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Mindy Kaling is heading back to Hulu -- this time with her 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' anthology adaptation, which has been given a series order. Plus, 'Handmaid's Tale' has been renewed for a third season.

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00:00I am, as ever, in bewildered awe of anyone who makes this kind of commitment.

00:08Mindy Kaling is recommitting to Hulu, this time with her Four Weddings and a Funeral

00:12Anthology adaptation, which has been given a series order. Kaling wrote the limited

00:16series remake with Matt Wilburton, who served as showrunner on her series The Mindy

00:20Project. The remake follows a group of friends whose lives intertwine during five

00:24events, yep, four weddings and one funeral.

00:26May Almighty God bless you all, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

00:33Richard Curtis, the writer of the original 1994 film starring Hugh Grant and

00:37Annie McDowell, is one of the show's executive producers and it's unclear if Kaling

00:41will have an on-screen role. The long-anticipated series order marks a reunion

00:44between Hulu and Kaling. The Mindy Project streamed three new seasons on Hulu after

00:48the streamer snapped up the comedy, saving it from cancellation at Fox. The series

00:52ended November 14 with the finale of its sixth season.

00:55In an interview for THR's April 25 cover story on Hulu, head of content Craig

00:59Erwitch said of Kaling,

01:00Mindy embodies Hulu. She's funny, she's highly intelligent, she's confident and stylish.

01:05She's somebody that we really want to be in business with. Kaling has been very busy

01:09since The Mindy Project wrapped. She starred in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time and

01:13co-created comedy series Champions for NBC, which she also executive produces. Next,

01:18she'll be seen alongside Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett in Oceans 8, which hits theaters

01:21June 8. Hulu has had a run of success with adaptations recently. The most obvious example, of course,

01:26is The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, currently in its second season.

01:31The dystopian series has earned critical acclaim and won more than 30 awards, including the

01:36Emmy for Best Drama series, as well as The Golden Globe and Peabody. Unsurprisingly, The

01:40Handmaid's Tale has also been renewed for a third season. The show was developed during the

01:44Obama administration, but has become increasingly relevant since Donald Trump was elected

01:48president. Meanwhile, Hulu also confirmed its straight-to-series order for Blumhouse television

01:53horror anthology, Into the Dark. The series will feature 12 standalone feature-length episodes,

01:58with new installments debuting the first Friday of every month throughout the year,

02:01starting October 5. So, are you excited for Mindy Kaling's four weddings and a funeral

02:05and a third season of The Handmaid's Tale? Let us know in the comments.

02:09For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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