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Hulu adds Hokum, plus Neeson's double directs The Mongoose
Mark Vanselow, who has doubled Liam Neeson since nineteen ninety-eight, directs The Mongoose, while Hokum, a horror film starring Adam Scott, lands on Hulu before Halloween; the stairs are relieved.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by IndieWire: “Liam Neeson’s Stunt Double of Nearly 30 Years Steps Behind the Camera for ‘The Mongoose’”, with reporting from /Film.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:58 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Hulu.
- BBN covered this story before: Katseye and Disney launch Mickey Mouse collection ahead of Hulu doc (October 14).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHulu just added Hokum, the Damien McCarthy horror movie with Adam Scott, and it runs one hundred seven minutes, which is my favorite length for being scared.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI've loved it for years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt came out this year, Chip.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd IndieWire says Mark Vanselow, who has doubled Liam Neeson since nineteen ninety-eight, directed The Mongoose, and it's Neeson's best action movie in years.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI rewatch it constantly.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNearly thirty years of falling down stairs as someone else, and the promotion is that he finally gets to say cut.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNow the stairs have to listen.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStairs with a union.
The story so far
- Tate Dutton may get a real arc in Marshals Season 2; Hulu pilot nods… · /Film
- Hulu's "Clown Panic" revisits the 2016 creepy clown craze · Yahoo
- Katseye and Disney launch Mickey Mouse collection ahead of Hulu doc · Variety
- Hulu adds Hokum, plus Neeson's double directs The Mongoose (this story)
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