Furious on Hulu puts Emmy Rossum on a serial killer trail
The Furious Hulu thriller puts Emmy Rossum on the trail of a female serial killer. Rossum plays FBI agent Alice opposite Lola Petticrew's killer, in a series created by Liz Meriwether and inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow. It premieres July 27, 2026, on the streaming service.
Key Takeaways
- True crime fans get a new female-led serial killer thriller with Furious streaming on Hulu from July 27, 2026.
- Emmy Rossum stars as Alice, a former detective turned FBI agent hunting justice for others.
- Lola Petticrew plays the calculating female serial killer; Liz Meriwether created the series.
- Rossum has said the show was inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow after she "stumbled" upon it.
- Rossum and Petticrew promoted the series on Good Morning America with Meriwether.
What is Furious on Hulu about?
Furious is a Hulu thriller centered on an FBI agent tracking a female serial killer. Emmy Rossum plays Alice, whom she describes as a former detective who left because of violence in her life and started over at the FBI. Alice does not believe she can ever get justice for herself, but she intensely wants justice on a larger scale for others.
Opposite her is Lola Petticrew as the serial killer, a figure with a violent past of her own and what Rossum calls a "vengeance justice mission." According to Rossum, both characters are more similar than they are different, and it is too reductive to cast them as simply good or bad.
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Who created Furious and who stars in it?
Liz Meriwether is the creator and writer behind Furious. Rossum told Extra that Meriwether wanted to come aboard and write it, and that after a couple of years of crafting the scripts, they got to make the series.
Rossum and Petticrew lead the cast. Meriwether, Rossum, and Petticrew discussed the premise on Good Morning America as part of the promotional rollout, BroadwayWorld reported, introducing the central dynamic between the FBI agent and the serial killer to a broad audience.
Why did Emmy Rossum take on Furious?
Rossum said her role in Furious is different from anything she has done before, including Fiona Gallagher on Shameless and Christine Daae in the 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera. She likes shifting into new places she has not explored.
The spark came from the 1987 film Black Widow, starring Debra Winger and Theresa Russell. Rossum has a personal connection to Russell from working together when she was 14. After seeing the movie, she was inspired to make this new series.
Rossum also framed the show as two underestimated women trying to get justice, pushed outside usual norms into risky and dangerous choices. Furious premieres July 27 on Hulu.