People who complain about waiting a year or two for new seasons of their favorite shows have nothing on fans of Futurama. The animated series is finally back after a decade-long break with season 11, premiering on July 24, 2024 on Hulu.
The streaming service just released the official two-minute season 11 trailer along with a colorful new poster for the upcoming season.
Voice cast members include John DiMaggio as Bender, Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Katey Sagal as Leela, and Tress MacNeille as Linda. Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman also lend their voices to the much-anticipated new season.
Futurama was created by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and premiered on Fox back in March 1999. The animated sci-fi comedy ran on Fox through 2003, followed by reruns on the Cartoon Network, some straight-to-DVD stuff, and was eventually revived for a 2010-2013 run on Comedy Central. In 2022, Hulu announced they were bringing the show back from the dead.
Futurama Plot and Season 11 Synopsis, Courtesy of Hulu:
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 (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 (DiMaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Sagal). The trio find 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.
Season 11: 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.
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