Hulu Acquires Offbeat Scottish Comedy 'Dinosaur'
Hulu has acquired the Scottish comedy Dinosaur, a quirky coming-of-age series that explores the moments of change we experience in various relationships in our lives, including sisterhood, friendship, and romance. Slated for an April release, the six-part series will join Hulu's impressive collection of offbeat and often wildly underrated U.K. comedies, including recent shows like Extraordinary, Am I Being Unreasonable? and Such Brave Girls.
Set in Glasgow, Dinosaur is based on an original idea from writer Matilda Curtis, the daughter of director and film producer Simon Curtis and Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern. It stars Ashley Storrie (Romance & Adventure) and Kat Ronney (McDonald & Dodds) as Nina and Evie, two sisters and best friends who live with one another. But the carefully planned order of Nina's life is turned upside down when Evie rushes into an engagement just six weeks after meeting her current boyfriend and asks her sister to be her maid of honor at the wedding.
As an autistic thirtysomething woman, Nina struggles to accept her sister's impulsive decision and what these big changes will mean for their lives together. Thankfully, things are going well for her at work --- she's a paleontologist, a fact which helps give the series its title --- where a kindhearted colleague named Lee (Lorn Macdonald) is helping her to see the many changes in her life in a more positive light. (And who may well be the future she's dreamed of.)
