Hulu kicks off with a blood-soaked chart takeover
The tinsel is in the trash and the holiday movies have been brutally evicted from the streaming charts. Hulu has officially cleared the deck for , and the results are disturbing. While traditional hits are nowhere to be found, a failed theatrical horror flick has somehow clawed its way to the No. spot. Insiders are calling out the suspicious rise of these dark titles, whispering that audiences are ditching the cheer for pure, unadulterated chaos.
Leading the pack is a gruesome body horror project that features a real-life Hollywood power couple in a situation that would make any PR team sweat. We are also seeing a suspiciously named history series and an action comedy that proves even the most elite assassins have bad days. The behind-the-scenes whispers suggest that Hulu is banking on shock value to keep subscribers from jumping ship to Netflix this weekend, and so far, the gamble is paying off.
Dave Franco and Alison Brie: No intimacy coordinator needed for this nightmare
Hollywood sweethearts Dave Franco and Alison Brie are known for their adorable red carpet chemistry, but their latest collaboration, Together, is turning that image into gory mush. In a move that has the paparazzi buzzing, the couple recently bragged that they did not need an intimacy coordinator for their scenes. Well, after seeing the film, we now know why. The shocking details involve their characters, Tim and Millie, physically merging into one single organism after a supernatural ordeal in the wild.
This is not your average romantic drama. The aggressive tone of the film explores a relationship that is literally rotting from the inside out. Insiders say the on-set energy was intense as the real-life husband and wife dealt with the insidious concept of being inseparable. If they spend too much time together, they fuse. If they try to run, a dark force drags them back. It is a tabloid dream of a metaphor for a suffocating marriage, and fans are demanding answers about how they filmed those nasty transformations without losing their minds.
Josh Duhamel plays a blind assassin in London Calling
If you think your job is hard, try being an international hitman who can’t see straight. Josh Duhamel headlines the action comedy London Calling as Tommy Ward, a man who messed up big time. During a hit that went horribly wrong, Tommy accidentally offed a relative of a vicious crime boss played by Aidan Gillen. The legal trouble for Tommy involves a one-way ticket out of London and a shady hideout in Los Angeles under the thumb of a local criminal played by Rick Hoffman.
The behind-the-scenes chaos of the film involves Tommy being forced to babysit a clumsy teenager who wants to learn the family business of assassination. The insider whispers suggest that Duhamel did most of his own stunts while wearing obscured lenses to mimic the characters vision problems. It is a fast-paced mess that has Aiden Gillen coming for payback, leaving fans wondering if Tommy will actually survive the cliffhanger showdown or if his vision failure will be his final mistake.
The Strangest Things: History Channels suspicious knockoff
Hulu is also pushing a series with a name that sounds suspiciously familiar. No, it is not the Netflix hit with the kids in the s. This is Strangest Things, a History Channel project that aggressive marketing tried to align with its more famous namesake. While the title is clearly a PR spin to grab accidental clicks, the content is actually deeply enigmatic. The show uses D images and computer scans to rip apart historical artifacts like the Shroud of Turin and those creepy statues on Easter Island.
The suspense of the show lies in the fact that definitive answers are almost never found. From mysterious rocks to ancient statues that stand out for all the wrong reasons, the show is a binge-worthy dive into the darkest corners of the past. Critics are calling out the show for its tabloid-style presentation of history, but the fan reactions prove that people are obsessed with the bizarre. It is the perfect palate cleanser for those who are tired of fictional monsters and want the real thing.
Fans react to the Hulu horror takeover
The internet is currently losing its mind over the Franco-Brie merger. Social media is exploding with screenshots of the most disgusting moments from Together, and the betrayal of the couple’s cute image is complete. Meanwhile, action junkies are debating if London Calling is a hit or a miss, with many calling out the outrageous premise of a blind hitman. The comments sections are a total battleground this weekend.
I am never looking at Dave Franco and Alison Brie the same way again. That merging scene was textbook nightmare fuel. Hulu is sick for this!
Josh Duhamel as a hitman with bad eyes is actually the most relatable thing I have seen all year. Aiden Gillen is terrifying as the boss though.
The title Strangest Things is such a blatant clickbait move. I fell for it and stayed for the Shroud of Turin drama. Well played Hulu.
A suspicious future for the streaming charts
As we approach the end of the weekend, the question remains: why is horror and blood dominating the first week of January? The suspicious behavior of the algorithms suggests that streaming giants are leaning into darker themes to match the winter gloom. With Dave Franco and Alison Brie leading the pack, the bar for scandal has been set extremely high. The paparazzi are already looking for the couple in Los Angeles to see if they are actually inseparable in real life or if it was all just Hollywood magic.
Will London Calling get a sequel, or will Aidan Gillen’s character finish the job? And how many more weird artifacts can the Strangest Things team find before they run out of mysteries? The cliffhanger for the weekend is whether these underrated hits can maintain their aggressive lead or if a new scandal will knock them off the Hulu throne by Monday morning. Stay tuned, because the next leak is always just a click away.
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