Hulu: 3 Shows I Just Watched – And Why You Should Watch Them, Too

By Phillip Swann
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Hulu has long been one of the most popular streaming services thanks in part to its relatively cheap pricing (the ads-included plan is now $7.99 a month) and a hefty mix of original and licensing programming. I recently watched three original shows on Hulu and loved (or, at least, liked them) all. Here are my capsule reviews and why I think you should watch the trio of programs as well.

FX on Hulu’s Clipped
Yesterday, I watched the first two episodes of FX On Hulu’s Clipped, the tawdry tale of the downfall of Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers. (Future episodes will debut on Tuesdays until the six episode limited series is over.) Based on the first two installments, Clipped is not as good as HBO’s Winning Time, largely because the personalities and storylines pale in comparison. (It’s hard to compete with Magic, Kareem and owner Jerry Buss in the HBO series on the Lakers of the late 1970s and early 1980s.) But it’s still very entertaining and worth a watch, particularly for hoop fans. Laurence Fishburne stands out as the frustrated Clippers coach, Doc Rivers.

Under the Bridge
Based on a real-life murder of a young teen in British Columbia, Under the Bridge stars Riley Keough as author Rebecca Godfrey who investigates the events that led up to the grisly and heartless crime. Keough, who wowed in the first season of Starz’s The Girlfriend Experience, and Amazon’s Daisy Jones & The Six, is great again here as a journalist whose heart gets in the way of her reporting. Lily Gladstone, last seen as a Best Actress Nominee in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, is good as well as a local cop whose past connection with Keough’s Godfrey threatens to derail her investigation. But as good as Keough and Gladstone are here, the real revelations are the young cast who play the teens involved in the crime, particularly Chloe Guidry and Izzy G. Keep an eye on these kids. Something tells me they have some nominations coming their way.

Fargo, Season 5
Okay, I didn’t just watch it, but it was relatively recently. (Season five ended in early 2024.) Noah Hawley’s ode to the Coen Brothers continues in season five with the usual perfect mix of black comedy and unnerving drama. Season five follows a Minnesota mom (Juno Temple) who tries to shield her past from her family and town. However, her secrets start to spill out when she’s arrested for the accidental tazing of a police officer during a school board riot. (Yes, a school board riot. No one will ever accuse a Fargo episode of not being eclectic.) Soon, her past appears in the human form of a charismatic but uniquely evil county sheriff (Jon Hamm in his best performance since Mad Men.) I won’t divulge further details but watch this show. (And, in case you’re wondering, the five seasons of Fargo are distinctly different from each other so you don’t have to watch them all to understand and appreciate one.)

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