9 Best Hulu Original Series You Need To Binge Watch ASAP

If you've already made your way through every show on Netflix while stuck at home, it's time to turn your attention to Hulu. In the last month alone, the streaming platform has dropped 3 new original series—Normal People, Mrs. America and Little Fires Everywhere— getting a ton of hype from viewers and critics alike. In addition to Hulu's newest shows, there are a ton of other binge-worthy series to keep you occupied in the coming weeks. Here are 9 of. thebest original series on Hulu right now.

1) Normal People

What's it about?: Based on the best selling novel of the same name by Irish author Sally Rooney, Normal People follows the on-again-off-relationship of Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron from their final year of secondary school through their university years. When they first start seeing each other as teenagers, the more popular (yet socially anxious) Connell asks social outcast Marianne to keep their relationship a secret from their classmates. Their arrangement eventually falls apart only for the pair to be reunited a few months later at Trinity College in Dublin. Both dealing with their own issues, Marianne and Connell struggle to make their complicated friendship work, yet they keep coming back to each other over the years.

2) Little Fires Everywhere

What's it about?: Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Celeste Ng, Little fires Everywhere stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as two women with intertwined fates in the quaint suburban town of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Little Fires Everywhere begins in 1998 with the home of the picture perfect Richardson family's home burning down as a result of Arson. The first episode quickly flashes back to one year earlier, revealing the events leading up to the fire over course of the series. The show also explores the "weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.," according to Hulu.

3) Harlots

What's it about?: The historical drama series follows Margaret Wells as she "struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to daughters Charlotte and Lucy. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley, a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret must fight back even if it means losing her family and possibly her life," according to Hulu. Harlots is inspired by The Covent Garden Ladies by British historian Hallie Rubenhold.

4) Ramy

What's it about?: According to Hulu's description, Ramy follows "a first generation Egyptian-American who is on a spiritual journey in his politically-divided New Jersey neighborhood. Ramy will bring a new perspective to the screen as it explores the challenges of what it's like being caught between a Muslim community that thinks life is a moral test and a millennial generation that thinks life has no consequences."

5) Mrs. America

What's it about?: Mrs. America tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA through the eyes of the women of the women of the era, including Gloria Steinem and Shirley Chisholm, as well as the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly. Cate Blanchett, Uzo Aduba, Rose Byrne and more star in the historical drama series.

6) Looking for Alaska

What's it about?: Based on John Green's best selling debut novel of the same name, Looking for Alaska follows a lonely teenager named Miles as he enrolls in an Alabama boarding school "to try to gain a deeper perspective on life; after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his friends try to make sense of what they have been through."

7) The Act

What's it about?: Based on the true crime story of the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, The Act follows Gypsy Blanchard, "a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother. Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder."

8) Castle Rock

What's it about?: A psychological-horror anthology series set in the Stephen King cinematic multiverse, Castle Rock "combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King's literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories."

9) Shrill

What's it about?: Shrill is a comedy series starring Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant as Annie, "a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss."

Will you be giving any of these shows a watch?

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