Streaming giant pulls back the curtain on podcasting’s most unfiltered queen.
The first official trailer has dropped, and the Call Her Daddy Hulu series is locked for a June release. Titled Call Her Alex, the two-part documentary promises an unvarnished portrait of Alex Cooper’s meteoric — and messy — rise from apartment-recorded dating chat to nine-figure media empire.
Cooper, 30, became a Gen Z confidante by turning blunt sex talk and therapy lingo into feel-seen gold. Now Hulu and director Ry Russo-Young are betting viewers will binge every cringe and triumph behind the microphone.
From awkward kid to audio icon
In Call Her Alex, the Call Her Daddy Hulu series rewinds to Cooper’s Pennsylvania childhood, then fast-forwards through her barstool-media launch and Spotify’s blockbuster contract.
Archival clips show her taping early episodes on a busted couch, while new footage captures dress rehearsals for her first live tour. “It’s the raw, the messy, the personal stuff I’ve never shared until now,” Cooper says in voice-over.
Bigger than “just a podcaster”
Calling her a host undersells the cultural footprint. Cooper has interviewed Hailey Bieber on mental health, parsed attachment styles with licensed therapists, and coined half a dozen catchphrases that ricochet across TikTok.
The Call Her Daddy Hulu series frames her as a Howard Stern analogue for the swipe-right generation — equal parts confessor, provocateur, and unlikely big-sister brand.
Inside the docuseries
- Episodes: Two, each roughly an hour
- Director: Ry Russo-Young (Nuclear Family)
- World premiere: Tribeca Festival, June 8, followed by a Cooper Q&A
- Streaming drop: Late June on Hulu (exact date TBA)
Industry insiders note that Hulu’s order came less than a year after Disney green-lit another pod-centric project, underscoring how hot the audio-to-screen pipeline has become. The Call Her Daddy Hulu series could set a new bar: streaming executives say its budget rivals recent music-star docs.
What the series covers — and what it doesn’t
Russo-Young follows Cooper juggling a new production shingle, wedding planning, and the burden of 100-million-plus monthly downloads. Clips tease negotiations with agents, late-night script rewrites, and tearful hotel-room breakdowns. Still, the director insists the Call Her Daddy Hulu series isn’t a puff piece; Cooper’s early Barstool contract dispute and backlash over explicit content both get sunlight.
Cooper’s hope for viewers
“My goal is that by dragging the skeletons into daylight, people feel empowered to own their own cringe,” Cooper says in the sizzle reel.
For longtime Daddy Gang listeners, the Call Her Daddy Hulu series might read like fan service. For newcomers, it doubles as a primer on how a candid diary morphed into a brand that dwarfs many legacy talk shows.
Closing thought
Whether you adore or avoid her, Alex Cooper’s candor helped rewire podcast culture. The forthcoming Call Her Daddy Hulu series aims to show the toll — and payoff — of total transparency. Strap in: the most unfiltered voice in audio is about to turn the camera on herself.
Alex Cooper
Alexandra Cooper (born August 21, 1994) is an American podcaster and co-creator and host of Call Her Daddy, a weekly comedy and advice podcast on Spotify. In 2021, Time Magazine called her “arguably the most successful woman in podcasting” after she signed a three-year exclusive deal with Spotify worth $60 million.[1] Making $20 million per year made her Spotify’s highest earning female podcaster and the second-highest paid podcaster, behind only Joe Rogan.[2][3] The show was also the second most popular podcast globally on Spotify for 2024 behind Rogan.[4]
Rolling Stone labeled her “Gen-Z‘s Barbara Walters” for frequently enlisting high-profile Hollywood talent and influential individuals in American popular culture to be guests on her podcast.[5] In 2023, Cooper was named to the TIME100 Next list.[
