It’s been 15 years since we all got to hang out in the alley near Hank Hill’s in Arlen, Texas. But looks like we’ll all be meeting up again as ATX TV Festival has announced a King of the Hill reunion and sneak peek at the newly relaunched series.
The festival (running May 29-June 1) has already dropped a loaded lineup including Seth Meyers pulling back the curtain on his show, Late Night, a Mad Men retrospective with Jon Hamm, and a super-secret table read of an unproduced script from The Haunting of Hill House show creator Mike Flanagan.
But expect a packed house at the Paramount on May 30 as Hulu presents this exclusive first look at the long-awaited season 14 of the animated show about life in small town Texas (although, considering that Arlen has long been thought to be near I-35, it’s probably not that small any more).
Running from 1997 to 2009 on Fox, the Emmy-winning show focused on the life and antics of propane salesman Hank Hill, his wife Peggy, son Bobby, and the oddball friends, neighbors, and annoyances that made up life in Arlen. Picking up years after the original run finished, the revamped series will run on Hulu, and ATX will be the first public screening of footage from the show.
However, this isn’t just a quick screening that might explain exactly what Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer have been up to in the intervening years. There will also be a panel discussion including Greg Daniels (co-creator/EP) and Saladin K. Patterson (EP and showrunner), as well as actors Pamela Adlon (the voice of Bobby Hill), Lauren Tom (Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone) and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr., and Cotton Hill). And, of course, the night would not be complete without an appearance by the show’s other co-creator and executive producer, and the voice of Hank Hill and Boomhauer, Mike Judge.
Admission will be open to ATX TV Festival badge holders, but a limited number of individual tickets are available now at atxfestival.com.
This article appears in April 18 • 2025.
