FX’s “Adults” Prequel Episode Coming Soon To Hulu & Disney+
Just ahead of the release of the second season of FX’s hit comedy series, “Adults”, Disney will release a special prequel episode of the show on Hulu and Disney+, along with FXX and YouTube.
FX’s “Adults” is an ensemble comedy series about a group of twenty-somethings in New York leaning on each other to navigate love, work, friendship and family. Samir (Malik Elassal), Billie (Lucy Freyer), Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), Issa (Amita Rao) and Anton (Owen Thiele) are five friends crashing together in Samir’s childhood home. Created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, the show puts a generational lens on the wins, losses and humiliations of being in your twenties.
Over eight episodes, the housemates tackle a new set of real-world questions. What if the 20-year-old who inherited your fake ID is cooler than you ever were, and younger than you’ll ever be again? How do you explain to your friends that you actually love your boring office job? Why does being around your family make you regress into your worst self? And how do you ask for things to change, when you also need everything to stay the same? Together, the friends weave intricate webs of multi-player strategy just to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings. They invent elaborate workarounds for problems they’re too afraid to face head-on. It’s not so much that they keep learning the same lessons – it’s that they keep finding new ways to make mistakes. But the one thing they consistently get right: showing up for each other.
This prequel episode introduces the lovable friend group and reveals Paul Baker’s origin story, and the announcement was made to a sold-out crowd at the Tribeca Festival on Thursday night.
The prequel episode has been written by series creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and directed by Jonathan Krisel. Ben and Rebecca said in a statement regarding the special:
“We’re so excited for the opportunity to show fans how this friend group came to be. We love a good origin story, and we can’t wait for you to see where the radioactive spider bit Paul Baker.”
The special episode, which is entitled “Marathon Day” will be available for fans everywhere on Friday, 31st July 2026 on FXX and Hulu at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. It will also be available for a limited time on Hulu’s YouTube channel and FX’s TikTok and Instagram channels.
FX’s “Adults” returns for its highly anticipated second season on Thursday, 27th August 2026, on FXX and Hulu beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The full eight-episode second season of the ensemble comedy will be available on FXX on-demand and Hulu at premiere, while two episodes will premiere each week on FXX. The series will also be available on Disney+ internationally. Season one of FX’s “Adults” is available to stream now on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.
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