The Kardashian-Jenners are back for another round, and UAE viewers can follow along on Disney+. Season 8 of The Kardashians premiered on October 8. It streams on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally, with new episodes every Thursday, so Disney+ subscribers in the Emirates get a weekly dose of Calabasas drama heading into the weekend.
The season’s selling point is love and reinvention. The family is described as balancing empire-building with more personal matters, from unexpected sparks and new relationships to healing old wounds and embracing independence. Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner all return. All six also serve as executive producers, which is worth remembering whenever the show promises raw honesty. Ben Winston of Fulwell Entertainment executive produces alongside Danielle King, Emma Conway, Elizabeth Jones and Erin Foye.
Making romance the emotional hook also comes after a heavier previous chapter. In Season 7, Kim revealed that doctors had found a small aneurysm in her brain during a scan, which turned out to be benign. A pivot toward new relationships and fresh starts feels like a deliberate change of tone. Whether that produces genuine vulnerability or neatly packaged arcs timed with product launches is the question longtime viewers will be asking.
The franchise’s history makes that skepticism fair. The Kardashians launched in 2022 as the successor to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which ran for 20 seasons. The move from cable to streaming brought bigger budgets, slicker production and arguably tighter control over what the family reveals. In the UAE, where the family’s beauty and fashion brands are a familiar sight in malls and on beauty counters, the show doubles as an extended look behind businesses local shoppers already know.
If you need to catch up, seasons one through seven are already streaming on Disney+. Disney hasn’t confirmed the episode count. Every season so far has had 10 episodes, and if that pattern holds, the show would run until December 10. That would place the finale just after the UAE’s National Day long weekend, which is convenient timing for anyone planning a binge.
The open question isn’t whether the Kardashians can still command attention. They clearly can. It’s whether a season built around love can surprise an audience that has watched this family control its own story for nearly two decades.
