Winter is here and with it, a whole host of new titles from Hulu. Fans of Discovery Channel content are well served here as are those looking for series in general. There are squillions to choose from. And for those wanting a good, old fashioned moving picture, there are plenty of films on offer, too.
If you’re partial to British TV adventurer, Bear Grylls and his yak eyeball eating shenanigans, then rejoice as the complete third season of Running Wild with Bear Grylls becomes available from July 12. And if that camel carcass-wearing excitement wasn’t enough, Running Wild with Bear Grylls and President Barack Obama is also available for streaming mid-month. Can Grylls entice the American president to drink his own pee? And if he can, will Obama drink it out of a snake? Well, you’ll just have to watch to find out.
But if you think Bear Grylls is badass, then you’ve obviously never seen Naked and Afraid. Lucky for you, Season 4 in its entirety is ready for your viewing pleasure from July 1. Picture this: 21 days with a total stranger, in a totally dangerous landscape and totally nude. Not a stitch of clothing. This, the producers would have you know, is the ultimate survival challenge. I don’t disagree – that does sound like a gnarly way to spend 3 weeks.
Speaking of series who answer the questions you’ve been dying to ask, don’t miss My Strange Addiction. In Season 6, you’ll discover everything you ever wanted to know about drinking air freshener and marrying a carnival ride. It’s possible that by the end, you’ll know more about eating bricks and wearing rubber doll suits than you really wanted to but life is a ride, so toot toot, all aboard the crazy train!
But enough with that silliness. Let’s talk about classic movies that ground their storylines in realism. Take for instance, 40 Days and 40 Nights. Dreamy McDreamboat Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) vows to give up sex for Lent. That’s a whole - you guessed it - 40 days and 40 nights. How will he ever survive? And gosh, now he’s gone and met the girl of his dreams (Shannyn Sossamon) but he can’t seal the deal with her because Lent, oh no! Can there be a happy ending if he doesn’t shag the girl in the first 2 months? All I’m saying is, if Matt and his dream girl do end up together and then have a baby, he’ll be waiting a whole lot longer than 40 days and 40 nights to get back into the game. True story.
Perhaps you’re into welders who moonlight as exotic dancers. If so, you can’t go past Flashdance and frankly, why would you? It’s a slice of Eighties perfection, Jennifer Beals (The Book of Eli) is adorable and you can dance it out to Maniac like you know you want to.
If you prefer your drama Oscar-nominated, then I suppose you’d better check out The Aviator. Leonardo DiCaprio did not win the Oscar that time, or the next time or the next, but then he did win, this year for The Revenant, which was nice for him. But his portrayal of legendary director and aviator, Howard Hughes, is excellent. Is it as good as his work as Luke Brower on Growing Pains? Tough call and one that only you can make.
And I don’t want to panic anyone, but Flash Gordon is leaving Hulu on the first of the month.
Check out the full list of new additions to Hulu this month below as well as the handful of titles that are leaving.
Available on Hulu July 1:
Alaska: The Last Frontier: Complete Season 4 (Discovery)
Deadliest Catch: Complete Season 11 (Discovery)
Deadly Women: Complete Season 6 (ID)
Dual Survival: Complete Season 5 (Discovery)
Fast N’ Loud: Complete Season 8 (Discovery)
Gold Rush: South America: Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
How It’s Made: Complete Season 18 (Science Channel)
I Am Jazz: Complete Season 1 (TLC)
My 600lb Life: Complete Season 3 (TLC)
My Big Fat Fabulous Life: Complete Seasons 1-2 (TLC)
My Strange Addiction: Complete Season 6 (TLC)
MythBusters: Complete Season 17 (Discovery)
Naked and Afraid: Complete Season 4 (Discovery)
New Girls on the Block: Complete Season 1 (Discovery Life)
Nightmare Next Door: Complete Season 6 (ID)
Obsession: Dark Desires: Complete Season 2 (ID)
River Monsters: Complete Season 7 (Animal Planet)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 13 (TLC)
Scorned: Love Kills: Complete Season 5 (ID)
Serial Thriller: Complete Season 1 (ID)
Silk: Complete Season 2 (BBC)
Sister Wives: Complete Season 8 (TLC)
Street Outlaws: Complete Season 5 (Discovery)
Survivorman: Complete Season 6 (Discover)
The Last Alaskans: Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
Treasure Quest: Snake Island: Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
Whale Wars: Complete Season 6 (Animal Planet)
What on Earth?: Complete Season 1 (Science Channel)
Who the Bleep Did I Marry?: Complete Season 6 (ID)
29 Palms (2003)
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
48 HRS (1982)
A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
Adventures in Lalaloopsy Land: The Search for Pillow (2012)
American Idiots (2013)
Another 48 Hours (1990)
Area 407 (2012)
The Aviator (2004)
Battle Ground (1949)
Beer For My Horses (2008)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Black Mask (1997)
Blaze You Out (2013)
Breakdown (1997)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
The Business of Strangers (2001)
Captivity (2007)
The Chalet Girl (2011)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Comic Book Villains (2002)
Cracks (2009)
The Decoy Bride (2011)
Devil’s Pass (2013)
Dirty Wars (2013)
Dirty Work (1998)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
The Escapist (2008)
Finding Neverland (2004)
First Position (2011)
Fish Tank (2009)
Flashdance (1983)
Flesh + Blood (1985)
Flypaper (2011)
Gimme the Loot (2012)
Glory (1989)
Grabbers (2012)
Hackers (1995)
Haunt (2014)
Haunter (2013)
Hunger (2008)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
In Her Skin (2009)
In the Loop (2009)
In Their Skin (2012)
Intermission (2003)
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)
Jimmy P (2013)
Julia’s Eyes (2011)
Lala-Oopsies: A Sew Magical Tale (2013)
Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show (2014)
The Ledge (2011)
Legally Blondes (2009)
Liberal Arts (2012)
Like Father, Like Son (1987)
Like Someone in Love (2012)
Little Monsters (1989)
The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Lonesome Jim (2005)
Looking for Eric (2009)
Love Crime (2011)
Manderlay (2005)
Maniac (2012)
Manic (2001)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Mercy (2014)
Minus Man (1999)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
My Amityville Horror (2012)
The Other Woman (2014)
Out of Time (2003)
Patriot Games (1992)
Peep World (2010)
Perrier’s Bounty (2009)
Phoenix (2014)
Plus One (2013)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
River’s Edge (1986)
Room in Rome (2010)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
The Samaritan (2012)
Saw VI (2007)
Saw: the Final Chapter (2010)
Shaolin Warrior (2013)
Sightseers (2012)
Simon Killer (2012)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Stealth Fighter (1999)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (2007)
Student Services (2010)
The Switch (2010)
Tabloid (2010)
The Thing Called Love (1993)
Tiny Furniture (2010)
Touching the Void (2003)
Trade (2007)
Trainspotting (1996)
Trap For Cinderella (2013)
Trekkies (1997)
Trishna (2011)
Two Lives (2014)
Uncertainty (2008)
Unforgettable (1996)
Uninvited Guest (1999)
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
We Have a Pope (2012)
White Reindeer (2013)
Why Stop Now (2012)
Wishmaster (1997)
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Lies (1999)
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001)
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
Wooly Boys (2001)
The Wraith (1986)
Wrong Cops (2013)
XX/XY (2002)
Your Sister’s Sister (2011)
July 2
Southpaw (2015) (*Showtime)
Terminator Genisys (2015)
July 3
Still the King: Series Premiere (CMT)
July 4
Are You the One?: Season 4 Premiere (MTV)
July 5
Ardor (2014)
July 6
Another Period: Season 2 Premiere (Comedy Central)
July 8
As I Am: Life and Time of DJ AM (2015) (*Showtime)
July 9
No Escape (2015) (*Showtime)
July 12
Difficult People: Season 2 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Complete Season 3 (NBC)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls and President Barack Obama: Special (NBCU)
July 15
East Los High: Complete Season 4 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Gay for Play Game Show: Complete Season 1 (Logo)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Complete Season 8 (Logo)
Froning (2015)
The Last Days (2013)
July 17
The Last Panthers: Complete Season 1 (SundanceTV)
July 18
Va Por Ti: Special (Univision)
July 19
El Principe: Series Premiere (Univision)
July 20
Barely Famous: Season 2 Premiere (VH1)
Dating Naked: Season 3 Premiere (VH1)
July 21
Vikings: Season 4 New Episodes (History Channel)
July 22
Premios Juventud: Special (Univision)
The Vatican Tapes (2015)
July 23
Zorro: Series Premiere (Cybergroup)
Zorro en Español: Series Premiere (Cybergroup)
Z For Zachariah (2015)
Zou en Español: Complete season 2 (Cybergroup)
July 25
Blue Bloods: Complete Season 6 (CBS)
Elementary: Complete Season 4 (CBS)
July 26
The Warrior’s Way (2010)
July 29
The Strain: Complete Season 2 (FX)
The Den (2013)
The French Minister (2013)
July 30
Mr. Holmes (2015)
July 31
Bar Rescue: Season 5 New Episodes (Spike)
Leaving Hulu on July 1:
3-2-1 Penguins!
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy
Archie’s Funhouse
The Archie Show
The Book of Bantorra
Bravestarr
Casper & Friends
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper’s Scare School
Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within
Cirque du Soleil: TOTEM voices
College Football Legends
Crime Story
Dai Shogun
The Dick Tracy Show
Dudley Do-Right
Fashion House
Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat: The Platinum Collection
Flash Gordon
Gerald McBoing Boing
Ghostbusters: The Animated Series
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Vs. The Thing
Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla: The Original Animated Series
Godzilla’s Revenge
Guess with Jess
He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Hetalia: The Beautiful World
Holliston
I, Claudius
Jack Irish
Jason of Star Command
Kino’s Journey
Lassie (1954)
Lassie (2005)
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
The Mr. Magoo Show
Naked City
The Neighbors
The New Adventures of Zorro
Noddy in Toyland
Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
The Roy Rogers Show
Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Complete Animated Series
The Secrets of Isis
She-Ra: Princess of Power
The Slayers – Next -
Sledge Hammer!
South of Hell
Tales of Tomorrow
Tinga Tinga Tales
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