Hulu confirmed on Friday that it has ordered a fourth season of the "The Mindy Project" with a total of 26 episodes after the show was recently cancelled by Fox, according to Variety. The comedy series, created and written by Minday Kaling, stars Kaling as an obstetrician/gynecologist with a complicated personal life. Chris Messina, Ed Weeks and Ike Barinholtz are among her co-stars.
"I am thrilled 'The Mindy Project' has found a new home on Hulu, where so many of our fans are already watching the show. It's such an exciting place to be," Kaling said in a statement, according to the the LA Times.
Universal Television, the studio that produces "The Mindy Project," started negotiations with Hulu soon after Fox cancelled the show. Comcast's NBC Universal is part-owner of Hulu, and reruns of the show have been available on Hulu since 2014. Now the site, trying to expand and widen its original programming, will have new episodes, with an option to produce more.
"Mindy has been a beloved member of the Hulu family, so this deal is a natural extension of our relationship," said Craig Erwich, senior VP and content chief at Hulu, in a statement, according to USA Today. "With so many of her fans already catching up and tuning in to the series on Hulu, we know her millions of fans will be eager to find out what Mindy has in store for the next chapter."
With this announcement, "The Mindy Project" joins a growing list of TV shows with rabid fan bases that have been revived by streaming services after being cancelled by networks. "Community" was picked up by Yahoo! for a sixth season after NBC decided to put the kibosh on it, and when NBC gave up on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" even before its premiere on the network, the comedy sitcom moved to Netflix.
