Hulu fills new casting role

US streamer Hulu has created a new casting director role and appointed an Emmy-winning executive to fill it.

Barbara Fiorentino

Barbara Fiorentino becomes head of talent and casting at Hulu with a remit to work across all of the streamer’s original projects.

She will link with producers to secure established talent and expand the diversity of those working on the streamer’s shows.

Fiorentino is based in Santa Monica and will work with associate Terese Classen, reporting to Hulu VP of originals Beatrice Springborn.

Her credits include 13 Reasons Why and UnREAL, while she also worked for US prodco Imagine Television on Hulu’s forthcoming show Wu-Tang: An American Saga.