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Hulu app shutdown: What to know about its final days

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Updated  January 7, 2026 11:14am EST
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The Hulu home screen appears on a tablet screen with the Hulu logo displayed, in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Disney plans to integrate Hulu’s content into Disney+ this year, though it has not announced a shutdown date for the standalone Hulu app.
    • The Hulu app is already disappearing on some platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, where support will end in February 2026.
    • Disney gained full control of Hulu after acquiring Comcast’s remaining stake in 2023, fueling speculation about the app’s long-term future.

LOS ANGELES - The streaming app, Hulu, appears to be in its final days. 

Here's what we know so far:

When will Hulu app shut down?

What we know:

Hulu's parent company, The Walt Disney Company, will reportedly shut down the stand-alone app and integrate all of its content with Disney+ sometime this year, but Hulu is already disappearing on some platforms. 

Earlier this month, Nintendo announced Hulu will no longer be available on the Nintendo Switch next month.

"The Hulu app is no longer available in the Nintendo Switch eShop with support for the application ending on February 5, 2026," the company said on its website.

The Hulu app is still available on other platforms currently.

What we don't know:

Disney has not confirmed a specific date as to when the standalone Hulu app will no longer be available. 

FOX Television Stations has reached out to the Walt Disney Company for comment. 

The backstory:

In 2023, the Walt Disney Co. acquired a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion, a deal that gave Disney full control of the streaming service. 

Disney has run Hulu since 2019, when Comcast ceded its authority to Disney and effectively became a silent partner.

Hulu began in 2007 and quickly evolved into as a service backed by entertainment conglomerates who hoped to stave off the internet with an online platform for their own TV shows. Disney joined in 2009, planning to offer shows from ABC, ESPN and the Disney Channel. A decade later, Disney gained majority control of the business when it acquired 21st Century Fox.

Variety first reported the Hulu app will merge with Disney+ in August.

The Source: The Associated Press contributed to this report. Information in this story comes from a combination of company statements, industry reporting, and corporate history. This story was reported from Los Angeles. 

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