Hulu orders Durango to series with Kathryn Newton and Cooper Hoffman
Hulu has ordered the drama Durango, from Eliza Clark, to series, with Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton starring and Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee joining the cast.
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Mixed · 2Hulu has ordered the drama Durango to series, with Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton starring. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The Disney-owned streamer has picked up a drama called Durango to series.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ DeadlineN “Durango, which stars Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton, has landed a series order at Hulu.” Read at Deadline ↗ Left · 2Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee have joined the cast. VarietyLC “In addition, Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee have joined the cast.” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Emmy winner Merritt Wever (Primetime), Mason Gooding (Scream 7) and Abbey Lee (Black Rabbit) will also star.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Mixed · 2The series order comes seven months after Hulu ordered a pilot in March; Eliza Clark, showrunner of Y: The Last Man, wrote the pilot and will be showrunner. DeadlineN “This comes seven months after the Disney streamer ordered a pilot for the project” Read at Deadline ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Clark wrot the pilot and will serve as showrunner.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 2Hoffman plays Mikey, a ski bum townie, and Newton plays Bunny, a homeschooled runaway working as a waitress; the logline says they are "riding an avalanche of bad decisions" while running from cops, criminals and Mikey's wife. VarietyLC “Together they’re riding an avalanche of bad decisions and falling in love while running from cops, criminals, and Mikey’s wife in pursuit of their own American dream.” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Bunny (Newton, Big Little Lies) is a homeschooled runaway working as a greasy-spoon waitress.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Mixed · 2Wever plays Joni, a local detective with 20 years on the job in a resort town; Gooding plays Miles, a young detective; and Lee plays Irina, Mikey's Russian wife, who is seeking US citizenship. DeadlineN “Wever plays Joni, a sharp and self-effacing local detective who’s deeply unimpressed by almost everything.” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC “Lee plays Irina, Mikey’s Russian wife who is “obsessed with American pop culture and is seeking US citizenship.” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2Durango is a co-production of 20th Television and Media Res; Clark executive produces with Media Res' Michael Ellenberg and Christina Malach and American Light & Fixture's Josh Senior and Tyson Bidner, and The Bear creator Chris Storer is also an executive producer. Jesse Peretz directed and executive produced the pilot. DeadlineN “while The Bear creator Chris Storer has boarded as an exec producer.” Read at Deadline ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Jesse Peretz (FX’s Love Story) directed and exec produced the pilot.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Mixed · 2The Hollywood Reporter says the show joins Hulu original dramas including The Testaments, Paradise, Furious, Good American Family and the upcoming The Land. Deadline places it among several recent Hulu pilot orders, noting that Foster Dade was passed on in May, Lex is about to go into production, and Ryan Coogler's The X-Files reboot was picked up to series earlier this week. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The series will join a lineup of Hulu original dramas that also includes The Testaments, Paradise, Furious, Good American Family and the upcoming The Land.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ DeadlineN “that high-profile project was picked up to series earlier this week.” Read at Deadline ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left2 outlets
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- Trade-press announcement of the pickup, with cast and character descriptions; The Hollywood Reporter adds Hulu's drama lineup and talent representation.
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- Cast, logline and production credits.
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- Neither mentions the other recent Hulu pilot orders Deadline lists.
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“Hulu is headed to the Rocky Mountains with its next series.” — The Hollywood Reporter
“has been picked up to series.” — Variety
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline treats it as a pickup within Hulu's slate of pilot orders.
- Emphasis
- Pilot-to-series timeline and other Hulu pilots (Foster Dade, Lex, The X-Files).
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not list Hulu's existing drama lineup or talent representation.
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“It was one of a number of pilots ordered by Hulu over the last twelve months.” — Deadline
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Hulu ordered Durango to series.
- Hoffman and Newton star, with Wever, Gooding and Lee joining the cast.
- Eliza Clark wrote the pilot; Jesse Peretz directed it.
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Hulu has ordered Durango to series after ordering a pilot in March.
Reported- Reports 3
- The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline
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Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee have joined the cast of Durango.
Reported- Reports 3
- The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline
Hulu organisation
Hulu has picked the drama up to series after a March pilot order.
“The Disney-owned streamer has picked up a drama called Durango to series.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Left2 articles
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Hulu Picks Up Drama ‘Durango’ Starring Kathryn Newton, Cooper Hoffman
Neutral Announcement with a light scene-setting opener, cast credits and Hulu lineup context.
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Neutral Concise announcement leaning on the official logline and character descriptions.
Centre1 article
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Neutral Straight industry report placing the pickup in context of Hulu's other pilot orders.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 15 Oct 18:00 First The Hollywood ReporterLC Hulu Picks Up Drama ‘Durango’ Starring Kathryn Newton, Cooper Hoffman
- 15 Oct 18:00 First DeadlineN Hulu’s ‘Durango’ Starring Cooper Hoffman & Kathryn Newton Picked Up To Series; Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding & Abbey Lee Join Cast
- 15 Oct 18:03 +4m VarietyLC Cooper Hoffman, Kathryn Newton Series ‘Durango’ Greenlit at Hulu as Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee Join Cast
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