King of the Hill Revival First Look Brings the Hills Into the 2020s
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We've been waiting a couple of years now for the "King of the Hill" revival series, and now it's almost here. Today Hulu released a first look image hinting that Hank Hill - along with his family and friends - are going to be struggling with dealing with today's world in the new series. You can see the image below.
First look at the 'KING OF THE HILL' revival series.
Releasing this Summer on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/Ib36WMWgBU — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 14, 2025
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Bill Dauterive is getting food delivered from "Mega Lo Eats" - clearly a spin on delivery services like Uber Eats and GrubHub. Boomhauer appears to be scrolling through some kind of touchscreen tablet.
Dale Gribble is vaping while wearing a virtual reality headset. All the while, a drone is on its way to deliver a case of Alamo beer. The only one who seems not to be partaking in any of the high-tech shenanigans is Hank, and he doesn't look very happy about what's going on around him.
It will be interesting to see how Hank Hill is able to deal with modern problems. How will social media impact the boys by the fence?
How did the Hills get through the pandemic? Are we going to find out what happens when Hank Hill finds one of his kids using Tinder? Or are his kids even kids anymore? What happens if someone tries to replace Hank Hill's beer with a hard seltzer?
We don't know yet exactly when we can once again visit the town of Arlen, Texas, but we can expect the series to debut sometime this summer.
"Beavis and Butthead" creator Mike Judge began developing "King of the Hill" while he was working on the former series, and he and Greg Daniels tackled it together after Judge pitched the series to Fox. "King of the Hill" debuted in 1997 and it didn't take long for it to become a success. It would go on to become one of the longest-running series on Fox, lasting 13 seasons and 259 episodes.
Most of the original cast is expected to return for the "King of the Hill" revival while there are some unfortunate exceptions. The late Johnny Hardwick voiced Dale Gribble in the original series. Likewise, Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter) and Tom Petty (Lucky) are no longer with us.
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