Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are returning to TV with a new series, Étoile, which premieres today on Prime Video. The husband and wife pairing are also behind Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the timeless classic Gilmore Girls, but Étoile is not actually their first series set in the world of ballet.

Bunheads is a one-season wonder that aired on ABC Family (now known as Freeform) in 2012. The show starred Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Michelle, a ballerina-turned-Vegas-showgirl who impulsively marries her persistent admirer and leaves Vegas behind for his small town of Paradise, Calif. When her husband is killed in a car accident upon their arrival, Michelle must adjust to small town life and teaching ballet alongside her mother-in-law (Gilmore Girls‘ Kelly Bishop) at her ballet studio.

Once you finish streaming Étoile, you may be wondering where you can stream Bunheads for some more of the Palladinos’ signature rapid-fire dialogue. Look no further: we have the answers.

Where is Bunheads Streaming?

At the time of publishing, Bunheads is currently streaming on Hulu. You can also stream Bunheads on Disney+ when you bundle the services together.

How to Watch Bunheads for Free:

If you’re not already a Hulu subscriber, you’re in luck, because the streamer has one of the best free trials around. New users will get a 30-day free trial to test out everything the Hulu (with ads) plan has to offer before the $9.99/month payment starts. That gives you plenty of time to watch all 18 episodes of “Bunheads” and so much more.

Stream Bunheads With a Disney+ Bundle:

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ and Hulu Bundles. These bundles start at $10.99/month for ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu and goes up to $29.99/month for ad-free Disney, ad-free Hulu, and ad-free Max.

Bunheads Cast:

Bunheads featured a large ensemble cast of recurring characters and cameos from Gilmore Girls faves and So You Think You Can Dance competitors, among others. Here’s who you can expect to see in most of the 18 episodes:

• Sutton Foster as Michelle Simms Flowers, a Las Vegas chorus girl who reluctantly marries kindly Hubbell Flowers to escape her life
• Kelly Bishop as Fanny Flowers, Hubbell’s mother
• Kaitlyn Jenkins as Bettina “Boo” Jordan
• Julia Goldani Telles as Sasha Torres
• Bailey Buntain as Virginia “Ginny” Thompson
• Nick Dumont as Melanie “Mel” Segal

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