King of the Hill will bring the Hill family back to Arlen, Texas, when Season 14 revival premieres next month, and they’ll be bringing a few new faces (and celebrity guest stars) with them.
IndieWire shared the new cast lineup today, teasing five additional guest stars that will play new and recast characters from the show’s original run. Each actor joins a list of other changes to the Mike Judge and Greg Daniels show as it aims to bring Hank, Peggy, and Bobby into current-day Arlen.
Topping the list of the new King of the Hill cast is Keith David (The Princess and the Frog, The Thing), who will be playing a new character by the name of Brian Robertson. The site describes Brian as the individual renting the Hill home during the time-jump that occurs between Season 13 and Season 14. There’s also Anthony ‘Critic’ Campos (Idiocracy, Harsh Times), who has been tapped to play a chef named Emilio. Viewers can catch him working alongside Bobby at the Robata Chane in Dallas.
Time has passed for the King of the Hill crew, and it’s passed for everyone in the real world, too. With the leap to the future comes recasts for Ted Wassanasong, Chane Wassanasong, and Joseph Gribble. Kenneth Choi (The Wolf of Wall Street, Spider-Man Homecoming) will take over for Toby Huss as Laotian businessman Ted, with Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner, Wish Upon) picking up the role of his son, Chane, from Pamela Adlon.
The father-son duo will team up with Bobby, with Ted serving as a financial backer for Robata Chane while Chane aids as a business partner. Dale and Nancy Gribble’s grown-up son, Joseph Gribble, meanwhile, will no longer be voiced by Breckin Meyer, with writer and comedian Tai Leclaire (Headdress, Super Team Canada) picking up the role in his place.
“After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg,” an official description says, “Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph, and Chane.”
King of the Hill Season 14 will take fans’ favorite propane-fueled family back to Arlen (and to Hulu) when it hits its August 4, 2025, release date. As the classic animated show pivots with new voice talent for roles that have been described by many as miscast in the past, it will also feature posthumous credits for some of its most memorable characters. These include Dale actor Johnny Hardwick, who managed to complete work on a few episodes before his death in 2023, and Jonathan Joss, who passed away just last month.
For more, you can read up on how we think the King of the Hill revival can fix the original series’ greatest sin. You can also check out a new trailer and poster, which arrived alongside the news that Ronny Chieng would take over as Khan Souphanousinphone earlier this month.
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