This weekend, we have three Hulu shows that prove that best TV shows don’t always come with the most noise. A contract killer who’ll make you laugh and squirm in equal measure, a Silicon Valley thriller that wants to break your brain, and a 90s mystery that keeps rewriting itself — all worth your time.
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Mr. Inbetween (2018–2021)
- Genre: Dark Comedy, Crime, Drama
- IMDB rating: 8.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics): 95%
Ray Shoesmith is a contract killer living in Sydney who also happens to be a devoted dad, a loyal friend, and a surprisingly thoughtful boyfriend. This Australian dark comedy show follows Ray as he navigates the very ordinary messiness of family life alongside the deeply unordinary demands of being a contract killer.
Scott Ryan, who created the show and plays Ray, writes dialogue that crackles with dry wit. Each episode runs around 25 minutes, making it one of the most binge-worthy shows on Hulu. I really like how the show never tries to explain or excuse Ray, trusting you to sit with the contradiction of liking someone who does terrible things for a living.
You can watch Mr. Inbetween on Hulu.
Devs (2020)
- Genre: Sci-fi, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics): 84%
When a young software engineer’s boyfriend dies under suspicious circumstances at her Silicon Valley employer, she starts pulling on a thread that unravels something far stranger than corporate conspiracy. Alex Garland, the writer-director behind Ex Machina and Annihilation, wrote and directed every episode of this eight-part miniseries.
Devs is dense, philosophical, and visually unlike other TV series. It wrestles with free will, quantum mechanics, and what it means to know the future with the kind of seriousness that demands your full attention. I really like how the show uses the cold architecture of Silicon Valley as a backdrop for questions that are ancient.
You can watch Devs on Hulu.
Cruel Summer (2021)
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- IMDB rating: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics): 94%
Set across three consecutive summers in a small Texas town in the 1990s, Cruel Summer follows two teenage girls whose lives become violently entangled after one of them goes missing. Each episode revisits the same date across 1993, 1994, and 1995, letting you watch how the same events look completely different depending on whose perspective you’re in.
Chiara Aurelia and Olivia Holt both deliver gripping performances, holding the show together across its shifting loyalties and unreliable timelines. The 90s setting gives it a specific, nostalgic feel, and I really like how the structure forces you to constantly revise what you think you know about both characters before the episode is even over.
You can watch Cruel Summer on Hulu.