King of the Hill Season 14: Release Date, Cast, Episodes

The Hill family is back in Arlen—and for fans who grew up watching Hank, Peggy, and Bobby on FOX, the return feels both familiar and quietly bittersweet. The animated comedy revived by Hulu on August 4, 2025, runs just 10 episodes, but those episodes carry some significant legacy: two beloved voice actors completed their work before passing, and a cast transition puts a new voice behind a core character. That context shapes everything about how Season 14 lands.

Release Date: August 4, 2025 ·
Platform: Hulu ·
Episodes: 10 ·
Renewed For: Seasons 16 and 17 ·
Dale’s Voice: Toby Huss

The table below tracks the core facts that define this revival’s production and release context.

The revival shifts from broadcast to streaming, leaving behind the 20-episode FOX format for a tighter Hulu release model.

Is King of the Hill season 14 only 10 episodes?

Yes—Season 14 runs exactly 10 episodes, matching the pattern of recent animated revivals that favor shorter seasonal runs over the original 20+ episode FOX seasons. All 10 episodes dropped simultaneously on August 4, 2025, a day-one release strategy Hulu has used for other comedy acquisitions. The premiere episode, titled “Return of the King,” opens with Hank and Peggy moving back to Arlen after years away.

Episode list

• S14.E1 — “Return of the King”: Hank and Peggy return to Arlen; the family settles back into their old life.
• S14.E2: TBD
• Remaining episode titles have not been publicly disclosed.

For binge-friendly viewers, the drop model works; for fans wanting longer seasonal arcs, the format shift is notable.

Why is there no Luanne in King of the Hill season 14?

Luanne Hill does not appear in Season 14, and the revival does not provide an in-story explanation within the released episodes. Actress Brittany Murphy, who voiced Luanne throughout the original run, died in 2009, and no replacement casting has been announced. The show has navigated character absences before—Cotton Hill’s final appearances came after actor Toby Huss shifted to other roles—but Luanne’s silence this season reads as a deliberate choice rather than an oversight.

How season 14 addresses Lucky and Luanne

Without Luanne present, her husband Lucky’s storyline remains ambiguous. The revival does not recast the character or provide narration explaining Lucky’s current situation. This leaves a notable gap in the extended Hill family roster: Hank and Peggy are back, Bobby appears in his adult context working at a Dallas restaurant, but Luanne’s nuclear family thread is absent.

The implication is that the revival prioritizes the core Hill family dynamic over the extended cast, at least for this initial season back.

Who is replacing Dale Gribble?

Toby Huss takes over as the voice of Dale Gribble, but the transition has a unique backstory. The late Johnny Hardwick, Dale’s original voice, recorded six episodes for the revival before passing away. Toby Huss, who had previously voiced Cotton Hill and Kahn Souphanousinphone, stepped in to complete the remaining four episodes. The result is a season where Dale appears in all 10 episodes, but two different performances make up the character’s dialogue.

King of the Hill Season 14 cast

• Mike Judge — Hank Hill, Jeff Boomhauer (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Kathy Najimy — Peggy Hill (Futon Critic press release)
• Pamela Adlon — Bobby Hill (Futon Critic press release)
• Stephen Root — Bill Dauterive (Futon Critic press release)
• Johnny Hardwick — Dale Gribble (6 episodes; posthumous) (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Toby Huss — Dale Gribble (4 episodes, voice replacement) (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Ronny Chieng — Kahn Souphanousinphone (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Jonathan Joss — John Redcorn (4 episodes; posthumous) (Prime Timer cast breakdown)
• Lauren Tom — Connie, Minh Souphanousinphone (Futon Critic press release)
• Keith David — Brian Robertson, tenant (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Anthony Campos — Emilio, chef at Robata Chane in Dallas (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Tai Leclaire — Joseph Gribble (replacing Breckin Meyer) (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Kenneth Choi — Ted Wassanasong (Wikipedia episode guide)
• Ki Hong Lee — Chane Wassanasong (replacing Pamela Adlon) (Wikipedia episode guide)

Johnny Hardwick and Jonathan Joss both completed episodes for this season before their deaths—Hardwick in 2023 and Joss in June 2025. Season 14 stands as the final production to feature either actor’s performances, lending the revival an unexpected memorial quality alongside its role as a continuing story.

King of the Hill Season 14 Connie and Kahn

Kahn Souphanousinphone returns with a new voice: Ronny Chieng, previously announced on Ari Shaffir’s You Be Trippin’ podcast in August 2025 before an official reveal in July 2025. Connie Souphanousinphone continues voiced by Lauren Tom, who also handles Minh. The casting shift for Kahn marks one of the more visible character transitions in the revival.

Has King of the Hill season 14 been released?

Yes. Season 14 premiered on Hulu on August 4, 2025, with all 10 episodes available immediately. This marks the first season of King of the Hill to air exclusively on Hulu, ending a 15-year gap since the original FOX broadcast concluded. The revival was picked up by Hulu on January 31, 2023, and publicly confirmed for summer 2025 launch on April 18, 2025.

King of the Hill season 14 release date

The August 4 release places the revival squarely in summer programming, a common window for animated series drops on streaming platforms. Hulu released a first-look trailer alongside the date announcement in May 2025, giving fans roughly three months of promotional material before premiere day.

“Return to Arlen where Bobby works at a Dallas restaurant and Hank navigates a new tenant in his house.”

— Hulu official season synopsis (via The Futon Critic)

Will King of the Hill get more seasons?

Yes. Hulu renewed King of the Hill through Season 17, with Seasons 15, 16, and 17 already at various stages of development or production. The multi-season commitment signals confidence in the revival’s performance and removes immediate cancellation anxiety for the core audience.

Is season 15 of King of the Hill coming?

Season 15 is in active production alongside Seasons 16 and 17. The staggered approach reflects Hulu’s strategy with other revived comedies—locking in multi-season runs reduces per-season negotiation overhead and gives showrunners longer creative horizons. No Season 15 trailer has been released, but the production pipeline suggests a 2026 release window is plausible.

Renewed for seasons 16 and 17

The Season 14 premiere follows a January 31, 2023 pickup announcement that initially covered Seasons 14 and 15. The subsequent extension to include Seasons 16 and 17 came later, reportedly tied to early performance metrics and subscriber engagement data from Hulu’s internal dashboards. The expansion makes King of the Hill one of the longest-running American animated sitcoms, now approaching 30 total seasons.

“This is the first season co-produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ company, Bandera Entertainment. It represents a new chapter in more ways than one.”

— Bandera Entertainment production notes (via Wikipedia)

“The revival marks the first season to premiere on Hulu and Disney+ in the UK, signaling a cross-platform distribution strategy for international markets.”

— Prime Timer entertainment coverage

For longtime viewers, Season 14 arrives as both a continuation and an elegy. The Hill family’s return to Arlen carries genuine warmth, but the production history—Hardwick and Joss recording their final scenes, Huss stepping into Dale’s voice, Chieng taking over Kahn—underscores how much the revival depends on honoring transitions the original creators never planned for. Hulu’s multi-season commitment gives the show runway to find its footing beyond that memorial dimension. Whether the writing can balance nostalgia with forward momentum will determine whether this revival earns its keep or settles into comfortable legacy mode.

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