Hulu Renews ‘Deadbeat’

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Hulu has renewed its original comedy series Deadbeat for a third season,  the OTT service said Tuesday.

The Lionsgate Television-produced series, which stars Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil,Reaper) as, a hapless but gifted medium, is co-created by Cody Heller and Brett Konner (Wilfred, The Inbetweeners) and executive produced by showrunner Dan Lagana.

A premiere date for season three will be announced at a later date, said Hulu.

“Deadbeat is a uniquely imaginative and charming series,” said Craig Erwich, Senior Vice President and Head of Content, Hulu in a statement. “We are very happy to bring it back for another hilarious season and look forward to sharing new ghostly stories.”

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.