The six-episode anthology was ordered to series at Hulu in February 2016, with Dolly taking on the role of showrunner.[2]Freddie Wong, Matthew Arnold, and Dolly were also reported to serve as executive producers on the series, as well as undertaking directing duties for individual episodes.[3] Each episode was planned to be an hour in length, and tell individual stories.
Casting
On June 8, 2016, it was announced that Lea Michele and Robert Buckley would headline the first episode of the series, and Ryan Lee would take the lead role in a different and unrelated episode.[4] On June 14, 2016, Joel McHale joined the cast to star alongside Michele and Buckley in the first episode, and Sarah Hyland was cast in a leading role in a separate episode.[5] That same month, Patton Oswalt joined to star alongside Hyland, Ashley Rickards was cast to lead a separate episode, and Sterling Beaumon joined to co-star opposite Lee.[6] That same month, Megan Mullally and Constance Wu were cast to appear in the same episode.[7] In July 2016, Lorenza Izzo, Daniel Zovatto, and Tom Noonan joined the cast of the series, with Izzo appearing in a separate episode, Zovatto appearing opposite Hyland, and Noonan appearing opposite Wu and Mullally.[8] On March 21, 2017, it was announced that Mark Hamill narrates the series.[9]
Story by : Will Campos, Dez Dolly, Daniel Johnson & David Welch Teleplay by : Will Campos, Dez Dolly, Jake Andrews
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
Adam, a lonely blogger, meets his perfect match through a cutting-edge dating app. But the moment he says "I love you," his life takes a turn for the worse - and Adam discovers a shocking truth that makes him question everything.
2
"Cinethrax"
Dez Dolly
Story by : Will Campos, Dez Dolly, Daniel Johnson & David Welch Teleplay by : Daniel Johnson, Will Campos, Dez Dolly
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
A snooty cinema purist struggles to convince his fellow filmgoers that the 3D movie they’re watching—screening in a mysterious new format—is summoning forth a brain-sucking interdimensional monster only he can see. Nods to They Live include the protagonist's T-Shirt and the stick of chewing gum.
Story by : Will Campos, Daniel Johnson, David Welch Teleplay by : Will Campos & Dez Dolly
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
A hopelessly nostalgic physics student fights to prove her sanity when no one on Earth can remember her favorite 90s cartoon show.
4
"Polybius"
Dez Dolly
Will Campos & Dez Dolly
April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
A young arcade junkie in 1984 attempts to master POLYBIUS, a sinister new game of unknown origin that induces nightmarish visions, but when kids start dying, he must beat the game to unlock its deadly secrets.
5
"Bob"
Matt Arnold & Freddie Wong
Will Campos
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
As a holiday threat looms large, an Army psychologist races against the clock to treat the strangest patient of her career - and the only one who can save Christmas - BOB, a depressed NSA supercomputer.
6
"Impulse"
Matt Arnold & Freddie Wong
Story by : Will Campos, Dez Dolly, Daniel Johnson & David Welch Teleplay by : Will Campos, Dez Dolly & David Welch
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
A brash, up-and-coming pro FPS gamer finds the edge she needs in an energy drink that gives her real world "bullet time". It's a shortcut to fame and fortune-but it might just be a "shortcut" through the rest of her life.