Hulu is one of the best and most affordable American streaming platforms, but it’s also one of the least accessible ones outside of the US, which is probably why you are here trying to find out how to watch Hulu in the UK in 2021.
We’ve been covering how to do it for several years, and while the methods changed slightly, the platform on the other hand grew a lot, providing even more content, and now even Live TV.
...If you can unblock it.
If you can achieve these two, Hulu UK can be a thing for you.
...And we know the exact steps for these solutions.
Hulu needs to think you are in the US at all times when you are watching. Otherwise it’s going to stop working.
...How do you look like you are in the US while actually being in the UK?
By using a VPN service.
VPN services? They allow you to change your location around the world, with a few clicks.
In this case, you need to connect to an American server.
Is that by itself enough?
No.
Since Hulu doesn’t have the rights to show the content it shows outside of the US, it needs to take measures to prevent others from watching.
...That includes measures against VPN services meaning that a lot of them don’t work with Hulu.
And that’s where PrivateVPN comes in as a service with a focus on entertainment and making sure services like Hulu work.
...As far as making it look like you are in the US is concerned, that’s it.
But you do also need an account if you want to watch Hulu in the UK, and that’s a little bit more complicated.
Hulu has a card block on its website.
That means that if you have a British card, it won’t work.
You need an American card.
In the past, the likes of Revolut worked with Hulu, but there’s a very simple method to make almost any card work with Hulu.
It’s to sign up for a Hulu account directly from your mobile account.
Why? As while Hulu takes measures against cards on their website, on mobile devices, when it comes to apps, it’s both Apple and Google that’s in charge of payments, and they simply do not enforce such payment blocks.
The catch?
You will need to change the region of your app store to first download the Hulu app.
Done that? If you wish, sign back into your older account, and Hulu will still be there.
Yes.
...It is a little bit more complicated as most streaming platforms like Apple TV, Chromecast, or Roku simply do not support VPN services. The same applies to smart TVs which rarely have VPN support, unless we are, of course, talking about Android TVs.
...Solution?
Either connect a laptop to a TV via an HDMI cable, or get the likes of an Amazon Fire TV Stick.
If you just ordered one, make your region be in the US.
...If you already have one...change the region of your current account to be in the US.
...And of course, don’t forget to download the PrivateVPN app.
If you’ve done all of these steps, you are in into the Hulu world. You might be wondering why there are so many steps to this process? And quite simply because Hulu doesn’t have the rights to show the content it shows in the US, outside of the US.
...Even though some of it is owned by the company that owns Hulu.
Why? As other companies in other countries already have the rights to show Hulu content, meaning Hulu can’t show it.
...Nor that it wants to.
Unlike Netflix, Hulu’s interest is in the US market, and even though Disney recently acquired Hulu, that is not likely going to change any time soon.
Want to watch Hulu in the UK in 2021? That’s how you do it.
...This method will also work for many other streaming services that are not available in the UK, with the help of PrivateVPN. Whether that’s HBO Max, RTE, Canadian DAZN, or one of the many other streaming services that exists.
Written by Michael Smolski.
Disclaimer: While PrivateVPN supports Hulu and has done so for many years, due to the nature of services like Hulu taking efforts against VPN services, it cannot guarantee, non-stop, 100% of the time support. No service can.