Hulu Nabs Streaming Rights to Syfy's 12 MONKEYS & BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

Hulu today announced an agreement with NBCUniversal that will make all episodes of Syfy's critically-acclaimed time-travel thriller 12 MONKEYS exclusive to the streaming service on February 24th, and adds full seasons of hit series, plus children's programming to the Hulu library.

12 MONKEYS from Universal Cable Productions will return for its second season on Syfy on Monday, April 18th at 9PM ET/PT. Viewers will be able to catch up on the entire first season of the series on Hulu beginning February 24th. All first season episodes will be available to stream exclusively through Hulu's No Commercials and Limited Commercial subscription plans.

Through the deal, Hulu acquires a full library of programming for series Battlestar Galactica and Saved by the Bell, which are available to stream now. The deal also adds episodes of popular children's series including Bob the Builder, Thomas and Friends and Barney.

12 MONKEYS follows THE JOURNEY of Cole, a time traveler sent back in time from a dark, hellish future to prevent it from ever happening. Joining forces in the present with Dr. Railly, Cole must defeat a centuries-old malevolent organization known as the Army of the 12 Monkeys. As Cole, Railly and their unlikely allies get closer to the truth, they'll learn there are deadly consequences for all of mankind, history ... and time itself.

Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett ("Nikita") are executive producers and showrunners, with Charles Roven ("Batman v. Superman," "Suicide Squad," "American Hustle," "The Dark Knight Trilogy") and Richard Suckle ("Suicide Squad," "American Hustle," "The International") as executive producers. Atlas Entertainment and Roven produced the original film of "12 Monkeys," which starred Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Madeline Stowe, on which the series is based.