Unreal. Lifetime’s “unReal” is no longer Lifetime’s “unReal” — it is now Hulu’s “unReal,” multiple people with knowledge of a new first-run deal between A+E and the subscriber video-on-demand (SVOD) service tell TheWrap.
The scripted look at the behind-the-scenes chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program has shifted from a cable show with a second-run window on SVOD to just a straight-up SVOD series (yes, with a second run on cable). At least it has done so for Season 4, which two of our sources tell us will be its last.
Here’s how it went down.