Hulu nabs 'The Strain,' 'Tyrant' and other FX series

Daniel Hurwitz | Special for USA TODAY

The Strain, along with other recent FX series, is spreading to Hulu Plus.

On Thursday, the streaming platform announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for exclusive subscription video on demand rights to new and upcoming FX and FXX-produced series, including Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain and comedies Married and You're the Worst.

The first seasons of The Strain, Married and Worst will be exclusively streamed on the subscription-based Hulu Plus ($7.99 per month) in advance of their second season premieres in 2015. Hulu Plus will also be the exclusive home to future seasons of these series.

The deal also covers upcoming series from FX networks; Man Seeking Woman starring Jay Baruchel, which premieres on FXX on January 14; The Comedians starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, which premieres next spring; Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll starring Denis Leary and John Corbett, due in summer; the period drama Taboo starring Tom Hardy; and Baskets starring Zach Galifianakis, which will debut in 2016, will all be exclusively streamed on Hulu Plus.

In addition to original series, Hulu Plus will also be the exclusive home to the event series Wayward Pines. Produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard and Melissa Leo, Wayward Pines is scheduled to premiere on Fox May 14 .

"We are thrilled to begin this partnership, which will add a wide variety of popular series, and fresh, yet-to-air series to our ever expanding roster of great content," said Craig Erwich, Senior Vice President, Head of Content, in a statement.

The deal underscores Hulu's continuing efforts to compete with other subscription based streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. In addition to the FX agreement, Hulu recently announced straight-to-series orders for Amy Poehler's Difficult People, the Jason Reitman-produced dramedy Casual and the J.J. Abrams, Stephen King event series 11/22/63 about the Kennedy Assassination.