Amy Poehler, UCP Series Lands Hulu Order

LOS ANGELES: Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to Difficult People, a series from Universal Cable Productions (UCP), exec produced by Amy Poehler.

The half-hour comedy is created by and stars Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner as best friends living in New York City, where their irreverent behavior lands them in some very awkward situations. 

"I tend to enjoy funny people creating and starring in comedy programs, and Julie and Billy are the funniest around," said Poehler.

“Amy Poehler, Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner are a dream team of comedic possibilities," said Craig Erwich, senior VP and head of content at Hulu. "We look forward to bringing this hilarious view of the world to Hulu with our partners at Universal Cable Productions."
 
Hulu's expanding original content slate includes the upcoming Jason Reitman series Casual and J.J. Abrams’ 11/22/63, based on Stephen King’s best-selling book. Difficult People is Hulu's first order from UCP.