Hulu takes Workerbee doc The Promise, Aussie drama Invisible Boys to US

Workerbee docuseries The Promise: Finding My Mother’s Killer

Disney-owned streaming service Hulu has acquired crime documentary series The Promise: Finding My Mother’s Killer for the US.

The 3×60’ docuseries was produced by Banijay-owned UK factual prodco Workerbee and is distributed by Banijay Rights, which made the deal with Hulu.

It marks the first sale for the series, which centres on a 30-year quest by Iranian-American Pooneh Entezari to find the person who killed her mother, and to clear her father’s name in the process, by spending millions to fund an investigation.

Her story was first told by Douglas Perry at local newspaper The Oregonian/OregonLive and the series is produced in association with Advance Originals & Circle M+P.

The deal with Hulu also sees Stan Original drama Invisible Boys head to the streamer. The coming-of-age drama explores the challenges faced by a group of gay teens in the remote coastal town of Geraldton, Western Australia, after one of them is outed on social media following an encounter with a married man.

The series stars Joseph Zada (Sunrise on The Reaping, We Were Liars) and was adapted for the screen by creator/director Nicholas Verso (Boys In The Trees, Crazy Fun Park) and produced by Tania Chambers (God Bless you, Mr Kopu, How To Please A Woman) and Verso.

Invisible Boys is a Feisty Dame Production and Asphodel Films production for Stan with production investment from Screen Australia.

Both titles are set to have their US premiere on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, with launch dates to be announced.