‘Battleground’ Trailer – Hulu’s First Original Scripted Series Tackles Swing State Politics
By Angie Han/Jan. 17, 2012 6:00 am EST
[via Mashable]
Though the Ides of March-y premise has potential, especially in a big election year, I’m feeling lukewarm about the actual trailer. It doesn’t look bad, but it also doesn’t look like anything special — I see a lot of well-worn cliches about the difficulties of balancing work and family. It’s hard to gauge a series’ quality based on such a short clip, though, so I’ll reserve judgment until I actually see the first episode.
All thirteen 22-minute episodes of Battleground will eventually be made available on Hulu’s free service, with the first set to premiere February 14, 2012. Though Battleground will be the website’s first scripted series, it won’t mark Hulu’s first time producing an original show. Hulu’s past efforts include the reality show If I Can Dream and Morgan Spurlock’s documentary series A Day in the Life. In addition, it plans to launch an untitled travelogue by director Richard Linklater at some point this year.
With the streaming market becoming increasingly competitive, companies like Netflix and Hulu have begun looking to create or buy exclusive content. In addition to Lilyhammer, Netflix has one extremely high-profile project coming up — new episodes of Arrested Development, which will debut in 2013.
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