Hulu Buys ‘The Promise: Finding My Mother’s Killer’ & Australia Drama ‘Invisible Boys’
Hulu has acquired a three-part true-crime documentary series chronicling Iranian-American Pooneh Entezari's decades-long personal investigation into her mother's 1989 execution-style murder outside a Vancouver apartment. Over more than 30 years, Entezari invested millions of her own wealth into uncovering evidence that ultimately convinced a civil trial that Viktor Pell was responsible for the crime, even though her father had been convicted and died in prison for it.
The streaming deal also includes the Australian coming-of-age drama Invisible Boys, which follows a group of LGBTQ+ teenagers in the isolated coastal town of Geraldton, Western Australia, after one is publicly outed on social media. The series, which premiered on Stan, has already garnered critical recognition including a Best Original Web Series award and nominations for prestigious international prizes, bringing Australian queer-focused storytelling to American audiences.
- Hulu acquired true-crime documentary following Iranian-American woman's 30-year investigation into her mother's 1989 Vancouver murder
- Also purchased award-winning Australian LGBTQ+ drama 'Invisible Boys' about teenagers in remote Western Australia navigating forced outing
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Iranian-American Pooneh Entezari spent more than three decades and much of her own fortune trying to establish who really killed her mother, who was shot dead outside a Vancouver flat in 1989. Her father was convicted of the murder and died in prison, but Entezari never accepted that verdict and kept investigating, eventually persuading a civil court that a man named Viktor Pell was responsible instead. Hulu has now bought the rights to a three-part documentary series telling this story.
The same deal also brings Hulu the Australian drama Invisible Boys, a coming-of-age series set in the remote coastal town of Geraldton, Western Australia. It follows a group of LGBTQ+ teenagers navigating life there after one of them is outed publicly on social media. The show first aired on the Australian streaming service Stan and has already picked up awards and nominations, and its acquisition means it will now reach American viewers.
Taken together, the deal shows Hulu adding two very different acquired titles to its library: a true-crime documentary built around one woman's long personal investigation, and a scripted overseas drama exploring identity and small-town life. Both had already built a reputation elsewhere before this US streaming pickup.