Hulu prepares for home makeover

Renovate Don’t Relocate is fronted by Sarah Beeny 

Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has picked up a package of home makeover and renovation series from London-based distributor Red Arrow Studios International.

Renovate Don’t Relocate, House Rules and The Great House Revival will be available on the platform from today following a deal brokered by Shirley Bowers, VP of sales and acquisitions for North America, the UK, Australia, New Zealand at Red Arrow Studios International.

Renovate Don’t Relocate was produced by Outline Productions for UKTV in its first season and HGTV in its second. The series follows property developer Sarah Beeny as she comes to the aid of homeowners living in a home that no longer works for them.

House Rules was produced by Seven Studios for Seven Network in Australia. In each episode, two teams renovate each other’s homes across seven days.

Hulu has also taken seasons one and two, totalling 12×52′ episodes, of The Great House Revival, produced by Animo TV for Irish pubcaster RTÉ1. The series is presented by architect Hugh Wallace and follows six homeowners in Ireland as they try to restore and transform their derelict properties into comfortable homes fit for the 21st century.