'Futurama' Lands Future At Hulu With New Episodes

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The future is looking bright for Fry, Leela and Bender at Hulu. 20th Television Animation and Hulu announced today the return of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy, FUTURAMA. The announcement was made today by Craig Erwich, President, Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment and 20th Television Animation Head Marci Proietto. The order is for 20 new episodes and the series will go into production in February, with a 2023 premiere. The show's returning voice cast includes stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr and David Herman.

Variety is reporting that John DiMaggio, who voiced Bender and several minor characters, is not currently attached.  The producers are hopeful DiMaggio will return. Should that not happen, Bender will be recast.

"I'm thrilled to have another chance to think about the future... or really anything other than the present," said David X. Cohen.

"It's a true honor to announce the triumphant return of Futurama one more time before we get canceled abruptly again," commented Matt Groening.

"When presented with the opportunity to bring fans and viewers new episodes of Futurama, we couldn't wait to dive in. This iconic series helped blaze the trail for the success of adult animation since its initial launch and we look forward to Matt & David continuing to pave the way and further establishing Hulu as the premiere destination for fans of the genre," said Craig Erwich, President, Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment.

"What I love about animation is that it's possible for a successful show to take a pause and then resume years later, even on a different platform, and pick up right where it left off. Futurama is one of those shows. The excitement from Hulu about returning Matt and David's genius creation for all-new episodes has been off the charts. I'm thrilled that this incredible team will get to tell more stories, and that our Planet Express crew will have more adventures together. It's a win for the fans who have loved the show since the beginning, and for the ones who will now discover it for the very first time," commented Marci Proietto, Head of 20th Television Animation.

First airing on FOX from 1999-2003, FUTURAMA was brought back in 2007 with four direct-to-DVD movies that subsequently aired as 30-minute episodes on COMEDY CENTRAL. Based on their success, COMEDY CENTRAL ordered new seasons of the series which made a triumphant return to television in June 2010. FUTURAMA is only the second series in the history of the medium to go back into production based on the strength of its DVD sales and repeat airings on cable. Over the course of its storied run, FUTURAMA earned six Emmy(R) Awards--including two Outstanding Animated Program, seven Annie Awards, two Environmental Media Awards and two Writer's Guild of America Awards. Over its seven seasons spanning two decades, 140 original episodes were produced, with the then-final episode airing on September 4, 2013.

FUTURAMA focuses on the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later with a fresh start at life and a "diverse" new group of friends including Leela (Katey Sagal), a tough but lovely one-eyed alien and Bender, a robot who possesses human characteristics and flaws.

FUTURAMA, created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is produced 20thTelevision Animation a part of Disney Television Studios, with Rough Draft Studios, Inc. contributing the animation.

[MagnaPrime]

Just read this on another site and I am really excited.

[Satam]

I'll be much less excited if Bender gets recast.

[EvilHayato]

Yeahhhh if Bender is recast, its dead in the water imo. I was already worried that they wont have enough creativity like they kind of did when they came back the first time. I was happy they had came back before but it wasnt as good. If Disenchantment is any indication of their ideas, Im still on board. Its kind of weird they havent secured DiMaggio for Futurama but is in Disenchantment. 

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Last month, Hulu announced a revival to the Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s cult animated sci-fi comedy Futurama with a 20-episode order.  Unfortunately, voice actor John DiMaggio held off on returning to the show due to a contract conflict.  DiMaggio's signature voice role is the foul-mouthed robot Bender and an assortment of other characters.

Hulu announced today that John DiMaggio and Hulu have come to an agreement and DiMaggio will be reprising his signature voice role.  DiMaggio released a statement about his return to the show and thanked fans who supported him.

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“I’M BACK, BABY! So damn grateful for the love and support of fans and colleagues alike during this whole time (especially my wife, Kate), and I cannot wait to get back to work with my Futurama family,” DiMaggio said. “#Bendergate is officially over, so put it on the back of a shelf behind Xmas decorations, or maybe in that kitchen drawer with all of the other crap you put in there like old unusable crazy glue, or maybe even put it in a jar you save farts in. Whatever floats your boat, I don’t care, you get the picture. I’M BACK, BABY! BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!”

FUTURAMA focuses on the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, and wakes up 1,000 years later with a fresh start at life and a "diverse" new group of friends including Leela (Katey Sagal), a tough but lovely one-eyed alien and Bender, a robot who possesses human characteristics and flaws.

[MagnaPrime]

DiMaggio is back baby

[EvilHayato]

Im very glad they secured him, the show would be dead on arrival if they didnt. Now to anticipate the 3rd coming of greatness. 

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Season 11 of "Futurama" is set to premiere on Monday, July 24th with one episode. New episodes will be released weekly on Mondays on Hulu.

SEASON 11 SYNOPSIS: After a brief ten-year hiatus, Futurama has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its entire 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. At the same time, 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 new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture, and streaming TV.

SERIES SYNOPSIS: "FUTURAMA'' premiered in 1999 and quickly gained a faithful following and critical acclaim, including two primetime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program. Despite its far-future setting, the show is renowned for its satiric commentary on life in the present. The series follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy, who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John DiMaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal). The trio finds work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry's doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong, and alien lobster Dr. John Zoidberg, they embark on thrilling adventures that take them to every corner of the universe. After its initial run on the Fox Broadcasting Network, a roller-coaster of cancellations and resurrections ensued. Four successful direct-to-DVD releases in 2007-2009 led to the show's rebirth on Comedy Central from 2010-2013. Then, after a brief ten-year freeze in the cryogenic chamber, FUTURAMA emerged triumphantly as a streaming series for Hulu with a 20-episode order set to debut in 2023.

CAST: John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman

CREDITS: Created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen. Executive Producers include Groening, Cohen, Ken Keeler, and Claudia Katz.

 

[Jurassicvania]

Are these synopsis written by scat GPT? So bad

[MagnaPrime]

Now I just need Super 7 to give me an ultimates bender figure.

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Season 11 of Futurama is set to premiere on HULU on July 24th and the streaming service decided to kick off the premiere early by releasing some episode images for 'The Impossible Stream' and the exclusive posters only available at the San Diego Comic-Con.

S11 Episode 1101 ‘The Impossible Stream’

Fry risks permanent insanity when he attempts to binge-watch every TV show ever made.

 

 

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11.02 - ‘Children Of A Lesser Bog’

Amy and Kif’s children emerge from an alien swamp.