Hulu announces pop culture documentaries about Batman, James Bond
BEVERLY HILLS, California -- Hulu is upping its documentary game.
At the streaming service's Television Critics Association presentation on Friday afternoon, SVP and Head of Content Craig Erwich unveiled a handful of new "limelight documentaries" about pop culture personas.
The new docs will feature people who "forever shaped pop culture," Erwich told reporters.
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That includes films about the "real" Batman creator, one-time 007 (James Bond) George Lazanby, the failed Dany Carvey Show, defunct skateboarding magazine Big Brother and artist Shepard Fairey, of President Obama's "Hope" poster from the 2008 campaign.
The news comes just two months before Hulu will release its first original documentary Eight Days a Week, a Beatles film from director Ron Howard.
"As a brand, we try to be really reflective of popular culture," Erwich told Mashable in an interview earlier this year in May. "We are definitely a service that embraces TV. We love popular culture and we celebrate it."
During the presentation, Erwich noted the Santa Monica-based streaming service is coming off a strong year.
Hours streamed per viewer are up 30% and total streams up 80% from 2015, he said.
"We're laser focused on building an extraordinary content offering," he said.
Also coming later this year: Hugh Laurie-starring drama Chance and psychic crime drama Shut Eye.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
