Hulu Orders Season Three of 'Harlots'

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Hulu has renewed costume drama Harlots for a third season. The season will have eight episodes.

Season two debuted July 11.

Set in 18th century London, Harlots follows the fortunes of the Wells family. Margaret (Samantha Morton) has been sent to America in chains, and Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville) is vanquished. The Wells girls can free themselves of their mother’s feud, but running a lucrative brothel brings new enemies. Inspired by the stories of real women, Harlots is a family drama as explored from the female perspective.

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Harlots comes from the creative team of Moira Buffini, Alison Newman, Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Alison Carpenter.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.