Not Suitable for Work is an American comedy television series created by Mindy Kaling. The series premiered on Hulu on June 2, 2026. In August 2026, the series was canceled after one season.
Contents
Premise
Not Suitable for Work follows five work-obsessed twenty-somethings as they pursue professional success while seeking personal happiness in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood in New York.
Cast and characters
Main
Ella Hunt as AJ Pascarelli, a first year analyst at Fisher Stassen
Avantika Vandanapu as Abhinaya "Abby" Chilukuri, AJ's best friend and roommate who is an aspiring celebrity stylist
Will Angus as Davis Beau Bradley Barrett IV, AJ's co-worker and next-door neighbor
Jack Martin as Josh Teitelbaum, Davis's roommate and best friend
Nicholas Duvernay as Kel Washington, Davis's other roommate and best friend
Jay Ellis as Bill Gibson, a managing director at Fisher Stassen
Recurring
Victor Garber as Wes Dryden, a famous investigative reporter and the host of his own show The Wes Dryden Show
Judy Gold as Paula, Josh's boss and Wes Dryden's producer
Harry Richardson as Austin Blanchett, a famous actor and Vanessa's client
Constance Wu as Vanessa Hsu, Abby's boss and a famous celebrity stylist
May Hong as Jocelyn, AJ and Davis's co-worker
John Lutz as Warren
Bhavesh Patel as Dileep, a vice president at Fisher Stassen
Emilia Suárez as Elena, Josh's co-worker
Ego Nwodim as Kate Woodson, the Assistant Head of School at an all-girls private school in Manhattan, who gets Kel a substitute teaching job
Greg Germann as David Teitelbaum, Josh's father
Michael Benjamin Washington as Antoine; landlord to AJ, Abby, and the boys
In addition, Alice Jokela, Hampton Persaud, and Alyssa Marvin co-star as Beth, Sarah and Marina respectively, 3 of Kel's students who push him to be a better teacher.
Notable guest stars
Hannah Berner as herself
Paige DeSorbo as herself
Jack McBrayer as himself
Ashanti as herself
Production
Development
On April 4, 2024, a project name Murray Hill created by Mindy Kaling landed on Hulu after a bidding war with multiple buyers and a script-to-series commitment. On February 18, 2025, Hulu ordered Murray Hill, renamed Not Suitable for Work, to series. Kaling also expected to executive produce alongside Charlie Grandy and Howard Klein. Grandy also serves as the showrunner. Production companies involving with producing the series are Kaling International, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television. On August 24, 2026, Hulu canceled the series after one season.
Casting
On August 28, 2025, Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin, and Nicholas Duvernay were cast in lead roles. On September 24, 2025, Jay Ellis joined cast as a series regular. On November 5, 2025, Ego Nwodim, Constance Wu, Victor Garber, Greg Germann, Judy Gold, Harry Richardson, Laura Bell Bundy, Stella Everett, May Hong, Bhavesh Patel, Emilia Suárez, and Michael Benjamin Washington were cast in recurring capacities.
Release
Not Suitable for Work premiered on Hulu on June 2, 2026, with the first three episodes released simultaneously and the remaining episodes released weekly until the series finale on June 23, 2026. Internationally, the series was released on Disney+.
Reception
Viewership
Not Suitable for Work ranked No. 4 on Hulu's "Top 15 Today" list—a daily updated list of the platform's most-watched titles—following its premiere on June 2. The series subsequently reached No. 1 the following day and remained on the list from its premiere through July 9. TVision, which uses its Power Score to evaluate CTV programming through viewership and engagement across over 1,000 apps, calculated that it was the eighth most-streamed series in the U.S. through June 2026. Streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, which monitors daily updated VOD charts and streaming ratings across the globe, reported that Not Suitable for Work ranked as the second most-watched series on Disney+ globally following its premiere. The series also placed No. 1 on Disney+ in Australia, New Zealand, and Belgium, while reaching the Top 10 in several other countries.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 54%, based on 24 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Not Suitable for Work feels like a sitcom from another era dressed up for a new generation, for better and worse." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
