# Phony (spoilers as it is released) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [October 20, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-spoilers-as-it-is-released/1034013 "2026-10-20T19:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-spoilers-as-it-is-released/1034013/7 "2026-10-22T13:49:15Z")
I just happened to post about this show in the ‘[Series you’ve recently watched, etc…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108)’ thread. Here’s my post from that thread, FWIW: > [@Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/9840): > > We watched ep.1 of Phony, a new show on Hulu (not sure if it’s a Hulu original or from another network). Basic premise: a high school student, who seems popular and well adjusted, and is close to his mother who is the principal of his school, gets into a car accident and is in a coma for a week. When he comes to, he is convinced his mother has been replaced with an imposter. He thinks she looks different, and there are other ‘tells’ that also convince him. He shares this with his friends and ev… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phony-spoilers-as-it-is-released/1034013)._