# Conspiracy Drama ‘Hotline’ in the Works at Hulu and Sony From John Swetnam and ‘Spider-Noir’ Boss Steve Lightfoot (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/conspiracy-drama-hotline-in-the-works-at-hulu-and-sony-from-john-swetnam-and-spider-noir-boss-steve-lightfoot-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:20:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hotline-conspiracy-drama-hulu-1236933514/
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, Paranormal, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Hulu and Sony are developing crime drama “Hotline”.
- John Swetnam created it and will co-showrun with Steve Lightfoot.
- The story centres on a secret call-centre operator helping a journalist uncover a conspiracy.

## Summary

Hulu and Sony Pictures Television are developing “Hotline”, a crime drama created by John Swetnam, with Steve Lightfoot as co-showrunner. The series follows a brilliant but troubled operator at a secret criminal call centre who breaks the rules to help a journalist investigate a conspiracy, putting them in danger from the FBI, hitmen and the operator’s employers.

Swetnam’s screen credits include “Into the Storm”, “Step Up: All In” and the television series “True Lies”. Lightfoot most recently co-showran and executive-produced “Spider-Noir”; his other credits include “The Punisher”, “Behind Her Eyes”, “Shantaram” and “Hannibal”. Paul Shapiro is also an executive producer through Back East Entertainment.

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