{
  "slug": "hulu",
  "name": "Hulu",
  "domain": "hulu.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "US streaming service with on-demand films and series plus optional live television plans.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Hulu from the Hulu Account page: under Your Subscription choose Cancel, then confirm with Cancel Subscription. It takes about 90 seconds, and a paid subscription stays active through the current billing cycle; cancel before 11:59 p.m. Eastern the day before the next billing date. Hulu does not refund or credit partially used billing periods or annual terms, except where required by law.",
  "price": "$11.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 11.99,
  "planName": "Hulu With Ads",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "hulu-with-ads",
      "name": "Hulu With Ads",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 11.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 119.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$11.99 per month or $119.99 per year",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hulu.com/annual-offer"
    },
    {
      "id": "hulu-premium",
      "name": "Hulu Premium",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 18.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$18.99 per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hulu.com/premium-no-ads"
    },
    {
      "id": "hulu-live-tv",
      "name": "Hulu + Live TV",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 89.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$89.99 per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hulu.com/live-tv"
    },
    {
      "id": "hulu-premium-live-tv",
      "name": "Hulu Premium + Live TV",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 99.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$99.99 per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hulu.com/live-tv"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.7,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-cancel-hulu-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~90 seconds",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 90,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open your Hulu Account",
        "body": "Sign in to the Hulu Account page from a computer or mobile browser."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Cancel",
        "body": "Under Your Subscription, choose Cancel. If Hulu offers a pause and you do not want it, select Continue to Cancel."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Confirm the cancellation. Hulu sends an email and updates the Account page after the request succeeds."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple Subscriptions",
        "body": "For a legacy Apple-billed Hulu plan, open iPhone Settings, tap your name and tap Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Hulu",
        "body": "Choose Hulu from the subscriptions associated with the Apple Account that paid for it."
      },
      {
        "title": "Tap Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Confirm cancellation. Access continues through the current billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open Google Play subscriptions",
        "body": "For a legacy Google-billed Hulu plan, open subscriptions in Google Play with the paying Google Account."
      },
      {
        "title": "Manage Hulu",
        "body": "Select Manage for Hulu and choose Cancel subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the cancellation",
        "body": "Choose a reason, select Continue and complete the confirmation. Access continues through the current billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Use the Hulu Account page when Hulu bills the subscription directly.",
      "warning": "Cancel before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the next recurring billing date to avoid another charge."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Apple billing is only available to existing legacy subscribers."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Google Play billing is only available to existing legacy subscribers."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Hulu does not provide refunds or credits for partially used billing periods or annual terms, except where required by law. Hulu may provide one at its discretion, while third-party providers control their own refunds.",
  "pauseInfo": "Eligible direct monthly subscriptions can pause for up to 12 weeks from the Account page. The pause starts on the first day of the next billing cycle and resumes automatically at the end of the chosen duration.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Direct subscribers can select MANAGE PLAN under Your Subscription and choose another plan. Hulu's current official plan-management article does not state when a direct downgrade takes effect.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancellation and account deletion are separate. A Hulu-billed subscription must end before deletion is processed. Hulu publishes no fixed general US retention period, and deleting Hulu does not delete the separate MyDisney account.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "None (standard policy)"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing cycle"
    },
    {
      "k": "Pause option",
      "v": "Up to 12 weeks if eligible"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does Hulu cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "A normal paid subscription stays active through the current billing cycle. A Hulu + Live TV free trial ends immediately when canceled."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Hulu?",
      "answer": "Eligible direct monthly subscriptions can pause for up to 12 weeks, starting with the next billing cycle."
    },
    {
      "question": "Will Hulu refund unused time?",
      "answer": "Hulu normally does not refund or credit partially used billing periods or annual terms."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I still be billed through Apple or Google?",
      "answer": "Only existing legacy subscribers can keep those billing routes. New and returning subscribers cannot start Apple or Google billing."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does canceling Hulu delete MyDisney?",
      "answer": "No. Hulu account deletion is separate and does not delete the MyDisney account."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Hulu annual offer",
      "url": "https://www.hulu.com/annual-offer",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hulu Premium",
      "url": "https://www.hulu.com/premium-no-ads",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hulu Live TV",
      "url": "https://www.hulu.com/live-tv",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to cancel Hulu",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-cancel-hulu-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pause your Hulu subscription",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-subscription-hold",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Changing your Hulu plans and add-ons",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-manage-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Managing an Apple-billed Hulu account",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-manage-apple",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Managing a Google-billed Hulu account",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-manage-google",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple - Apple Support",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription on Google Play",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Deleting my Hulu account",
      "url": "https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-delete-account",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hulu Subscriber Agreement",
      "url": "https://www.hulu.com/subscriber_agreement",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Walt Disney Company Privacy Policy",
      "url": "https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
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}