Two of FX’s most anticipated new shows are now Hulu exclusives

Two of FX’s most anticipated shows, Y: The Last Man and American Horror Stories, are forgoing traditional TV airing to become FX on Hulu exclusives.

Brian K. Vaughan’s popular comic book series being adapted by the network, Y: The Last Man, and Ryan Murphy’s spinoff of American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, will now premiere exclusively on Hulu, the company announced at its upfront presentation on Monday. The move signifies what many industry insiders speculated would likely happen as part of the new “FX on Hulu” deal — an emphasis on Disney’s streaming product.

It makes sense. Moving shows away from traditional cable, where customers are dropping like flies, and building up Hulu’s library is completely in line with what Disney executive chairman Bob Iger envisioned as the future of “FX on Hulu” when he first spoke about it in an earnings call last November. Think of it like this: if a cornerstone of HBO Max’s offering is prestigious HBO programming, then Disney is trying to curate a similar high-level catalog of programming through FX offerings on Hulu.

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