Hulu to Add 54 New Titles This Week – Here’s the 4 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
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Hulu this week (July 29-August 4, 2024) plans to add 54 new TV shows and movies to its subscription Video on Demand service. Here’s the four most interesting, in my humble opinion:

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Hollywood this year decided to reboot the old ‘apes in control’ franchise and — surprise, surprise — it worked! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which was released in May 2024, has grossed nearly $400 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a young chimp named Noa (played by Owen Teague) who discovers that a band of hunters are coming for his clan with electronic weapons. He must alert his clan and rival groups before it’s too late. The plot is predictable, but the critics praised Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes for its non-stop action and moral undertones. Debuts Friday, August 2.

Futurama, Season 12 Premiere
Matt Groening’s adult animated series is back as a Hulu original after a 10-year hiatus from Fox and Comedy Central. The show features a professional slacker who’s awakened from a cryogenically induced sleep after 1,000 years. He’s taken in by his sole descendant who gets him a job at a delivery service. Season 12 premiere debuts Monday, July 29.

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Director Kathryn Bigelow’s intense 2012 drama starring Jessica Chastain as a relentless CIA agent who hunts for the masterminds behind the 9/11 attack on America. The film was seen by some as glorifying the extralegal tactics required to obtain leads in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. But it fairly characterizes the pain and zeal felt by the intelligence/military personnel at the time. And Chastain is riveting as a CIA case officer who can’t sit still (literally) until she finds her man. Debuts Thursday, August 1.

Raising Arizona (1987)
The 1987 Coen Brothers movie stars Nic Cage and Holly Hunter as a dysfunctional young couple whose solution to infertility is kidnapping. That may not sound like a suitable premise for a comedy, even a black comedy, but you don’t know the Coens, do you? This is brilliant filmmaking overflowing with laughs and masterful turns from Cage and Hunter. Debuts Thursday, August 1.

Complete List of New Titles Coming to Hulu This Week

Monday, July 29
Futurama: Season 12 Premiere

Tuesday, July 30
Betrayal: A Father’s Secret: Complete Docuseries

Thursday, August 1
Billion Dollar Wreck: Complete Season 1
Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty: Complete Season 1
Interrogation Cam: Complete Season 1
Naruto Shippuden (DUBBED) Eps#450 – 461
The Banger Sisters

The Beach
Because I Said So
Brothers Mcmullen
Casino
Drumline

Eddie Murphy: Raw
Eragon
Flubber
Fool’s Gold
The Full Monty

Garfield
Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties
The Guardian
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses 2

I Feel Pretty
In Time
John Carter
Kingdom of Heaven
Knocked Up

Maid in Manhattan
Marley & Me
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
The Mask of Zorro
Midway

Muppets from Space
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb
Open Season: Scared Silly

Punch-Drunk Love
Race To Witch Mountain
Rachel Getting Married
Raising Arizona
Random Hearts

Robots
Simply Irresistible
Son-in-law
Stay
Tron: Legacy

Welcome Home
Zero Dark Thirty

Friday, August 2
The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Saturday, August 3
Suitable Flesh

Sunday, August 4
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

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