Can you pass on your Hulu account when you die?
Hulu's terms forfeit a Hulu account at death.
Protecting Hulu accounts while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, accounts can only be redeemed, not transferred, and 8-step plan.
How to protect your Hulu account while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Hulu accounts after a death
Accounts are forfeited under the official terms, 7-step process, and 4 required documents.
What happens to a Hulu account when someone dies →Hulu is a streaming platform offering on-demand TV shows, movies, and Hulu Originals, with an optional Hulu + Live TV plan that includes Cloud DVR. An account holds multiple profiles, each with its own watchlist (My Stuff), viewing history, and saved settings.
Under Hulu's terms, a Hulu account closes when the holder dies and nothing in it passes to anyone. Hulu allows no transfer of the account while the holder is alive.
What happens to Hulu at death
- Forfeited at death
Hulu content is licensed, not owned, under a personal, non-transferable and non-assignable license, and access to streamed content ends with the subscription.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Hulu account; accounts and profiles are non-transferable.1
Sources1
- 1.Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu Subscriber Agreement, Updated: February 5, 2026
Hulu publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes in through Hulu's support ticket system. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Hulu account.
Sources
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