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“Futurama” has been renewed for two more new seasons at Hulu, Variety has learned.

The revival of the beloved adult animated series has been picked up for an additional 20 episodes at the streaming service. Hulu had picked the show up for 20 episodes back in February 2022, the first 10 of which were released starting in July. The premiere date for the second batch of 10 from that order has yet to be announced, though it is expected to debut in 2024. The new order will bring the show to Seasons 13 and 14 (or 10 and 11 depending on how you break it down).

Hulu’s revival of the series marks the second time the show has been brought back since it originally launched in 1999. After its initial four-season run on Fox, reruns of the show found new life as part of the Adult Swim lineup on Cartoon Network and on DVD. Four direct-to-video films were then produced, which were later re-edited into a fifth season that aired on Comedy Central starting in 2008. Comedy Central would go on to air two more seasons consisting of 26 episodes each between 2010 and 2013.

The official description for the new season states, “After a brief ten-year hiatus, ‘Futurama’ has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact. The ten all-new episodes of season eleven have something for everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries – including developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of Nibbler’s litter box, the secret history of evil Robot Santa, and the whereabouts of Kif and Amy’s tadpoles. Meanwhile there’s a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture, and streaming TV.”

The entire main cast of the original series — John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman — returned for the new Hulu episodes. “Futurama” is created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen. Executive producers include Groening, Cohen, Ken Keeler, and Claudia Katz. 20th Television Animation is the studio.

“Futurama” is a key part of Hulu’s recently launched “Animayhem” brand, a hub on Hulu that serves as the home to the streamer’s expansive library of adult animation and anime content.

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[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Meh. This season had been a disappointment so far, especially with all the dated jokes.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Agreed. I watched 3 or 4 episodes and then stopped. The last 2 I watched I set on 1.5x speed since it was quite a drag to get through those.

[-] will_a113@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

Good news, everyone!

[-] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Disney now owns Futurama. Crazy times.

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Fry is a Disney princess, confirmed!

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Amy wong, princess of Mars.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Leela: Princess of the Mutants.

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I watched season 1, and it was amusing but just barely. I don’t understand why people love it so much. Does it get better?

[-] nuzzlerat@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Yes, it does get better, in my opinion. Keep in mind, the show has never been very popular. It constantly got cancelled due to low ratings.

The love and hype around it is distorted because it is beloved among internet nerds, which means you get a false perception of popularity on sites like Reddit or Lemmy

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

But I am an internet ~~nerd~~ geek (maybe making the distinction makes me a nerd). And I have friends into the show, as well as the other internet nerds I’m trying to network with to find work and new friends. So its niche popularity is quite relevant to me.

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Seinfeld effect. Futurama was so revolutionary that it was copied until made bland. Better call Saul ended only a relatively short time ago and it’s already been iterated upon.

[-] nuzzlerat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Then I’d definitely give it more of a try! I just don’t think you should be expected to enjoy it

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Very much so. And then it gets worse again and then better again and then worse again and then better again!

The originally aired seasons got progressively better and better before getting canceled. Then the movies weren't great which have since been broken into episodes that are still not great. Then it was revived for a couple of season where it has a lot of great episodes mixed in with the duds. And now it's been re-revived again to a very even but still good quality!

[-] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Oh it absolutely does

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago

Welcome to the hotel Futurama

What a lovely sass, such a shiny ass

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago
[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago
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