Cooper Hoffman to Lead as Burnt-Out Snowboarding Star in Hulu Drama Pilot ‘Durango’
Cooper Hoffman will star as a washed-up snowboarding athlete in the Hulu drama pilot 'Durango.' His character, Mikey, enters a green card marriage with a runaway named Bunny, leading to unexpected complications. The show explores themes of love, danger, and the pursuit of dreams amidst a backdrop of bad decisions.
- ▪Cooper Hoffman plays Mikey, a local snowboarding legend whose Olympic dreams were dashed by injury.
- ▪Mikey agrees to a green card marriage with Bunny, a homeschooled runaway, for cash.
- ▪The pilot is written by Eliza Clark and produced by 20th Century Television and Media Res.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 02:29:42 +0000 |
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Home TV News May 26, 2026 7:29pm PT Cooper Hoffman to Lead as Burnt-Out Snowboarding Star in Hulu Drama Pilot ‘Durango’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest ‘Backrooms’ Star Mark Duplass Slams Rumor That Kane Parsons Didn’t Actually Direct Horror Movie: ‘Kane Was 100% in Control’ 4 hours ago Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Takes Off With $33 Million, ‘Obsession’ Has Higher Second Weekend Than Opening 3 days ago ‘The Late Show’: Stephen Colbert Brings Out Robert De Niro, Martha Stewart and Tons of Others to Quiz Him in Second-to-Last Episode 6 days ago See All Getty Cooper Hoffman is set to play a never-was snowboarding star looking to make a quick buck in “Durango,” a new Hulu drama pilot. The logline for “Durango” reads, “Mikey is a ski bum townie chasing a buzz.
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