All seven seasons of ABC’s Once Upon a Time will begin streaming on Hulu Sept. 1. The fairytale drama has been streaming solely on Disney+ because it left Netflix; it can now be shared by the 2 Disney leisure platforms.
Exclusivity, thought-about paramount within the early phases of the streaming wars, has taken a again seat to media firms’ push for added income and profitability. The technique shift has led to authentic HBO collection streaming on Netflix, for instance, with NBCUniversal’s Suits additionally discovering its solution to the worldwide streamer.
At Disney, there was growing cross-pollination between beforehand walled-up Disney+ and Hulu.
The Simpsons, which began streaming solely on Disney+ at launch, additionally has a few seasons out there on Hulu.
Once Upon a Time is taken into account a quintessential Disney+ collection because it has been constructed on traditional Disney IP, together with most Disney princesses. Same goes for Marvel which has its personal tile on Disney+; the streamer’s newest Marvel collection, Secret Invasion, not too long ago obtained a run on Hulu.
And as Deadline reported over the weekend, Disney+’s upcoming Goosebumps collection from Sony TV, is predicted to additionally stream on Hulu.
The transfer comes as each Disney+ and Hulu shed dozens of collection and specials earlier this yr in a cost-cutting measure as Disney is getting ready to roll out a single streaming app with programming from each Hulu and Disney+ by the top of this yr.
Created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, One Upon a Time, which streamed on Hulu throughout its run on ABC, blends the fantastical and actual worlds with fairytale characters dwelling in Storybrooke, ME. Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas and Lana Parrilla star.
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