Hulu series ‘Furious’ explores themes of trauma and justice

The Hulu eight-episode crime-thriller series ‘Furious’, created by Elizabeth Merriweather, premiered on July 27, 2026. The series explores themes of abuse, exploitation, and moral injury, drawing inspiration from the 1987 film ‘Black Widow’.

In the series, Emmy Rossum plays Alice Black, a former NYPD detective turned rookie FBI agent who is a survivor of domestic abuse. Her character’s history of trauma influences her investigative methods and personal behavior. The narrative follows the intersection of two survivors: Alice and Catherine, played by Lola Petticrew. Catherine, a survivor of teenage trafficking, seeks justice against men who abused her by administering lethal drug doses.

The plot involves Catherine’s attempts to protect Isabel’s sister, Elena, from a trafficker known as ‘the Big Man’, while Alice navigates her own psychological responses to past violence, including dissociation and avoidance behaviors.