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One of the things that the pandemic brought us, was a way to stay connected without actually being with people. It’s something that many of us hope continues after the pandemic is over. One of those features is Watch Party from Hulu. Many other streaming services debuted something similar too.
With Watch Party, you can watch movies and TV shows with others on Hulu. Even if they are not with you, physically. So you can still watch the latest episodes of your favorite TV shows with your friends and get their reactions in realtime.
Watch Party works on both ad-free and ad-supported versions of Hulu too. Here’s how you can use it.
How to use Hulu Watch Party
It’s important to note that not all of the titles on Hulu are supported by Watch Party. But the majority of them are. And it’s now available for all accounts.
Firstly, head over to Hulu, and find a title you want to watch.
When you tap on the title, if it is supported, you’ll see a new icon that shows three people and a play button, and it’ll be next to the + button, across from the regular play button. Click on that. if you’re watching a movie.
For TV shows, head to the episode, and then tap on the three dots icon to the right. Then tap on Start a Watch Party.
Next, you’ll get a link that you can share with up to 7 friends and watch it together. Share that link with whoever, you want.
Then click on “Start party”. It’s worth noting that if someone in your party has Hulu with ads, the content will stop for the ads to play.
Now in this screen, you’ll see the video in the middle, with a new window on the right that will shoe the chat with everyone. So you can talk to people without interrupting the show.
And that’s just how easy it is to start a Watch Party on Hulu.