Hulu Renews ‘Freakish’ For Second Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Streaming service Hulu has renewed its freshman horror series Freakish for a second season, the network said Monday.

The zombie-themed series, produced by Awesomeness TV, will return for a 10-episode sophomore campaign, according to Hulu.

Freakish revolves around a group of students fighting for their lives after a deadly chemical explosion traps them within a high school along with predatory mutants.

Freakish is executively produced by series creator Beth Szymkowski, as well as Shelley Zimmerman, Chris Grismer, Kay Reindl and Erin Maher.

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.