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Hulu and FX Set “The Lowdown” Season 2 for Oct. 14

8/12/2026

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Summary

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FX and Hulu will debut “The Lowdown” Season 2 on Oct 14 2026 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Ethan Hawke returns as citizen journalist Lee Raybon, now running a Tulsa rare-books store.
Betty Gilpin joins as public defender Ginger, who partners with Lee on the missing-prisoner case.
Tommy Lee Jones appears as Lee Raybon Senior, the estranged grifter father whose sudden arrival upends Lee’s family.

History

Historical Context

Netflix introduced streaming in 2007, quickly expanding to 70 million global subscribers by 2015, while Hulu debuted in 2008 and became Disney-controlled in 2019. The rise of adaptive-streaming standards like MPEG-DASH (2012) and smart-TV penetration after 2010 shifted viewers from cable to over-the-top platforms. In 2026 FX released “The Lowdown” Season 2 exclusively on Hulu, exemplifying this digital-first distribution.

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Story summary

FX and Hulu will debut “The Lowdown” Season 2 on Oct 14 2026 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Ethan Hawke returns as citizen journalist Lee Raybon, now running a Tulsa rare-books store.
Betty Gilpin joins as public defender Ginger, who partners with Lee on the missing-prisoner case.
Tommy Lee Jones appears as Lee Raybon Senior, the estranged grifter father whose sudden arrival upends Lee’s family.

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