Watch Hulu together, beyond eight people
Hulu is the rare service that still has its own watch-party feature — it's the only one of the big platforms that didn't shut theirs down. But it caps at eight people, is desktop-only, and gives you group chat with no video. FlickTandem is worth using when you want to see each other.
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What to expect
Ad breaks on Hulu
Hulu shows ads on the base plan, and they are the biggest sync challenge of any service here. FlickTandem stops syncing while an ad is detected; after a long break, one seek puts the party back together.
- Hulu's own Watch Party works on both ad-supported and ad-free plans, and everyone needs their own Hulu login.
- Use FlickTandem instead when you want webcam video, more than eight people, or a party that spans services.
How Hulu behaves under sync
Hulu's player exposes its ad units in the page, so FlickTandem can tell when an ad is running and stops syncing until it's over instead of dragging everyone to the wrong position. Hulu is US-only, so everyone in the party needs to be able to reach it.
How it works
Three steps, about thirty seconds
- 1
Add the extension
Free, and it only acts on the streaming sites it supports. Pin it so join requests are one click away.
- 2
Open Hulu and start a party
Play whatever you're watching, then start a party from the FlickTandem popup and share the link.
- 3
Approve your friends
Each guest waits until you let them in — or set a room password and skip the approving.
Questions
Hulu watch parties
How is this different from Hulu's own Watch Party?
Hulu's caps the room at eight people, is desktop-only and has no camera or voice. FlickTandem adds video chat, lets the host vet each guest, and works the same way across the other services you watch.
Should I just use Hulu's own Watch Party?
If eight people and text chat are enough, it's built in and works well. FlickTandem is the better choice when you want to see and hear each other, since Hulu's feature has no video chat at all.
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