When most people think of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, they picture the lively, bantering couple who brighten up weekday mornings on "Live with Kelly and Mark." But as of June 4, 2026, the duo is making headlines for a very different reason: they’ve stepped into the world of true-crime documentary production, executive producing Hulu’s new six-part docuseries, Squatters: Get the F Out of My House. The series, streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., exposes a shadowy, infuriating side of America’s housing crisis—one where homeowners find themselves locked out of their own properties and powerless against squatters who know exactly how to exploit the law.
According to People, the origins of the docuseries trace back to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Ripa stumbled upon a Vanity Fair article about a notorious Malibu squatting case. The story gripped her. “I said, ‘This is something. We have to make this into something. This is wild,’” Ripa recalled. From that spark, the project grew into a six-episode deep dive into real-life cases from across the country, produced by the couple’s Milojo production company in partnership with ABC News Studios.
Ripa and Consuelos, who have been together for 31 years, are no strangers to working side by side. But this project took them into uncharted territory. “I'm very much, if something is unjust, it enrages me,” Ripa told People. “I was shaking through half of these stories, just like shaking from rage shaking.” Consuelos, for his part, admitted he was stunned by just how difficult it can be for homeowners to reclaim their properties once squatters establish residency. “Oh, I would be in so much trouble if this happened to me,” he said. “All the things I thought about doing are against the law.”
The docuseries doesn’t shy away from the ugly details. It follows homeowners blindsided by individuals who have mastered the art of weaponizing tenant protection laws—often leaving the rightful owners in a legal and emotional quagmire. The cases range from the bizarre to the heartbreaking. There’s the Queens homeowner who was arrested simply for trying to enter her own property after a squatter claimed legal residency. “She did all the right things and she got arrested,” Ripa, 55, said, her frustration palpable. Consuelos added, “I feel the worst for them because it wasn't like they were trying to lease out the house. They're selling the house. And next thing you know, the locks are changed on their house.”
Other episodes take viewers to Malibu, where a homeowner’s life is turned upside down by a woman exploiting legal protections to live rent-free; to Colorado, where a family faces off against a man claiming to be their deceased relative’s common-law husband; to Los Angeles, where a missing millionaire’s estate becomes the scene of a squatter standoff; to Florida, where a 36-day battle to reclaim a home unfolds; and to Newark, New Jersey, where a woman’s fight to take back her first home escalates into a dramatic S.W.A.T. operation.
As Consuelos told ABC Audio, “The squatters featured in the show are so good at finding the loopholes in the law … to frustrate the owners of the homes.” He shared his own disbelief at the idea of selling a home, only to discover multiple families living there, all claiming to be legitimate tenants. “You just assume you’re selling your home, and you go check on it, and you’re not gonna find a family that has moved into your house,” he said. “They’re leasing the house from a man who claims that’s his house.”
Ripa, too, brought personal perspective, noting that while she and Consuelos have never dealt with squatters directly, she has a friend in California who has faced tenants who never pay rent and cannot be evicted. “There’s so many times that he has leased a property to a tenant who’s never paid rent and then he cannot evict them and so it is a part of his life,” she said. Through these experiences, her friend has “had to become better than the squatters.” Ripa concluded, “It is very common. I keep saying we could do episodes not just in each state, we could do episodes in every county of every state or in every borough. It’s not a unique thing.”
What makes the series especially gripping is not just the legal wrangling, but the emotional toll on the homeowners. Ripa was particularly disturbed by the damage many endured even after finally reclaiming their properties. “It's the audacity of the criminals, but it's also their utter destructive nature,” she explained to People. “They don't just squat in your home, profit from squatting in your home, subleasing it to whoever wants to come and go. They are then destroying the property value of your home by taking all of the appliances out of your home. The fixtures, the beautiful chandeliers, ripping the wood out of the floor, selling off anything. They destroy everything.”
The couple’s hands-on approach extended to every aspect of the production. Ripa revealed that getting Consuelos on board took some persuasion, given his initial reluctance to take on another high-profile project together. But their dynamic—marked by blunt honesty and a refusal to sugarcoat their opinions—became an asset. As The Hollywood Reporter noted, their partnership, both on and off screen, brings a unique energy to the project, blending true-crime grit with the kind of candid, unscripted moments that have endeared them to daytime audiences for years.
Behind the scenes, the production team included Michael Halpern as producer, John Henshaw as executive producer, and ABC News Studios’ David Sloan and Victoria Thompson in senior roles. The show leans into the chaos and unpredictability of these disputes, with episode titles like "The Parasite of Malibu," "The Dating App Squatter," and "The Squatter and the S.W.A.T. Team"—each promising a wild ride through the legal and emotional labyrinth faced by ordinary Americans.
Consuelos summed up the viewer experience succinctly: “I think that's what you'll find watching the show is that your jaws drop. You can't believe that they actually got away with this or getting away with this until you watch the resolution of the episode, which is pretty fun.”
As the couple’s first foray into true-crime-style producing, Squatters: Get the F Out of My House is not just a departure from their daytime TV roots—it’s a bold, sometimes jaw-dropping look at a problem hiding in plain sight. For viewers, it’s a chance to witness the frustration, heartbreak, and, occasionally, triumph of homeowners who refuse to give up on their homes, no matter the odds stacked against them.