Ewan McGregor's New Hulu Crime Thriller Series Officially Unveiled

Image via Disney Published Nov 13, 2026, 9:45 AM EST Nick Bythrow is a Lead Writer for ScreenRant. He has been writing for the site since September 2022. He graduated from Hampshire College in 2022, where he triple majored in Journalism, Communications, and Media Studies. When he's not writing about TV and movies for ScreenRant and his blog, Frayed Branches, Nick is penning speculative fiction and poetry on Amazon. He lives outside Boston, Massachusetts. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Ewan McGregor's new crime thriller series on Hulu has officially been unveiled. McGregor's upcoming TV show has had new details revealed by Hulu, including first-look images that tease what to expect from the series. McGregor's movies and TV shows have kept him in the spotlight across a wide range of genres and characters. From his role playing twins in Fargo season 3 to his latest big-screen, prehistoric adventure in The End of Oak Street, McGregor has continued to be a major force onscreen. Now, his latest project will see him in a tense, grounded role set against the backdrop of a major crime. First look images for McGregor's new TV series, The Spot, have been released by Deadline, offering a glimpse at the Hulu crime thriller. The show follows McGregor's schoolteacher character and his wife, a surgeon played by Claire Danes, and they begin to believe she may have been responsible for a hit-and-run that ended in death. As the pair begin to investigate what may have happened, they soon uncover a plethora of secrets that threaten their relationship. The Spot premieres Wednesday, January 13, 2027 on Hulu. Check out the first look images below: In addition to McGregor and Danes, the main cast also consists of Daveed Digs, Mcaon Blair, and Michael Patrick Thornton. The show was created and written by Ed Solomon, whose additional work includes writing the first two Now You See Me movies and, for TV, the HBO Max mystery drama miniseries Full Circle. The Spot is executive produced by Solomon and A24, alongside Robin Sweet and Ariel Kleiman who directed the TV show. A24 and 20th Century Television co-produce the series. The Spot comes off the back of a successful crime drama for Danes in Netflix's The Beast in Me, which earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She's set to return for season 2, which will have a new story focus. As for McGregor, he was most recently nominated for a Golden Globe due to his role as Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov in 2025's A Gentleman in Moscow, a historical miniseries produced by Paramount+. Image via Disney While not much additional information has been released about The Spot, the new images suggest McGregor and Danes' characters will be fighting for their lives as they deal with the aftermath of the hit-and-run. This seems to involve an investigation that ropes other people into things, indicative of what the pair will have to endure. This may include looking for evidence it really happened, such as Danes checking her car with a flashlight, and the couple coming to terms with what must be done. With The Spot arriving on Hulu in just two months, it won't be long before even more information about the show comes to light. For now, though, there's no telling just how many twists and turns to expect. But if the first-look images are anything to go by, they'll most certainly be some of the more intense attributes of the show as it evolves beyond the inciting incident.