Hulu Renews Its Most Relentless Breakout Thriller

Hulu takes with one hand but gives with another. Just days after canceling Not Suitable for Work, the Disney-owned network has renewed its breakout freshman thriller.

Furious starring Emmy Rossum has just been given a second season order. It comes ahead of its first season ending on Aug. 31, 2026. While the streamer hasn’t shared its streaming figures, Nielsen has shared the numbers from the first week drop, which consisted of three episodes, and it proved to be an outstanding success.

The disney streamer isn’t consistent with the way it releases shows. The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments were released weekly, while Not Suitable for Work and Adults dropped as binge-watches. For Furious, the company opted for the hybrid release, with three episodes dropping at once and then one episode per week, proving to be a successful method.

With its first drop on July 27, 2026, it cracked the Top 10 in the streaming originals list. As Deadline notes, this is based on viewing minutes calculated, and it entered in 10th place with 372 million minutes watched. In recent weeks, shows like Love Island USA, Little House on the Prairie, and Silo have made it to this list.

Hulu usually waits for the finale of a show to air, but it’s clear that it is happy with the viewership of the series with Rossum in the lead. Disney had said that viewership had increased week on week, so we’re expecting to see the show rise up the Top 10 streaming originals list from this point, and it’s believed to be the No. 1 show on Disney+ and Hulu around the world in August, as well as the No. 2 freshman show on Hulu in the United States throughout this whole year.

It is a clear sign that Furious is worth renewing, and it’s also a clear sign that people will stick around for weekly episodes if the show is good. Critics say that the show is great, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Many have praised Rossum’s Alice Black as she relentlessly tracks down a female serial killer, played by Lola Petticrew. There’s a darkness in both characters, as the lines between right and wrong blur.

The early renewal is a great move for the network as well. It means the pre-production work can start immediately, allowing for a shorter turnaround time between seasons. One of the complaints of many viewers is that there’s such a long wait between seasons that they forget what happened previously and then aren’t interested when it returns. Furious needs to find a way to buck that curve.

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