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Hilary Duff to Star in Hulu’s ‘Pretty Ugly,’ Adapting Kirker Butler’s Novel

Duff teams with novelist Kirker Butler, with director Silver Tree attached, in early Hulu development with genre details plus timing still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • Duff is attached to play Miranda Miller and serve as an executive producer on the Hulu project, according to multiple reports.
  • Kirker Butler will write the series based on his 2015 novel, with 20th Television partnering with Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.
  • Director Silver Tree is attached to helm the adaptation, joining Duff and Butler as executive producers.
  • Loglines describe a darkly comic family tale centered on a pageant‑driven mother, her reluctant daughter Bailey, a complicated pregnancy, and turbulent subplots involving husband Ray and grandmother Joan.
  • Coverage labels the project inconsistently as comedy or drama, and a 2026 premiere has appeared in single‑source reporting that has not been confirmed by Hulu.