Hulu plans new original series

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Among the offerings: 'Hotwives of Orlando,' a spoof of Bravo's 'Real Housewives' franchise that stars Casey Wilson, Angela Kinsey and Kristen Schaal as catfighting vixens.

Hulu is going for the Deadbeat crowd.

Deadbeat, a supernatural comedy starring Tyler Labine ( Reaper) and So You Think You Can Dance' s Cat Deeley, is part of its slate of 2014 original series, with the 10-episode project to premiere its first episode April 9.

Also due later this year is Hotwives of Orlando, a spoof of Bravo's Real Housewives franchise due later this year that stars Casey Wilson ( Happy Endings), Angela Kinsey ( The Office) and Kristen Schaal ( The Daily Show) as catfighting vixens.

Hulu also plans new seasons of several returning series including The Awesomes, a superhero cartoon from Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, coming this summer; Behind the Mask, a documentary about sports mascots; East Los High (summer), a teen drama; Moone Boy (April), a family comedy starring Chris O'Dowd; Quick Draw (fall), a comedy Western; and Rev (summer), a British series about an inner-city vicar.

All will be available on Hulu Plus, with 5 million paid subscribers, and in a more limited capacity on the free Hulu site.

Hulu co-produced Deadbeat with Lionsgate studio, and is merely the outlet for Hotwives, which hails from Paramount Insurge, the studio behind Burning Love, a similar parody of The Bachelor.

But both fit the service's quest for projects with 'an irreverent sense of humor,' says development chief Charlotte Koh. 'We're not afraid to take a chance on shows that will require a certain amount of proactive discovery on the part of the audience.'

Deadbeat follows 'the genre reinvention angle we look for,' Koh says, with a blend of 'supernatural, comedy and buddy elements in a cocktail.' Labine plays a 'hapless but gifted medium who will go to any lengths to help New York's ghosts settle their unfinished business.' Deeley plays his rival and nemesis.