The long-awaitedKing of the Hillrevival finally gets a release window on Hulu. The original animated series, which ran from 1997 to 2010, focusing on the titular Hill family as they live in Arlen, Texas, was picked up for a revival at Hulu well over two years ago. Although it has been confirmed that severalcast members will be back for the revival,theKing of the Hillrevivalhas faced some delays due to the writers' and actors' strikes that happened mere months after it was picked up and continued for most of 2023.
Deadlineconfirms that theKing of the Hillrevival will be released this summer on Hulu. The news was revealed as part of the announcement thatthe cast and crew of the fan-favorite animated show will reunite at the ATX TV Festival in May, including co-creators and executive producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, executive producer and showrunner Saladin K. Patterson, in addition to actors Pamela Adlon, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss. Their panel will include a discussion about the original series, as well asa sneak peek of the revival.
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There Will Be A Time-Jump
Several crucialKing of the Hillactors, including co-creator Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Stephen Root, Adlon, and Tom, are all set to reprise their roles. There will also be continuity behind the scenes, as Judge and Daniels are executive producing the project.The revival will feature a time-jump, as a since-deleted Instagram post revealed that an adult Bobby was wearing a chef’s uniform.
Johnny Hardwick, whovoiced Hank Hill’s friend Dale Gribble, in addition to being a writer-producer behind the scenes, will have a presence.The actor and creative force recorded a few episodesbefore his death in August 2023. Hardwick’s character, Dale, was the friend of Hank Hill during the show’s original run. Now that the show is finally close to coming back, there will be more information about what the revival will actually look like.
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It May Just Work Well
TheFuturamarevivalhas been a relatively quiet hit for Hulu, consistently having the rare distinction of appearing on Nielsen’s Top 10 charts. That is a victory for a streaming service that doesn’t have reliable hits on the level of Netflix or big breakouts like Prime Video. Hulu does have a growing list of reliable originals, fromOnly Murders in the Buildingto the thrillerParadise. If all goes well,King of the Hill’s revival could join that roster.
