King of the Hill Revival Ordered by Hulu

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

There was an old thread last year, but this is officially confirmed now so

deadline.com/2023/01/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-original-cast-returning-1235245072/

Hulu is laying out the welcome mat for the Hill family: the streamer is reviving King of the Hill from 20th Television Animation, with co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels set to return, as well as the beloved former cast.

Judge will reprise his role as Hank Hill, while Kathy Najimy will be back as his wife Peggy, Stephen Root as Bill, Pamela Adlon as Bobby Hill, Johnny Hardwick as Dale and Lauren Tom as Minh. The reboot has been in the works since the 2017 San Francisco Sketchfest, where Judge and Daniels reconnected with the cast and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the old Fox animated show.

[floundertime]

The day we have been waiting for since the show ended. Being on Hulu will be a great place for the show. Watch on your schedule instead of the way Fox treated this show with changing its schedule all the time. Thank you Hulu

[schizo]

Wonder how they’re going to explain luanne‘s absence

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

Guessing this will be Disney+ for Canada and other non-Hulu countries.

It'll be interesting to see how they handle Luann and Lucky since both Brittany Murphy and Tom Petty have passed. Also seems like they might be recasting Kahn since Toby Huss isn't listed in the press release yet Lauren Tom is.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 31, 2023 13:40:53 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

Guessing this will be Disney+ for Canada and other non-Hulu countries.

It'll be interesting to see how they handle Luann and Lucky since both Brittany Murphy and Tom Petty have passed. Also seems like they might be recasting Kahn since Toby Huss isn't listed in the press release yet Lauren Tom is.

No chance in hell they let Toby Huss voice Kahn.

I'm sticking with the idea for Lucky and Luanne that I've always had, she achieved her dream and is doing make-up in Hollywood, that's why she and lucky aren't around.

[tirtefaa]

A jump in time I think would be best.

It could explain Lucky, Luanne and Kahn from being absent.

Maybe make it where it's a 5 or 10 year jump.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Delighted the show is coming back, but I feel like a prequel might be better these days.

Nervous about how someone like Dale is going to play as a character in the current culture, and how Hank's conservative leanings are going to be seen given who's currently pushing that ideology the hardest on the national stage.

[Matt]

I’m excited it’s coming back!

[BRV]

Jan 31, 2023 16:08:23 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

Delighted the show is coming back, but I feel like a prequel might be better these days.

Nervous about how someone like Dale is going to play as a character in the current culture, and how Hank's conservative leanings are going to be seen given who's currently pushing that ideology the hardest on the national stage.

At the risk of getting into the politics of it, Hank shouldn't be a hard character to write in this day and age.

He's never used his political affiliations or leanings to hurt anyone, he was always a traditionalist who saw the world around him becoming a little less traditional from his point of view. He wasn't against it, but he wasn't fully ready to go along with it as it was happening. He sort of needed a nudge. But that's just who he is and he's been trying to shake it since Cotton raised him so poorly - he doesn't understand why things aren't the way they've always been.

As for Dale, he's never used his wild conspiracy theories to cause harm on others, at least not intentionally. He's always genuinely believing in his theories and that what he's doing is right, but the moment he realizes that someone is being negatively affected by it, he snaps out of it and immediately disavows himself of that belief.

[Push R Truth]

As long as that boy still ain't right

[wildojinx]

As for Dale, they need to make his current conspiracy beliefs entirely over the top and not affiliated with any other current theories. For example, he'll get vaccinated, but he'll want to stand on one foot while he gets the jab (Dale could claim it makes the vaccine "more effective").

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Besides JFK, Dale didn’t believe in any conspiracy theories that crossed over over into the real world and with JFK, he concluded the government was telling the truth.

The rest were things like alien urine.

[lildude8218]

Would it be too depressing for Lucky and Luanne to have died in a car accident and that Hank and Peggy had to raise the baby?

[wildojinx]

Can they have Bobby and Connie get back together? They were a good couple, and having them break up was a terrible idea.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 31, 2023 18:10:06 GMT -5 lildude8218 said:

Would it be too depressing for Lucky and Luanne to have died in a car accident and that Hank and Peggy had to raise the baby?

I think so. Especially since Brittany Murphy and Tom Petty died and both had weird circumstances around their deaths. Best to just give the characters a happy ending off screen.

[Push R Truth]

Dale seemed like the type that wouldn't buy into the Q bullshit because he'd think the entire thing is just a decoy for the real problem, Arby's Roast Beef is People.

[Toilet Paper Roll]

Just say Lucky and Luanne moved away, saying their dead casts a pall over the show.

[Toilet Paper Roll]

Just say Lucky and Luanne moved away, saying their dead casts a pall over the show.

[G✇JI☈A]

I would have no problem if they recast Luanne.

Think it would be unfair to the character if she died offscreen.

I think they should just find a new voice actor for the role, and pay tribute having her have a daughter named Brittany.

[bob]