Hulu’s Summer 2016 Slate is composed of three returning shows – all critically acclaimed; all very different: Casual (June 7th), Difficult People (July 12th) and East Los High (July 15th).
Follow the jump for season synopses.
Casual
Season Two
Premiere Date: Streaming weekly beginning Tuesday, June 7 with two episodes.
Finale Date: Tuesday, August 23
Episode Count: 13
Cast: Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey and Tara Lynne Barr.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Zander Lehmann. Executive produced by Jason Reitman, Helen Estabrook and Liz Tigelaar.
Synopsis: After a season full of disastrous dates and their parents’ surprise wedding, Alex, Valerie and Laura try to rebuild their lives outside the home. But new friends, business partners, boyfriends and girlfriends can only do so much to distract them from a shared and recurring history of dysfunction.
Difficult People
Season Two
Premiere Date: Streaming weekly beginning Tuesday, July 12 with two episodes.
Finale Date: Tuesday, September 6
Episode Count: 10
Cast: Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, Andrea Martin, James Urbaniak, Gabourey Sidibe and Cole Escola
Guest Stars: Tina Fey, Nathan Lane, Julianne Moore, Debbie Harry, Amy Sedaris, Joel McHale, Megan Hilty, John Mulaney, Real Housewives of New York’s Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan, Sandra Bernhard, Mark Consuelos, Fred Armisen and Method Man, among others.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Julie Klausner. Executive produced by Amy Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky, Tony Hernandez, and Scott King.
Synopsis: Julie and Billy continue to search for fame, to diminishing returns. Billy embarks on the journey of finding a boyfriend while Julie tries her best to avoid a deeper commitment to Arthur and not become her mother. Julie and Billy continue to have contempt for the world around them while remaining loyal to each other, and, as they get in their own way, learn no lessons.
East Los High
Season Four
Premiere Date: All episodes streaming Friday, July 15
Episode Count: 12
Cast: Gabe Chavarria, Danielle Vega, Carlito Olivero, Alexandra Rodriguez, Vannessa Vasquez, JD Pardo and Prince Royce.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Carlos Portugal and Kathleen Bedoya. Executive produced by Katie Elmore Mota and Mauricio Mota of Wise Entertainment.
Synopsis: School is out at East Los High and summer break is looking hotter than ever when new dancers join the Bomb Squad bringing new moves, forbidden romance, high stakes drama and a wedding that can’t be missed.
Hulu Spring Slate
The Path
Season One
Premiere Date: Began streaming Wednesday, March 30
Finale Date: Wednesday, June 1
Episode Count: 10
Cast: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy, Kyle Allen, Emma Greenwell, Rockmond Dunbar, Sarah Jones and Amy Forsyth.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Jessica Goldberg. Executive produced by Jason Katims, Michelle Lee and Mike Cahill.
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of an intriguing grassroots religious group that may or may not be an international cult, the 10-episode drama series examines the struggle of a family as their meanings of marriage, faith and loyalty are put to the test. Each hour-long episode will take an in-depth look at what it means to choose between the family we have and the family we want.
The Mindy Project
Season Four
Premiere Date: New episodes streaming weekly beginning Tuesday, April 12
Finale Date: Tuesday, July 5
Episode Count: 13
Cast: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks, Ike Barinholtz, Beth Grant, Xosha Roquemore and Fortune Feimster.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Mindy Kaling. Executive produced by Matt Warburton, Howard Klein, Charlie Grandy and Michael Spiller.
Synopsis: The Mindy Project season four returns for even more adventures! Mindy (Mindy Kaling) faces her greatest challenge yet as she struggles to balance work with being a mom, all while her tumultuous relationship with Danny gets even messier. She’s joined by Morgan (Ike Barinholtz) and the rest of the staff of Shulman and Associates as they welcome some new faces (like Garret Dillahunt as Jody, a sexist Southern rascal) and tangle with old rivals like the Midwives upstairs. The Mindy Project continues to deliver its unique mix of wild comedy and heartfelt romance.
Deadbeat
Season Three
Premiere Date: All episodes streaming Wednesday, April 20
Episode Count: 13
Cast: Tyler Labine and Kal Penn.
Crew: Created and executive produced by Brett Konner and Cody Heller. Dan Lagana serves as showrunner and executive producer.
Synopsis: Kevin “Pac” Pacalioglu (Tyler Labine) is a lazy, overweight slack- er who can see ghosts. Needing to make a fresh start after losing both his ghost girlfriend and best friend/drug dealer, Pac moves into the apartment of “stoner entrepreneur” Clyde Shapiro (Kal Penn), an equally aimless Brooklynite who Pac meets in jail. When Clyde learns about how Pac is able to help send ghosts into the Light by resolving their unfinished issues, he excitedly offers to help Pac monetize his gift by going into business