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[_caleb]

"Hulu is laying out the welcome mat for the Hill family: the streamer is reviving King of the Hill from 20th Television Animation, with co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels set to return, as well as the beloved former cast.

Judge will reprise his role as Hank Hill, while Kathy Najimy will be back as his wife Peggy, Stephen Root as Bill, Pamela Adlon as Bobby Hill, Johnny Hardwick as Dale and Lauren Tom as Minh. The reboot has been in the works since the 2017 San Francisco Sketchfest, where Judge and Daniels reconnected with the cast and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the old Fox animated show.

Saladin Patterson (The Wonder Years, The Last O.G.) will join the production as executive producer and showrunner. 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein, and Bandera Entertainment’s Dustin Davis will serve as executive producers.

“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, ABC Entertainment, Hulu and Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals, in a statement. “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.”"

Full article below.

‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Ordered By Hulu; Mike Judge, Greg Daniels And Original Cast Set To Return

‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Ordered By Hulu; Original Cast Set To Return

deadline.com

I never really got the appeal of King of the Hill.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I never really got the appeal of King of the Hill.

Neither did I.

 

[Disney Irish]

I never really got the appeal of King of the Hill.

You mean you aren't into Propane and Propane Accessories?

Seriously though, its hick/stoner humor. Its a spin-off from Beavis and Butthead, so if you didn't like that show you probably wouldn't like King of the Hill.

 

[MisterPenguin]

‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu

‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu

deadline.com

The "Marvel" designation has been dropped for this series. So... not canon.

 

[Disney Irish]

‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu

‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu

deadline.com

The "Marvel" designation has been dropped for this series. So... not canon.

The show was never officially going to be added into MCU canon anyways. But what it does mean is that the character is back on the board for him to be added into the MCU. Feige sort of did the same thing with the M.O.D.O.K Hulu series, cancelled it and

Spoiler: MCU Spoiler

now he is being added into Quantumania.

So here is hoping our favorite monkey assassin with a ghost pal is part of the MCU soon....

 

[MisterPenguin]

The show was never officially going to be added into MCU canon anyways. But what it does mean is that the character is back on the board for him to be added into the MCU. Feige sort of did the same thing with the M.O.D.O.K Hulu series, cancelled it and

Spoiler: MCU Spoiler

now he is being added into Quantumania.

So here is hoping our favorite monkey assassin with a ghost pal is part of the MCU soon....

Yeah, this and Patton Oswalt's MODOK and a few never-made series that were cancelled were all part of Perlmutter's Marvel TV that Feige rather strenuously did not want to be part of the MCU.

But once that all came under Feige's control, he eventually softened on the hard divide allowing Netflix and ABC series to be part of the canon as multiversal dimensions.

 

[Disney Irish]

Yeah, this and Patton Oswalt's MODOK and a few never-made series that were cancelled were all part of Perlmutter's Marvel TV that Feige rather strenuously did not want to be part of the MCU.

But once that all came under Feige's control, he eventually softened on the hard divide allowing Netflix and ABC series to be part of the canon as multiversal dimensions.

You're more willing to let the other kids play with your toys when you have full control over how they play with them.

 

[Slpy3270]

Disney is apparently looking to license more of its content to rivals in order to monetize its library better, per Bloomberg (no article but it's shown up on the Terminal).

IMO they should do some mega deal with HBO. Makes sense since HBO Max is available through Hulu as an add-on.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

If they pull MCU and WDAS titles off of Disney+, they're going to torpedo their entire DTC platform.

 

[Slpy3270]

If they pull MCU and WDAS titles off of Disney+, they're going to torpedo their entire DTC platform.

I imagine it might be on a non-exclusive basis for some titles. That remains unanswered.

I think this will be for more smaller-scale titles, like Remington Steele: that one's currently on Prime Video.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney is apparently looking to license more of its content to rivals in order to monetize its library better, per Bloomberg (no article but it's shown up on the Terminal).

IMO they should do some mega deal with HBO. Makes sense since HBO Max is available through Hulu as an add-on.

Here's that article -

Disney Explores the Sale of More Films and TV Series to Rivals

Walt Disney Co. is exploring more licensing of its films and television series to rival media outlets as pressure grows to curb the losses in its streaming TV business.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Ghost93]

Disney is apparently looking to license more of its content to rivals in order to monetize its library better, per Bloomberg (no article but it's shown up on the Terminal).

IMO they should do some mega deal with HBO. Makes sense since HBO Max is available through Hulu as an add-on.

I think that would make a lot of sense for the 20th Century properties that are more adult-skewing and don't fit the Disney brand.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I think that would make a lot of sense for the 20th Century properties that are more adult-skewing and don't fit the Disney brand.

The entire point of the Fox deal was to stick that content on Hulu.

The fact that this is being framed as "Iger undoing Chapek" shows just how much the business press is in Iger's pocket. This isn't Iger undoing Chapek, this is 2023 Iger undoing 2017 Iger.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Here's that article -

Disney Explores the Sale of More Films and TV Series to Rivals

Walt Disney Co. is exploring more licensing of its films and television series to rival media outlets as pressure grows to curb the losses in its streaming TV business.

www.bloomberg.com

Nice to read a Wall Street analysis that makes sense and knows the ins and outs of the situation.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Nice to read a Wall Street analysis that makes sense and knows the ins and outs of the situation.

Really? This reads to me like an Iger plant article designed to fend of Peltz by saying "look, we're making changes, now leave us alone!"

 

[_caleb]

The entire point of the Fox deal was to stick that content on Hulu.

The fact that this is being framed as "Iger undoing Chapek" shows just how much the business press is in Iger's pocket. This isn't Iger undoing Chapek, this is 2023 Iger undoing 2017 Iger.

Isn’t it Iger re-doing Iger? He was the one who licensed content to Netflix back in the day. I’m thinking they’ve discovered that they have some content (Hit-Monkey? M.O.D.O.K? idk) that appeals to other streaming service subscribers who may be very unlikely to be D+/Hulu subscribers, so licensing is a way to still make money off that segment.

It’s like Netflix paying Disney to show Disney+ commercials on Netflix.

If a deal is non-exclusive, there isn’t much of a downside.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Really? This reads to me like an Iger plant article designed to fend of Peltz by saying "look, we're making changes, now leave us alone!"

Yes, that's what Iger's doing. Doesn't mean those reporting on it did so at his direction.

The article also got right Wall Street's flip flop on streaming when Netflix faltered for two quarters.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Isn’t it Iger re-doing Iger? He was the one who licensed content to Netflix back in the day.

And he's the one who paid Netflix giant fees to get that content off of Netflix when D+ launched. So he did the deal, reversed the deal, and now he wants to redo the thing he reversed.

I’m thinking they’ve discovered that they have some content (Hit-Monkey? M.O.D.O.K? idk) that appeals to other streaming service subscribers who may be very unlikely to be D+/Hulu subscribers, so licensing is a way to still make money off that segment.

Netflix people and Hulu people aren't different categories of people. Running an ad on Netflix saying "hey come watch this show we have on Hulu" would make sense.

It’s like Netflix paying Disney to show Disney+ commercials on Netflix.

If a deal is non-exclusive, there isn’t much of a downside.

Except that Disney bought Fox specifically to produce exclusive content for their DTC platform. Licensing content makes sense. Licensing content that you paid $70 billion to own and distribute exclusively does not make sense.

 

[_caleb]

And he's the one who paid Netflix giant fees to get that content off of Netflix when D+ launched. So he did the deal, reversed the deal, and now he wants to redo the thing he reversed.


Netflix people and Hulu people aren't different categories of people. Running an ad on Netflix saying "hey come watch this show we have on Hulu" would make sense.

I’m saying I think Disney has found some segments that are “different categories of people.” Maybe not Netflix, but some platform.

Except that Disney bought Fox specifically to produce exclusive content for their DTC platform. Licensing content makes sense. Licensing content that you paid $70 billion to own and distribute exclusively does not make sense.

It makes sense if Disney bought it and it doesn’t add value to their platform but might function well as a loss-leader or promotional content of sorts when licensed to another platform.

Think about it: if Paramount+ is willing to pay Disney to show season 1 of Hit-Monkey (especially season one now that season 2 has been ordered), that is a way to make money and to attract new subs to Hulu for season 2.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Disney already makes some of its catalogue available to PPV streamers....