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[09/12/22 - 09:30 PM]
The Walt Disney Company Earns 26 Primetime Emmy Awards Across 16 Titles, Including 22 Creative Arts Wins
Combined with last weekend's Creative Arts Emmy wins and tonight's broadcast, Disney's streaming platforms earned a total of 19 wins, with Hulu and Disney+ receiving 10 and nine awards, respectively; and Disney Television Studios earned a total of 12 wins.

[07/12/22 - 03:35 PM]
The Walt Disney Company Earns 147 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations
Hulu and 20th Television's "Only Murders in the Building," the most-nominated freshman comedy this year, has garnered 17 nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series for executive producers Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

[03/18/22 - 12:02 PM]
Hulu Originals Spring 2022 Programming Slate
Newly announced premieres include "Captive Audience" on April 21.

[02/08/22 - 08:27 AM]
Hulu Presents Upcoming Original Series "The Dropout," "Life & Beth," "The Girl from Plainville," and "Conversations with Friends" at the 2022 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour
The streamer also announces premiere dates for "Woke" season two (April 8) and third and final season of "Love, Victor" (June 15).

[02/07/22 - 09:02 AM]
Video: Hulu Original Series "The Dropout" Trailer and Key Art Debut
Hulu's limited series "The Dropout," the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos, is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong.

[12/15/21 - 10:03 AM]
"The Dropout" Premieres March 3 on Hulu
Welcome to Theranos. Amanda Seyfried is Elizabeth Holmes.

[09/14/21 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 14
Updates include: HBO Max cancels "Generation" after one season; Meagan Holder boards FOX's "Monarch"; and Malachi Kirby to lead Amazon's "Anansi Boys."

[08/05/21 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 5
Updates include: "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" eyes new life at Roku; Neil Patrick Harris to star in Netflix's "Uncoupled"; and Cobie Smulders cast in FX's "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

[08/03/21 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 3
Updates include: Peacock's "Bel-Air" names new showrunners; Eiza Gonzalez in talks for Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem"; and Poppy Liu cast in Amazon's "Dead Ringers."

[06/10/21 - 11:54 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 10
Updates include: Jameela Jamil cast as Titania in "She-Hulk" at Disney+; William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf among latest tapped for Hulu's "The Dropout"; and Joe Morton signs onto FOX's "Our Kind of People."

[03/31/21 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 31
Updates include: CBS orders comedy "Ghosts" to series; Netflix mulls Anna Cathcart-led "To All the Boys" spin-off series; and Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in Amazon's "Hot Pink."

[03/30/21 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 30
Updates include: Jack Reynor tapped for Amazon's "The Peripheral"; Naveen Andrews signs onto Hulu's "The Dropout"; and Jordan Fisher cast as Bart Allen in The CW's "The Flash."

[03/29/21 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 29
Updates include: Starz cancels "American Gods" after three seasons; Amanda Seyfried to lead Hulu's "The Dropout"; and The CW's "All American: Homecoming" fills out cast.

[02/18/21 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 18
Updates include: Kate McKinnon exits Hulu's "The Dropout"; CBS mulls "FBI: International" spin-off series; and "The Flash's" John Wesley Shipp to visit "DC's Stargirl."

[12/10/20 - 05:26 PM]
The Walt Disney Company Surpasses 137 Million Paid Subscriptions Across Its Direct-to-Consumer Services, Shattering Previous Guidance
After greatly exceeding expectations, The Walt Disney Company shared guidance that it now expects its streaming services to hit 300-350 million total subscriptions by fiscal 2024, driven primarily by a significant increase in content output.

[06/22/20 - 12:00 PM]
Hulu Showcases Breakthrough Advertising Solutions, New Research Insights and Original Programming Stars at Virtual Annual Newfront Presentation
Programming highlights include "Y: The Last Man" and "American Horror Stories" as part of FX on Hulu.

[05/01/19 - 06:05 AM]
Hulu Unveils Four New Series Orders, Two Freshman Comedy Renewals, Strategic Partnership for Food Originals, Brand New Ad Offering and More at Hulu '19 Presentation
"Pen15" and "Ramy" are both due back for second seasons while newcomers include "Marvel's Ghost Rider," "Marvel's Helstrom," "Nine Perfect Strangers" and "The Dropout."

[04/10/19 - 11:42 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 10
Updates include: YouTube Premium axes four scripted series; Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye targeted for TV series at Disney+; and Kate McKinnon to play Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu's "The Dropout."







DROPOUT, THE (HULU)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
3/3/22 - 4/7/22
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2021-2022 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's web site, March 2022) Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. From Executive Producer Elizabeth Meriwether, “The Dropout” is the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos, an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye?
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alan Ruck as Jay Rosan
· Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
· Andrew Leeds as Roland
· Anne Archer as Charlotte Schultz
· Bashir Salahuddin as Brendan Morris
· Bill Irwin as Channing Robertson
· Camryn Mi-Young Kim as Erika Cheung
· Dylan Minnette as Tyler Shultz
· Ebon Moss-Bachrach as John Carreyrou
· Elizabeth Marvel as Noel Holmes
· Hart Bochner as Larry Ellison
· James Hiroyuki Liao as Edmond Ku
· Josh Pais as Wade Maquelon
· Kate Burton as Rochelle Gibbons
· Kevin Sussman as Mark Roessler
· Kurtwood Smith as David Boies
· Laurie Metcalf as Phyllis Gardner
· LisaGay Hamilton as Judith Baker
· Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lorraine Fuisz
· Michael Ironside as Don Lucas
· Michaela Watkins as Linda Tanner
· Michel Gill as Chris Holmes
· Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani
· Nicky Endres as Ana Arriola
· Sam Straley as Christian Holmes
· Sam Waterston as George Schultz
· Shaun J. Brown as Daniel Young
· Stephen Fry as Ian Gibbons
· Utkarsh Ambudkar as Rakesh Madhava
· William H. Macy as Richard Fuisz
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Holmes (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jordana Mollick as EP
· Kate McKinnon as EP
· Michael Showalter as DIR/EP
· Rebecca Jarvis as EP
· Taylor Dunn as PROD
· Victoria Thompson as PROD
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC News
· Fox Searchlight
· Semi-Formal Productions