Kate Winslet Exits Hulu Series "The Spot"

Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet is no longer involved in Hulu drama series "The Spot".

Winslet was attached as star and executive producer to the project, from creator/executive producer Ed Solomon and A24.

The show, in a very competitive situation, landed at Hulu last August with a straight-to-series order.

According to sources, the reasons behind her exit from the project are creative and related, at least in part, to how the show’s evolution has impacted the required approach to the role.

Conversations are underway with other A-list actresses, and production is still targeting a 2026 start once the role is recast.

Created and written by Solomon, who will serve as showrunner, "The Spot" follows a successful surgeon — the role that is now being recast — and her school teacher husband who suspects she might be responsible for a child’s hit-and-run death.

While looking into the matter, dark secrets are revealed that will test their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal.

The project was developed by A24, which serves as the lead studio, co-producing the series with Hulu sibling 20th Television.