# Marvel’s Runaways Head to Hulu

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/marvels-runaways-head-to-hulu/
- Published: 2016-08-18T10:03:21-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

One of the greatest modern comics is coming to a streaming service near you; Marvel
Television has announced that [Runaways will be coming to Hulu](http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/live-action-marvels-runaways-series-in-development).

The comic, created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, deals with 6 kids that
find out their parents are supe rvillains. After learning the truth, they discover
that they have ties to their parents they can’t shake – powers, gadgets, and a telepathic
raptor. The initial series, which ran for 18 issues, is one of the best new Marvel
Comics runs in recent history.

After Vaughan left the series, the quality dropped off with Joss Wheadon, Terry 
Moore, and Kathryn Immonen (and a guest issue by Christopher Yost). Since 2009, 
the characters have been sparingly used and the team as we knew it hasn’t been used.
Niko has been the last one seen in A-Force (after she and Chase survived Murderworld
and the Masters of Evil).

This series would work better in the TV format than as a movie, since the story 
of the first series would be too much for a 2 hour movie; doing it as a show will
flesh out the characters and give the story a chance to naturally progress. After
the BKV run, I’d be curious to see where they go with the team, as the other arcs
were subpar.

The biggest question mark is [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/). We know that shows on
ABC don’t get a ton of support (Agent Carter cancelled, Most Wanted killed before
it started, and Agents of SHIELD kind of treading water) and the ones on Netflix
are killing it; I would think Hulu would be more Netflix than ABC.

The other question is character backgrounds. Molly is a mutant, so would they change
her to an Inhuman? What kind of alien will Karolina be, as they’ve only started 
to engage aliens in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? If they want to introduce Xavin
at some point, can they use a Skrull?

Just the prospect of this has me excited, as this is probably one of the most marketable
teams they have from a TV standpoint.

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