Now it’s time to say goodbye to several shows that are being pulled from Hulu and Disney Plus as Disney looks to cut costs. The Mouse House looks to save roughly $2 billion by pulling underperforming shows from the two streaming services, which will be combined later this year, instead offering up licensing deals so that the shows can be picked up by other streaming services.
It’s unclear how many shows and movies will ultimately be pulled from the platform when it’s all said and done, but this first group of cast-offs features a relatively equal split between Hulu, Disney Plus and other Disney branded content. Little Demon originally aired on FX while Maggie started at ABC before moving to Hulu. The World According to Jeff Goldblum was produced by Disney-owned National Geographic and housed on Disney Plus while Willow is a Disney Plus original.
What this means for viewers is that these shows, which were initially only available on Hulu or Disney Plus (unless they aired on cable or network TV originally) could now become available on other streaming platforms, giving the shows a chance to reach new audiences that weren't previously tuning in to watch them.
Disney is following in Warner Bros. Discovery’s footsteps with the cost-cutting measure; Warner Bros. Discovery pulled several shows from its HBO Max streaming service, including Westworld, The Time Traveler’s Wife and The Gordita Chronicles and licensed them to Tubi and Roku to increase their profitability.
You can take a look at some of the shows being pulled from Hulu and Disney Plus below:
- Be Our Chef
- Best in Dough
- Best in Show
- Big Shot
- Disney Fairy Tale Weddings
- Dollface
- Earth to Ned
- Everything's Trash
- Foodtastic
- Howard
- It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer
- Little Demon
- Love in the Time of Corona
- Maggie
- Magic Camp
- The Making of Willow
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- The One and Only Ivan
- Pistol
- The Premise
- The Quest
- Stuntman
- Timmy Failure
- Willow
- Wolfgang
- The World According to Jeff Goldblum
- Y: The Last Man
You can still catch these series on Hulu and Disney Plus for now, for a limited time, but they will be leaving the platform soon. No dates have been announced for their removal.
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