FX to Release ‘Adults’ Prequel Episode

The intro to the friend group and Paul Baker's (Jack Innanen) origin story will stream on Friday, July 31, after a surprise premiere at New York's Tribeca Festival.

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FX‘s Adults is getting a prequel.

The FX comedy will release, later this summer but prior to the August drop of season two, a standalone episode, titled “Marathon Day,” that will introduce the friend group and provide the origin story for Jack Innanen‘s Paul Baker.

The full episode, written by series creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and directed by Jonathan Krisel, will be available on Friday, July 31, on FXX and Hulu at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and will also receive a limited release on Hulu’s YouTube channel and FX’s TikTok and Instagram channels.

The episode also premiered at the Tribeca Festival in New York on Thursday night.