Best 2026 Hulu TV Shows for story quality

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#1 Furious, Season 1
4.6

Most critics found the crime story gripping, layered, and emotionally substantial, with familiar procedural bones transformed by morally messy character work. A small minority found it cluttered or too easy...

Pros: episode structure, supporting cast performance

Cons: cinematography, sexual content level

#2 Paradise, Season 2
4.4

The best stories are intimate, character-driven survival tales with strong emotional payoffs. The larger season narrative is less consistent, but many reviewers still found enough compelling material to rate the...

Pros: directing quality, production design

Cons: character consistency, continuity

#3 A Thousand Blows, Season 2 Review
4.1

The season is broadly viewed as strong, darker, and more character-driven, though not always as fresh as the debut. The biggest criticisms are conventional choices, thin stretches, and a few...

Pros: season finale quality, main cast performance

Cons: episode structure, pilot episode quality

#4 Rivals, Season 2
4.1

The season is widely regarded as a confident, richer continuation that adds darker consequences and more complex relationships. A few critics find it looser or less substantial.

Pros: score quality, critic appeal

Cons: character consistency, plot clarity

#5 The Testaments, Season 1
3.5

The season’s coming-of-age story is often described as fresh, gripping, and politically urgent. Less enthusiastic critics find it emotionally hollow, repetitive, or too reliant on shock.

Pros: supporting cast performance, realism

Cons: family friendliness, sexual content level

#6 Alice and Steve, Season 1
3.3

The central friendship-war hook can be sharp, funny, and emotionally observant, especially when Alice and Steve are tearing at each other. The biggest weakness is the Steve-Izzy romance, which several...

Pros: directing quality, cast chemistry

Cons: family friendliness, language level

#7 The Season (2026), Season 1
2.8

The story has a workable rich-people revenge setup, but reactions split hard on execution. Some found it engaging and breezy, while others felt the plot soured, rushed through too many...

Pros: world-building, cinematography

Cons: finale satisfaction, season finale quality

#8 Not Suitable for Work, Season 1
2.8

Story reactions range from breezy and memorable to thin and clichéd. The most positive takes enjoy the light sitcom arcs, while harsher takes find the plots too lightweight, amateurish, or...

Pros: renewal interest, bingeability

Cons: plot clarity, soundtrack quality