Walt Disney Television announced the Hulu Scripted Originals content team will be joining their team to integrate the development of original, scripted programming with Disney’s television resources.

In May Disney announced they gained full operational control over Hulu.

With the new integration, Craig Erwich, Senior Vice President of Scripted Originals for Hulu will report to Dana Walden, Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. Erwich will continue to lead scripted originals planning, development, and commissions for Hulu. The Hulu team will remain in Hulu’s Santa Monica, CA headquarters.

Under Erwich’s leadership, Hulu has emerged as a home for a premium slate of original programming including the Emmy ® – and Golden Globe ®  Award-winning “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the first-ever streaming series to take home both awards in the drama series category; Emmy Award-nominated shows “The Act,” “Catch-22,” “Castle Rock,” “The Looming Tower” and “Pen15”; fan-favorite hit “Marvel’s Runaways” and culture-driving new comedies “Ramy” and ”Shrill.” Upcoming Hulu Originals include “Four Weddings and a Funeral” from Mindy Kaling; “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” from Brian Grazer and The RZA; and “Little Fires Everywhere” from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.

Hulu’s unscripted original programming, original film development, and licensed live and on-demand content acquisition teams will remain in their current structure, reporting to Hulu CEO Randy Freer. In addition, the streaming service’s overall content strategy, capital allocation, investment
decisions, and originals content marketing will continue to be led by Hulu’s business and marketing teams.

“As Hulu drives toward its ambitious subscriber and engagement goals, it is important that we take full advantage of the creative resources and production capabilities of Disney Television Studios, which are among the best in the world,” said Freer. “Craig and his scripted originals team have created a broad, award-winning slate of programming for Hulu that drives culture and inspires conversation, and we’re looking forward to growing that caliber of scripted dramas and comedies on Hulu with the additional power of Walt Disney Television behind it.”

 Freer continues to have oversight of the overall Hulu business and operations, including original movie and unscripted series development and  commissioning, content licensing, marketing, strategy and development, product, technology, subscriber management, and the global P&L of the business. He remains a direct report of Kevin Mayer, chairman of Walt Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International. Dana Walden reports to Peter Rice, chairman of Walt Disney Television.

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