Hulu Renews ‘Casual’ for Third Season

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Content streaming service Hulu has renewed its comedy series Casual for a third season, the company announced Wednesday (June 22).

The Lionsgate-produced series, which stars Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynne Barr, will receive a 13-episode third season order. The series' sophomore campagin debuted earlier this month.

Casual is executive produced by Jason Reitman, Zander Lehmann, Helen Estabrook, and Liz Tigelaar.

In a separate deal, Hulu said it has signed Reitman to a first look deal for all television related projects, the first deal if its kind for the streaming service.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.