You’ve been using your brain all week, and now that it’s time to shut things down for the weekend, the last thing you want to do is fire up those synapses to find something to watch—andHuluhas tons to choose from.
Lucky for you, I’ve done the sifting to put together this list of three excellent shows that you’re able to easily get through in a few days.
2025 - present
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4 hours
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Ongoing
Season one of the Hulu originalDeli Boyshas been universally praised for its melding of workplace comedy and dark, almostSopranos-like tone, all with a unique South Asian bend. I’m nearly finished with its twisted-hilarious lone season, and I already can’t wait for them to announce a second (fingers crossed).
Mir and Raj Dar (Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh, respectively) are the spoiled-brat sons of Philadelphia’s king of convenience stores, Baba Dar (Iqbal Theba), a self-made Pakistani-American with ambitions of global success. When Baba dies in a freak accident, his useless sons are given the keys to the empire, only to find that it’s been built on drugs, crime, and some serious gangster activity.
While Mir is the (arguably) more educated and responsible of the brothers, who wanted nothing more than to take over what he thought was a legit family business, Raj is a weed-smoking, wisecracking flake who doesn’t take anything seriously. But dragging them both kicking and screaming is Lucky Auntie (the scene-stealing Poorna Jagannathan), the brains and muscle behind Baba’s enterprise, who also finds herself in a power struggle with the family while also staving off the FBI.
Deli Boysis 10 quick episodes of crime-fueled, fish-out-of-water hijinks that leans into the South Asian experience without resorting to stereotypes. Order in some Malai Tikka and Biryani and binge the whole series.
2020
8
6 hours 40 mins
Ended
When you’ve got a limited series created, written, and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina,Annihilation), you know you’re in for something deep, dark, and twisted.
Originally airing as an FX on Hulu series in 2020,Devsis an eight-episode tech thriller that goes down the rabbit hole of the clandestine department of Silicon Valley company Amaya, where they’re working on some unnerving supercomputer tech. When Lily (Sonoya Mizuno), one of Amaya’s encryption engineers, suspects that the department, secretly known as “Devs,” may have something to do with the disappearance of her boyfriend, she goes digging.
In a sort of Mr. Anderson, “What is the Matrix” kind of way, Lily’s drive to learn the truth may be her undoing as she finds herself immersed in the mysterious world created by Amaya’s brilliant CEO, Forest, brilliantly portrayed by Nick Offerman, who arguably shines brightest in serious, non-comedic roles.
“It sort of explores the question of what do we human beings do when faced with vast powers,” Offerman explains in theDevsteaser trailer, and as Lily spirals further into the mind-bending underbelly of Devs, we start to understand the sinister and existential threat humanity is faced with.
As withEx Machina, Garland is a master at creating visually minimalist, yet stunning sets, and the world inside the concrete-bunker facade of the Devs building is nothing short of dreamy and hypnotic. Rounding out the cast ofDevsis Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)as Forest’s deputy Katie, Jin Ha (Pachinko) as Lily’s ex-boyfriend Jamie, and veteran character actor Zach Grenier (Fight Club,Deadwood) as creepy security guard Kenton.
6 hours 45 minutes
No one does stoic quite likeThis Is Usactor Sterling K. Brown. And as hardened Secret Service agent Xavier Collins inParadise, Brown is an immoveable mountain. That is until Collins discovers the body of the murdered U.S. President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), making him not only the lead investigator on the case, but its prime suspect.
Speaking of mountains, though, as Collins starts to peel back the layers of political conspiracy and intrigue, that feeling you’ll have in episode one that something weird is going on is quickly validated by the realization thatParadisetakes place inside an enormous bunker built underneath a mountain in Colorado.
Created by tech billionaire Samantha Redmond (Julianne Nicholson), the idyllic town of Paradise is a climate-controlled, self-contained refuge from some sort of global catastrophe that has forced what’s left of humanity underground. Its 25,000 inhabitants were hand-picked to contribute to the town’s sustainability, but as we quickly learn, it’s not Bradford and his governmental leaders who run the show, but Redmond and her co-conspirators.
Created byThis Is Uswriter/creator Dan Fogelman,Paradiseoffers a weird and interesting dystopian sci-fi twist to its political-thriller leanings. Fans of shows likeLostand24(with a bit of Stephen King’sUnder the Domethrown in) will likeParadise’s twists and turns, as well as some powerful performances from Brown and Marsden, who appears mostly in flashback as his murder unfolds.
If you want more after bingeing season one,Paradisehas been renewed for a second season in 2026, with some intriguing new cast members joining the fray, including Shailene Woodley and Thomas Doherty.
Hulu is a great place to find some award-winning series—from dramas and sitcoms to some of thebest anime you can stream–there’s a never-ending well from which to draw. Being owned by Disney, you can also significantly increase your viewing options by adding a Disney bundle, which will give you access to the worlds of Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more.
Hulu
These great shows are all waiting for you on Hulu, along with many more series and movies.
