FX Ends Platform Confusion by Premiering Series Simultaneously on Cable and Hulu
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Jennifer Maas
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Summary
FX is changing its release strategy by simultaneously premiering FX-branded series on both the linear cable channel FX and streaming platforms Hulu/Disney+. The shift began quietly in early 2026 with Ryan Murphy's "The Beauty" on Jan. 21, but the most notable change comes with Season 5 of "The Bear" debuting on June 25, which will be the first returning FX on Hulu series to release simultaneously across both cable and streaming. This ends the previous "FX on Hulu" confusion where content was released on different schedules across platforms.
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This will be the most notable and outwardly promoted change to FX programming release strategy, but the shift actual began quietly in early 2026 with the premiere of Ryan Murphy's 'The Beauty' on Jan. 21.
The FX on Hulu confusion is over — you just might have missed it if you weren't tuning in closely across both platforms.
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