'King Of The Hill' Revival Has Been Confirmed, I'll Tell You Hwhat.
A “King of the Hill” revival has been ordered by Hulu, I tell you what. Yep!
The updated version of the beloved animated series hails from original series creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, along with Arlen’s latest resident, executive producer Saladin Patterson. All three will be executive producers on the show, with Patterson also set to serve as showrunner. Judge and Daniels will be executive producer under their Bandera Entertainment banner. 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein also executive produce along with Bandera’s Dustin Davis. 20th Television Animation is the studio.
Judge will once again lead the voice cast, with original cast members Kathy Najimy, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick, and Lauren Tom all returning!
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“Yeah, man I tell you whot man, that dang Ol’ Greg, talking about ‘O.G.’ and then that Mike Judge … Inspirations, man … the original show, dang ol’ classic … Got my kids, man, walking around talking about ‘That’s my purse! I don’t know you!’ Feeling blessed, man, I tell you whot ‘Feel so Good’ is a great song, I don’t care what no-dang-body says …” said Patterson.
Patterson's recent work includes developing ABC’s reboot of “The Wonder Years”, as well as working as an executive producer on the hit FX comedy series “Dave.” He was also the showrunner on the TBS comedy “The Last O.G.” His other credits include three seasons on “The Big Bang Theory” as well as work on shows like “Frasier,” “Pysch,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” and “Two and a Half Men.” Safe to say, the new revival is in good hands.
“We are all so excited to welcome back Hank, Peggy and Bobby, and to see what they have to say about the world we live in and continue the conversations we began years ago,” said Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu and Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. “This show has all of the perfect ingredients to meet this moment in animation at Hulu, and we’re so thankful to be having those conversations alongside this talented group.”
“King of the Hill” took place in the fictional town of Arlen, TX. Originally running for 13 seasons and 259 episodes on Fox from 1997-2009, a revival of the series had been discussions at Fox going dating all the way back to 2017, however that was prior to the 21st Century Fox-Disney merger, in which Disney acquired 20th Television and many other assets, but not the broadcast network.
The critically-acclaimed series marked the first collaboration between Judge and Daniels, but the two reunited recently to form Bandera. Reviving “King of the Hill” was among the top priorities for the company, while they have also set up other projects at various outlets, including the animated comedy “In the Know” at Peacock and “Praise Petey” at Freeform, among several others.
“I’m so lucky to have been a part of this show from the very beginning and couldn’t be more excited to visit Arlen, Texas, once again with Mike, Greg and Saladin, who together are bringing a whole new perspective to the original series,” said Marci Proietto, executive vice president of 20th Television Animation. “We all want to thank the fans for their overwhelming support because they helped make this happen, and I can’t wait to share this new iteration through the lens of 2023 America. In the words of our beloved Peggy Hill: ‘Ho yeah!'”
We couldn't be more excited for this new revival, as it will hopefully reignite fans' love of the show, as well as reintroduce the series to a whole new generation of propane lovers.
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