Hulu Has The 'Obituary' Trailer Ready For Spooky Season

Halloween was never big in the U.K. until recently, overshadowed by Guy Fawkes Night a few days later, which was far more fun, with drinking and bonfires and fireworks. In comparison, silly costumes and bobbing for apples just never held the same appeal. But the internet has homogenized Western culture to a point that Halloween is now a thing on both sides of the pond. (Even if some of its delights are not exactly translating, as The Great British Baking Show revealed last year.) In Ireland, "Spooky Season" works pretty well for RTE's dark comedy stylings, as seen in the new series co-produced with Hulu, Obituary.

Hulu and RTE have been doing well with their collaborations ever since Normal People accidentally became a smash hit on both sides of the pond in 2017. Obituary is a bit of a new frontier for the two studios, moving from romantic weepers to laugh-out-loud comedy with a cringey horror twist. As The Irish Times noted in its review of the series (which premiered on RTE on Tuesday, September 26, 2023), most of the network's solo successes are either gangster-focused or romances, so Obituary being a decent series is a welcome change.

Hulu has not yet released the show over here, but it is planned for the back half of 2023. As such, there is now a trailer, just in time for the Halloween season.