to further expand with Scream 7, but the plans were put on hold after Barrera's sudden firing.

Barrera publicly showed her support for Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, leading Spyglass, the studio behind the Scream films, to fire her. The actress played Sam and her role took Neve Campbell's Sydney Prescott "final girl" role, alongside her sister, Ortega's Tara. With plans to further focus on her legacy as Billy Loomis' daughter, all plans were delayed with her firing. Ortega and director Christopher Landon left the project, as well. In...

Exclusive: Sara Amini (Lucky Hank) is set for a major recurring role on James Wan’s untitled espionage techno-thriller series at Peacock, starring Simu Liu.

From creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon (Legacies), the Untitled James Wan & Simu Liu Project is set five minutes in the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Amini will play Ellie, who works with admin support for Alexander’s new operation.

Cast also includes Melissa Barrera (In the Heights) as Michelle; Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl) as Parker; Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) as John Moira; Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill) as Cobb and Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) as St.

After the first chapter ended with a shocking twist theres intense demand for The Other Black GIrl season 2, but Hulu has opted to cancel the series after only one season. Adapted from the Zakiya Dalila Harris novel of the same name, Hulus The Other Black Girl focuses on editorial assistant Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniels), the only Black employee at publishers Wagner Books. When Hazel-May McCall (Ashleigh Murray) is hired, Nella is no longer alone at Wagner but Nellas initial kinship with Hazel-May quickly takes a dramatic turn.

Nella suspects Hazel-May might be sabotaging her to advance her career. However, it becomes clear The Other Black Girl isnt just about workplace tension and marginalization. There are shady dealings afoot at Wagner, and the publisher has a disturbing history. The shocking finale to season 1 revealed that Hazel-May's behavior is because of her part in a secret society focused on forcing Black women to assimilate into white culture.

Back in February, it was announced that Simu Liu of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was set to star in an untitled espionage techno-thriller series for the Peacock streaming service and producer James Wan, with Jennifer Yale, who has worked as a writer and executive producer on the Apple+ series See and Netflix’s Chambers, coming on board the project to serve as co-showrunner alongside creator/writer/executive producer Thomas Brandon, who was a writer on Legacies. Now, five more actors have signed on to star in the series alongside Liu. They are Melissa Barrera of the two most recent Scream films, Sinclair Daniel (Insidious: The Red Door), Brian d’Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Mark O’Brien (Ready or Not), and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair). The only information Variety was able to dig up about their characters is their names: these actors will be playing Michelle, Parker, John Moira,...

Scream star Melissa Barrera is among five to join an upcoming thriller series, which Shang-Chi's Simu Liu leads. Being made for Peacock, with James Wan executive producing, the project will be the latest for Barrera following her high-profile exit from the Scream franchise. She has also recently appeared in the vampire film Abigail and will next be seen in the romcom horror Your Monster, which releases on October 25.

Barrera, well-known for her performance as Sam Carpenter in the last two Scream movies, has joined the untitled thriller series and will appear alongside Liu. Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Brian dArcy James (the Paramount+ series Evil), Mark OBrien (Your Honor), and Kathleen Chalfant (House of Cards) have also been cast.

What To Know About The New Thriller Series It's Set Five Minutes Into The Future

Described as a technological espionage thriller, the upcoming Peacock show is set five minutes into the future.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has had several of his co-stars for his upcoming Peacock series revealed. The untitled espionage thriller series will feature Liu in the lead, and now five co-stars have just been announced.

Per Variety, the new series has cast former Scream franchise star Melissa Barrera, marking another big role for the scream queen after her controversial exit from the horror movie series. Along with Barrera (In the Heights), other stars of the Peacock series will include Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Brian d'Arcy James (13 Reasons Why), Mark O'Brien (City on a Hill), and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair). Their respective character names have also been revealed as Michelle, Parker, John Moira, Cobb, and St. George.

Related Simu Liu Gives Honest Shang-Chi Review on Anniversary of MCU Movie's Debut

Marvel star Simu Liu gets brutally honest with his review and...

The universe of Simu Liu’s upcoming sci-fi thriller for Peacock is expanding: Melissa Barrera (Scream) is one of five new additions to the cast, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

Along with Barrera, who will play Michelle, the cast of the untitled series will also include Brian d’Arcy James (Evil) as John Moira, Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire) as Cobb, Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl) as Parker and Kathleen Chaflant (The Affair) as St. George.

More from TVLineCriminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler to Star in Einstein Pilot for CBSTVLine Items: Topher Grace Joins Kevin Williamson Series, Olivia Rodrigo...

Simu Liu’s upcoming thriller series at Peacock is building out it cast.

Variety has learned that Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, and Kathleen Chalfant will all appear alongside Liu in the series. They will play Michelle, Parker, John Moira, Cobb, and St. George respectively.

The untitled series was picked up at Peacock in February. The official logline states, “Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”

Barrera is repped by Sugar 23, WME, imPRint, and Gang Tyre. Daniel is repped by Nicolosi & Co., Entertainment 360, and Bloch Law. d’Arcy James is repped by Gersh, Thruline Entertainment, and PRStudio.

Melissa Barrera (In the Heights), Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl), Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill) and Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) have been set as series regulars in the still-untitled James Wan and Simu Liu thriller series for Peacock.

The upcoming espionage techno-thriller is set five minutes into the future when first-generation American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

Barrera will play Michelle, a deceptive character who will keep everyone guessing; Daniel will play Parker, an intelligence officer who gets swept up into a new world she must figure out quickly; James will play John Moira, a boss and mentor who is not afraid to...

When Hulu and Oynx Collective’s “The Other Black Girl” hit the airwaves, audiences weren’t ready for the cornucopia of hairstyling about to infiltrate their screens. How women of color have their hair styled is a direct reflection of their identity. And that was just as important to the leading ladies on the show.

The show stars Sinclair Daniel as Nella, an editorial assistant, who after being the only Black girl at her company, grows excited when she learns a new Black girl named Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) has been hired. But as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the Wagner Books.

Based in Atlanta, “The Other Black Girl’s” hair department head, Pamela Hall wanted to create a safe, sacred environment akin to a Black beauty shop with any project she is associated with.

Speaking with Variety, Hall...

Hulu has pulled the plug on the comedy series The Other Black Girl. The news follows a recent award win for the series, dashing hopes for fans that the story would continue with Season 2.

Per THR, The Other Black Girl has been canceled at Hulu after one season. The first season dropped all ten episodes simultaneously in September 2023, and its future has since been unknown up to now. Reviews were on the positive side with the series garnering a score of 86% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes, though the audience score is more mixed at 50%.

Related Max to Bundle With Disney+ and Hulu in Major Streaming Milestone A new bundle has been announced that will unite three major streaming services.

The news follows the series winning at the Gracie Awards in March for Outstanding Writing - Scripted Television for Zakiya Dalila Harris and Rashida Jones. The series is also up for...

There will be no second season for The Other Black Girl. Hulu has canceled the drama series, based on the Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel of the same name, after one season, Deadline has confirmed.

The Hulu original series from Onyx Collective followed Nella (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant, who is tired of being the only Black girl at her company, Wagner Books. Everything is looking up when Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) is hired but as her star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company. And also, is Hazel friend or foe?

The Other Black Girl also starred Brittany Adebumola as Malaika; Hunter Parrish as Nella’s boyfriend, Owen; Bellamy Young as Wagner Books editor, Vera Parini; Eric McCormack as Wagner Books founder, Richard Wagner; Garcelle Beauvais as renowned author, Diana Gordon.

Rashida Jones executive produced alongside Adam Fishbach, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Jordan Reddout,...

Hulu is calling it a wrap on The Other Black Girl.

The workplace drama starring Sinclair Daniel (Insidious: The Red Door) has been cancelled after one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

More from TVLineCast of Cancelled NCIS: Hawai'i Gathers at Sunset to Celebrate OhanaApple TV+'s Constellation Cancelled After One SeasonScavengers Reign Cancelled at Max, But Finds a New Home on Netflix

Adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ bestselling novel, the series centered on Nella (played by Daniel), an editorial assistant who was tired of being the only Black girl at the fictional publishing house Wagner Books. She was...

The Other Black Girl will not return.

Hulu has canceled the comedy series based on the book of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris after a single season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

First put in development in April 2020 before Tara Duncan signed on to serve as president of Disney’s Bipoc-focused studio Onyx Collective, the 10-episode satirical comedy about the publishing world dropped its full season in September to impressive reviews. The series currently has an 86 percent rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, though audiences seem to have rejected The Other Black Girl with that score sitting at a lackluster 50 percent among viewers.

Danielle Henderson (Sorry for Your Loss) originally was set to serve as showrunner but was ultimately replaced by Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey. Exec producers on the series included Onyx’s Duncan, Rashida Jones, Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, Adam Fishbach and author Harris.

Just days after debuting on Netflix, Insidious: The Red Door has repeated its box office success by climbing the ranks to No. 1 on the streaming platform. A direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, the horror film follows the Lambert family many years after the supernatural occurrences they experienced in the first two films. The movie became the best-performing of the franchise in theaters, earning $189 million against a $16 million budget.

Now, FlixPatrol reports Insidious: The Red Door's success has been repeated on streaming, with the movie becoming No. 1 on Netflix in the United States after debuting on November 4, 2023. This means the film is being watched more by subscribers than any other film on the platform, including box office behemoth Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The horror film's continued achievements highlights a major return for the franchise.

What Insidious 5's Success Means For The Franchise

Insidious: The Red Door's...

"The Other Black Girl," Hulu's new series based on the best-selling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, is an important addition to the streamer's arsenal as a show that centers on the hostile environments that Black women can face in the workplace. It's a near-universal experience for many Black women and is finally being represented on screen.

But when the show takes a turn and reveals the main villain to be another Black woman perpetuating violence against her own community, the show falls short, creating a world where Black women are pitted against each other. As a Black woman who has often been the "only" in workplace settings, the experiences that Nella (played by Sinclair Daniel) goes through at Wagner Publishing resonated. But, unlike Nella, I always had Black colleagues to lift me up, not keep me down.

I have always found that the Black women I worked with had my back.

The Other Black Girl season 2 is highly anticipated due to its shocking twist and the intriguing storyline surrounding workplace tension and a secret society. The producers hope to explore Nella's fake persona and her willingness to go far to achieve her goals in season 2. While season 2 hasn't been officially renewed yet, based on the positive reception of season 1, there seems to be little reason for Hulu not to greenlight it. A potential release date could be in late 2024 or 2025 due to ongoing strikes.

After the first chapter ended on a shocking twist there’s intense demand for The Other Black GIrl season 2, and while the release date is a little ways off there’s already plenty to discuss surrounding Nella and Hazel-May’s return on Hulu. Adapted from the Zakiya Dalila Harris novel of the same name, Hulu’s The Other Black Girl focuses on editorial assistant Nella Rogers...

Spoilers for The Other Black Girl season 1 and the novel ahead.

The Hulu series adaptation of "The Other Black Girl" successfully balances satire and thriller elements, providing a more satisfying reveal and finale compared to the novel. The TV series explores Nella's backstory and the nuanced moments of her character, although it cuts down on backstory details to focus on the plot and give more screen time to the character of Hazel. The show reflects a post-pandemic world and the heightened awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion, highlighting the shallow sensibilities of Nella's white co-workers in a more recent context.

Based on Zakiya Dalila Harris' best-selling novel of the same name, The Other Black Girl more than successfully translates the comedy-thriller premise to the screen. Like its source material, the Hulu series centers on Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant at the distinguished Wagner Books. The only Black woman working for the publisher,...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Hulu's The Other Black Girl and the novel it's based on!

The Other Black Girl's season 1 ending departs from the book, setting up the possibility of a season 2 with a different storyline. Nella's character in the series only pretends to use the hair grease, opening up opportunities for her to be a double agent in season 2. The show's deviation from the source material allows for a more positive and inspirational story in season 2, showcasing one woman's refusal to conform.

The Other Black Girl co-showrunner Jordan Reddout breaks down how the season 1 ending departs from the book's, but raises the possibility of a season 2. The Other Black Girl premiered on Hulu on September 13 and is based on the novel of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris. It follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant at Wagner Books who is initially excited when another Black woman,...

Zakiya Dalila Harris rarely saw another natural-haired Black woman in the office. But one time it did. She was an assistant editor at Knopf Doubleday, a publishing group within Penguin Random House, and a woman stepped into the bathroom. Instead of a serendipitous smile, though, Harris received the cold shoulder from her colleague.

“I definitely thought we’d have some kind of, ‘Hey,’ the nod, and that didn’t happen,” Harris recalls. “I ended up going back to my desk and started writing this book.”

Since publishing The Other Black Girl...

The Other Black Girl is a mystery drama series created by Zakiya Dalila Harris and Rashida Jones. The Hulu series is based on a 2021 novel of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris a workplace drama and it follows an African-American editorial assistant working in a NYC publishing firm which is largely populated by white people. When another black co-worker arrives she gets excited but is her new colleague a friend or a foe?

The Other Black Girl – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?)

The Other Black consists of ten episodes in total and all of them came out on the same day on Hulu. You can check out the episode titles and release dates for the episodes below:

Credit – Hulu Episode 1 “They Say I’m Different” – September 13 Episode 2 “After the Storm” – September 13 Episode 3 “I Know a Place” – September 13 Episode 4 “What About Your Friends” – September 13 Episode 5 “Don’t...

The Other Black Girl showrunners express interest in a potential season 2, hoping for a fair deal in the ongoing strikes. Season 2 could explore Nella's "fake" persona and how far she's willing to go, questioning if her ambitious facade becomes her true self. The season 1 finale left many open plotlines, including Nella's plan and the abduction of Jesse, leaving viewers excited for the potential return of the series.

The Other Black Girl season 2 gets a promising update from showrunners Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey. The Hulu show, based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel of the same name, premiered September 13 on Hulu. It follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant and the only Black woman working for Wagner Books, who begins to learn more about the company and its terrifying secrets after the hiring of Hazel-May McCall (Ashleigh Murray). Along with Daniel and Murray, the cast of The Other Black Girl includes Garcelle Beauvais,...

We’re halfway through September, which means the most entertaining show on TV is back: Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show.”

The Emmy-winning drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon returned this week for its 10-episode third season, which picks up two years after the events of the Season 2 finale. Naturally, this means big changes are happening, not just at the fictional network within the show, which is struggling after launching a streaming service right as the pandemic hit the U.S. (the series loves its “ripped-from-the-headlines” approach to storytelling), but for the actual show as well. Emmy winner Jon Hamm joins the cast as tech billionaire Paul Marks, who takes an interest in Uba (and perhaps a little bit more), while Nicole Beharie portrays new “Morning Show” anchor Chris Hunter. The first two episodes are currently streaming on Apple TV+, and with so much drama already beginning to unfold,...

At the end of the first season of “The Other Black Girl, viewers discover that something’s in the air, or more specifically, something’s in the hair.

Based on the novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris and executive produced by Rashida Jones and Harris, the Hulu and Onyx Collective series follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant at Wagner Books who becomes suspicious of her new coworker Hazel-May McCall (Ashleigh Murray).

Warning: Proceed if you want to read spoilers from “The Other Black Girl.” This interview was arranged with Hickey and Reddout’s personal PR in accordance with the WGA strike rules.

Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) and Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in “The Other Black Girl” (Hulu/Onyx Collective)

By the hair party in the seventh episode, titled “Caught in the Rapture,” viewers learn Hazel uses hypnotic hair grease that makes Black women who use it malleable in a world that does not accommodate their Blackness.

Based on the suspenseful novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, Hulu and Onyx Collective’s “The Other Black Girl” tackles the issue of systemic racism in the workplace through a thrilling lens. Produced by Rashida Jones, the show follows Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel) as she battles microaggressions and the isolation of being the only Black girl at Wagner Books. That is until the publishing house hires Hazel May McCall (Ashleigh Murray). At first, Nella is overjoyed, but she starts to realize that though they share skin color and culture, the two girls could not be more different.

Author Harris executive produced the show, written by Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout. Some special guest stars appear here and there throughout the sinister series. Read on to learn who plays whom in Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl”:

Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in “The Other Black Girl) (Photo by: Wilford Harwood/Hulu)

Nella...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for Season 1 of “The Other Black Girl,” now streaming on Hulu.

“How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to succeed?” That’s the question showrunners Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey were seeking to answer when they adapted Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel “The Other Black Girl” for TV with executive producer Rashida Jones.

And somewhere in the midst of exploring microaggressions and race relations in the workplace, Nella (Sinclair Daniel) finds her answer as she winds up caught in Harris’ fictional sorority of Black women success stories.

“The Other Black Girl” follows Nella, a promising editor’s assistant at the fictional Wagner Books, whose life seems to be on a fast-track to success until she meets Hazel (Ashleigh Murray), the new Black assistant whose style and swagger quickly draws the attention of the higher-up executives in the office.

Where most would assume competition ensues,...

Being the only Black person in an aggressively white workspace can be an alienating experience, made less lonely by the welcomed presence of another just like them.

But what happens when you’re unsure if you can trust this would-be ally? That uneasy feeling — and so much more! — is explored in the Hulu thriller The Other Black Girl, which released all 10 episodes of Season 1 on Wednesday.

More from TVLineTVLine Items: Luke Bryan's Country Music Series, Modern Family on TBS and MoreOnly Murders EP on Matthew Broderick's Guest Stint - and That Surprise Cameo by a Comedy Legend in...

Can one small thing address systemic racism in the workplace? Probably not, but The Other Black Girl presents a unique idea woven into a tale of anxiety and dread. Adapted from a book of the same title that was released as recently as 2021, The Other Black Girl sets out to be a workplace thriller that follows a young black woman in the publishing industry. In reality, it plays out more like a satire than a thriller, and the nail-biting stuff is far more limited in comparison to the relentless workplace humor. I found the first half of the show especially captivating. The pacing is great, and there’s an element of mystery, but at the same time, there’s also a lot of fun stuff, like getting to know our main character, Nella, who is quite delightful.

Nella is the only black woman at Wagner Books, a big name in the publishing industry,...

Every minority in the good old U.S. of A has heard or internalized that damaging myth: There can only be one. One model minority, one diverse member of the team (or cast) — and in Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl,” one editorial star at Wagner Books, as long as she falls in line. The 10-episode thriller (available all at once) is a faithful and gripping adaptation that will leave viewers exhilarated, entertained, and wanting more — especially from star Sinclair Daniel.

Based on the New York Times bestseller by Zakiya Dalila Harris, “The Other Black Girl” centers on Nella (Daniel), a rising editorial assistant whose world gets rocked in good and bad ways (and some in between) with the arrival of — you guessed it — a second Black girl in her workplace. Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey serve as co-showrunners and executive producers along with Harris, Rashida Jones, Adam Fishbach, Tara Duncan,...

“The Other Black Girl” is a rarity for Black women in scripted television. The latest series from Onyx Collective to premiere on Hulu, this psychological thriller and satire tinged with horror offers a rare and provocative look into the challenges facing Black women within the larger white society, while also exploring their internal tensions through a mainstream premise.

Adapted from the 2021 book of the same name from Zakiya Dalila Harris, the show centers two Black women working in book publishing, widely acknowledged as one of the least diverse industries in the country. Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel) is a promising young employee at Wagner Books, with eyes on becoming an impactful editor like her idol Kendra Rae Phillips, the publisher’s first and only Black editor to date, did back in the early 1980s. Being the only Black woman at the company can be isolating, so it’s only natural that...

Across much of corporate America, it’s taken almost for granted that things have been “getting better” for racial minorities: that there are more Black voices in positions of influence than there ever have been; that diversity and inclusivity are more prized than ever; that every generation of trailblazers and role models begets the next; that no matter how unjust things remain, they’re still better than they were three or four decades ago. And sure, some of it might even be true.

But there’s a special frustration to being told all this when you can see with your own eyes that it isn’t always the way things are, to being instructed to just wait your turn, to gritting your teeth in the meantime. Hulu’s The Other Black Girl, set largely in the lily-white territory of book publishing, taps into that tension with every genre in its...

You won’t know whether to laugh or scream — it’s Ok to do both — during The Other Black Girl, Hulu‘s sensational comic thriller, adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ buzzy bestseller. A tonal rollercoaster, the series unfolds over 10 blissfully brisk half-hour chapters that keep a binge from feeling like a slog, as the series morphs from a Devil Wears Prada-style workplace satire into an audacious, radically charged twist on The Stepford Wives weirdness. Just try not to cringe when a mentor tells Nella (the endearingly eager Sinclair Daniel), an ambitious editorial assistant at New York’s very white Wagner Books publishing house, “You just need a little polish.” She has already endured so many patronizing micro-aggressions as Wagner’s sole Black employee, doing the bidding of her unctuous boss and almost never feeling seen or heard, that you share Nella’s delight when the chipper, hip Hazel (Ashleigh Murray...

Author Zakiya Dalila Harris reflects on the upcoming Hulu adaptation of her bestselling novel, The Other Black Girl. Harris is grateful for her involvement in the casting and production process of the series, highlighting that it sets her apart from other authors. Harris acknowledges the importance of Rashida Jones, a producer of the series, in championing the story's timeliness and themes of identity and belonging in the workplace.

Author Zakiya Dalila Harris of the New York Times bestselling thriller comedy novel The Other Black Girl has reflected on the upcoming Hulu adaptation. The novel is based on Harris’ personal experiences working as an assistant editor at American publishing company Penguin Random House, and being one of two Black people on the office floor.

The Other Black Girl centers on an editorial assistant, Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), at a publishing house, who welcomes a new co-worker and the only other Black employee,...

Literary legend Toni Morrison once called racism a distraction. “It keeps you from doing your work,” she said during a 1975 speech. “It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” Black people must contend with everything from blatant acts of racist terrorism to small microaggressions that filter into our everyday lives. Instead of existing, you find yourself in a state of constant emotional regulation and survival, one that is exhaustingly unfair and unsustainable. For people of color and Black folks navigating predominantly white spaces, this constant state of code-switching and performance can quickly become horrific and soul-sucking.

Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl,” based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name, opens with two Black women walking similar paths in different timelines. In 1988, Kendra Rae Phillips (Cassi Maddox) is the sole Black editor at the prestigious Wagner Books in Manhattan. She is distraught when she first appears onscreen,...

When The Other Black Girl hit bookshelves June 1, 2021, it was already a phenomenon. The manuscript went through a 14-way auction, eventually landing at Atria for a seven-figure deal — and an adaptation was already in the works at Hulu after a similarly competitive bidding war. The novel became an instant New York Times best-seller.

Zakiya Dalila Harris wrote the thriller (her first) from her own experience as one of two Black people on her floor of the Penguin Random House offices, where she worked as an assistant editor. The book’s protagonist, Nella, is drawn to new hire Hazel in hopes they can bond over racism at the fictional Wagner Books before realizing that Hazel has sinister intentions.

Harris took a break from writing her next novel to speak with THR about what it’s been like to work on the adaptation — which premieres Sept. 13 on Hulu and counts Rashida Jones as an executive producer.

Corporate gets a little bit creepy in Hulu's forthcoming workplace thriller, The Other Black Girl. Based on Zakiya Dalila Harris's New York Times bestseller of the same name, this new television adaptation navigates the narrative of Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel), an eager-to-please editorial assistant who's grown weary of being the only Black woman in her predominantly white publishing house. However, with the arrival of Hazel-May McCall (Ashleigh Murray), a fellow black colleague in the corporate realm, Nella can't help but get excited.

This September is a relatively slow month for TV and movies but it’s far from a dead month (unless you count a new Walking Dead spinoff). The small screen sees the debut of new seasons of The Morning Show and Wheel of Time while the big screen features more sequels than we can cover here. (Fans of The Nun should know that The Nun 2 makes its debut on September 8.) Beyond the familiar, you’ll find a series starring Lakeith Stanfield, a dramatization of a weird chapter in recent financial history,...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.

It’s not Halloween season yet but some of the most intriguing Hulu debuts look pretty unsettling. One new series uses a creepy thriller to explore issues of race while the latest American Horror Story season focuses on pregnancy and motherhood. There’s plenty for the faint of heart, too, from a new game show to the return of a popular sports reality series. On the movie front,...

Though the summer's coming to an end, Hulu is keeping the fun in the TV department with plenty of new shows to watch, including anime pirates riding the high seas, workplace suspense mysteries, true crime murders, high-stakes battles in the kitchen, and more coming next month.

So here's everything we know about these shows coming to Hulu in September 2023.

One Piece Seasons 9 & 10 (Sept. 1)

The popular anime series One Piece is currently receiving a fully-fledged live-action adaptation by Netflix, very soon actually, on Aug. 31 in fact, and fans don't have to wait long to see if this adaptation with a budget of about eighteen million dollars per episode flies or flops. Though right now, the complete ninth and tenth seasons of the series are arriving on Hulu on Sept. 1.

The series follows Monkey D. Luffy (Colleen Clinkenbeard), a young sailor who wishes to be a pirate king like his idol Gol D.

Insidious: The Red Door, the fifth film in the Insidious horror franchise (you can read our review Here) and the highest-grossing entry in the franchise at the worldwide box office, reached theatres on July 7th, then a digital release followed on August 1st. Now we know the film will be reaching physical media on September 12th, and copies of the Blu-ray and DVD releases can be pre-ordered at This Link!

The film reaches Blu-ray and DVD with two featurettes: A Possessed Director and The Family: Past, Present, Further.

Insidious: The Red Door marks the feature directorial debut of Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2 star Patrick Wilson. The screenplay was written by Halloween Kills co-writer Scott Teems, based on an idea from Leigh Whannell, who created the franchise with James Wan. The story catches up with the family from the first two films, the Lamberts, ten years after the end of...

Hulu’s revised 2023 fall release schedule includes new premiere dates for season three of The D’Amelio Show and the spooky Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House. Living for the Dead, an unscripted paranormal series starring five queer ghost hunters, has landed an October 18, 2023 launch date.

Black Cake, based on The New York Times bestselling book by Charmaine Wilkerson, will debut on November 1, 2023 with the release of the first three episodes. And the comedy thriller Self Reliance starring Jake Johnson and Anna Kendrick has moved off of its September 8 date and will now premiere in November.

Fall 2023 Television Series

Spellbound Part 1 – Premieres August 31, 2023

When Cece Parker Jones, a vivacious 15-year-old old relocates from a small town in the US to France to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School, she’s on top of the world! But things turn upside down when she discovers a book of family spells...

Insidious: The Red Door continues the story of the Lambert family and picks up a decade after the events of the previous films. Dajia Milan, the costume designer, was excited to work on this horror movie and aimed to do justice to the franchise's cult following. The costumes in the film help tell the story and convey the characters' development over the years, with specific attention given to creating unique styles for each character.

Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth installment in the horror franchise and centers around the original characters. While the third and fourth movies do not focus on the Lambert family, The Red Door continues their story and picks up a decade after the events of Insidious: Chapter 2. Dalton, who's lost all memory of his time in The Further, heads to college following his parents' divorce. However, the past begins to come to light,...

"I told you that company was a hell hole!" Hulu has unveiled an official trailer for a new thriller series titled The Other Black Girl, based on the bestselling book of the same name. From executive producer Rashida Jones, the thriller follows Nella, an African-American editorial assistant who works at a mostly white NYC publishing firm. She gets excited to have a Black co-worker in the office when the new girl, Hazel arrives, but, is she a friend or foe? Then as Hazel begins to rise in the ranks, Nella discovers something sinister is going on at the company... Sinclair Daniel stars as Nella, and Ashleigh Murray as Hazel. Vulture says the story "takes on the terrifying world of tokenization, racism, and attempting career advancements in a white industry." The book it's based on was inspired by Jordan Peele's Get Out and Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives, for...

Excitement turns sinister as Nella suspects her co-workers, including new hire Hazel, are plotting against her in Hulu's The Other Black Girl. Nella's life is filled with menial tasks until Hazel's arrival brings a glimmer of hope, but she soon realizes she's being watched and receives hostile notes. Zakiya Dalila Harris draws on her own experiences as a minority in the publishing industry to create a fictional but relatable story in her novel, which inspired the series.

What starts off as excitement over possible workplace bonding turns into something menacing in the first trailer for Hulu's The Other Black Girl. Based on Zakiya Dalila Harris' New York Times Best Selling novel of the same name, The Other Black Girl stars Sinclair Daniel as Nella, an editorial assistant and the only Black girl at her company, a New York City publishing company named Wagner Books. Enter Hazel (Ashleigh Murray), who is hired as an assistant,...

Rashida Jones’ “The Other Black Girl” crafts a thrilling look at the competitive realities of an oppressive workplace dynamic.

Based on the New York Times best-seller by Zakiya Dalila Harris, “The Other Black Girl” stars Sinclair Daniel as Nella, a Black editorial assistant in a majority Caucasian office at an NYC publishing house, who grows sick and tired of the consistent tokenism thrown in her direction.

Read More: The Best Movies On Disney+ Canada Right Now

The truth will change your mind. #TheOtherBlackGirl is streaming September 13 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/fKEfxztJN0

— Disney+ Canada (@DisneyPlusCA) August 16, 2023

Things look up for her when another Black woman named Hazel, played by Ashleigh Murray, is hired as a fellow assistant at the company. However, Hazel quickly climbs the office ladder and not only becomes a threat to Nella’s corporate standing but something much more sinister appears looming.

‘The Other Black Girl’ — Photo:...

No human resources department could handle the type of workplace nightmare that lurks in the shadows for Nella (Sinclair Daniel) in the first trailer for Hulu’s thriller series The Other Black Girl. All 10 episodes of the show, adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best selling novel, will premiere on the streaming service on Sept. 13 — and what awaits is a convoluted series of events marked by paranoia, hallucinations, and sinister surveillance.

The Other Black Girl follows Nella, an editorial assistant dealing with the marginalization and microaggressions that come with being the...

The Other Black Girl is poised to be one of the most talked-about shows of the year.

Hulu dropped the official trailer for its adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris' best-selling novel on Wednesday, and it's as unsettling as expected.

"Nella, an editorial assistant, is tired of being the only Black girl at her company, so she's excited when Hazel is hired," the logline reads.

"But as Hazel's star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company."

It's a compelling description, and the trailer nails what the above describes, so that's a good thing.

Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack, and Garcelle Beauvais star.

The Other Black Girl is executive produced by Rashida Jones, Adam Fishbach, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey, Tara Duncan, and Temple Hill's Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

Jordan Reddout and...

Hulu released the trailer Wednesday for “The Other Black Girl,” adapted from the best-selling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris.

The series will follow Nella (Sinclair Daniels) who joyfully leaves her loneliness behind as the only Black employee at a publishing company, Wagner Books, when Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) gets hired as an editorial assistant like Nella.

Suddenly, all of Vera’s (Bellamy Young) demands become less grueling when she can share the experience of being Black at a majority white-staffed company with Hazel — until things get weird.

“Wagner’s just … you’ll see,” Nella tells Hazel at first in the trailer you can watch above.

Right as Vera tells Nella that she is ready to recommend a promotion to assistant editor from editorial assistant for Nella, some sinister things start happening that only Nella feels like she is aware of.

Her computer monitor screen one day shows the view from a...