Fifteen years after it was canceled, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' animated comedy returns for the rare revival where merit, opportunity, and talent all deftly come together.

Nor, for that matter, the Arlen, Texas, of “King of the Hill.” Which is why — while a revival of a show that had an excellent 13-season run and a pitch-perfect ending may not have been urgent — the new season, which begins on Aug. 4 on Hulu, deserves some credit. Time did not need to pass in Arlen, but it did.