Culture 4 min read By Trevor Kendall
The Kardashians Season 8 Sets October 8 Premiere as Trailer Shows Kim in a Hospital Bed
The Kardashians returns for Season 8 on October 8, with a new trailer that opens on a pointed question to Kris Jenner and includes a striking image of Kim Kardashian in a hospital bed.
The Kardashians will return for its eighth season on Thursday, October 8, Hulu has confirmed, releasing an extended trailer that offers the first substantial look at the new episodes. The season will stream on Hulu in the United States and on Hulu+ for bundle subscribers, while viewers internationally will find it on Disney+.
The trailer opens with a direct question to Kris Jenner: «How are your daughters getting along this season?» The exchange sets the tone for a season built around family dynamics, and the preview quickly moves to more dramatic material, including a shot of Kim Kardashian in a hospital bed. That image is likely to drive much of the early conversation around the new season, given the family's long history of turning personal medical moments into major storylines.
Season 8 arrives as the Kardashian-Jenner family remains one of the most durable brands in reality television. The show has followed the family through business launches, relationship changes, public scrutiny and the everyday logistics of managing several high-profile careers at once. The new trailer suggests the series will continue in that vein, mixing lighter family moments with the kind of high-stakes personal scenes that have kept the franchise in the cultural conversation for years.
The premiere date places the show in a crowded fall television landscape, where streaming platforms are competing for attention with returning hits and new launches. For Hulu and Disney+, The Kardashians remains a key title, drawing both longtime viewers and casual fans who follow the family through social media and entertainment coverage. The international availability on Disney+ also reflects the global reach of the franchise, which has long been a fixture in markets far beyond the United States.
Details about the new season beyond the trailer remain limited, but the preview's focus on family relationships and Kim's hospital scene signals that the show will lean into the personal and the dramatic. The question posed to Kris Jenner at the start of the trailer is a reminder that the sisters' relationships have often been central to the series, and the new season appears ready to revisit that territory.
For fans, the October 8 date marks the next chapter in a story that has unfolded across more than a decade of television. The trailer's hospital image, in particular, is likely to fuel speculation about what viewers will see when the season begins. Hulu has not yet released a full episode breakdown, but the combination of a confirmed premiere date and a trailer with a striking visual hook gives the season a clear launch point.
The Kardashians has become a fixture of the streaming era, adapting the family's long-running reality format for a new platform and a new generation of viewers. Season 8 will test whether that formula still holds, with a trailer that promises both familiar family conflict and a more serious medical storyline. The show premieres October 8 on Hulu, Hulu+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., and Disney+ internationally.
