Futurama

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● Futurama is an animated workplace sitcom set in the distant future – where pizza boy Fry finds himself after getting accidentally cryogenically frozen.

● As he wakes up in New New York in the year 3000, Fry discovers his last living relative and picks up a job at Planet Express, a delivery service which employs a ragtag group of misfits as the ship’s crew.

● The series has been on-and-off air since it first launched in 1999, but has been on Hulu and Disney+ since 2023.

● The 11th season of Futurama is set to begin on Disney+ and Hulu from August 3rd 2026.

Futurama is a sci-fi workplace animated sitcom following a dim-witted New York pizza deliveryboy Philip J. Fry, who finds himself in the future after being accidentally cryogenically frozen for 1000 years.

Waking up in “New New York” on December 31st, 2999, Fry has to navigate this whole new world, which is built on the one he left behind (and where mutants live in the sewers).

He decides to track down his last remaining relative, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, who gives him a job at his business, the delivery service Planet Express.

Among his new co-workers are Bender, a smart-mouthed alcoholic robot, Dr Zoidberg, a crab-like “human expert” and physician, Amy, the ditzy intern from a wealthy family, and Hermes, the company’s Jamaican accountant.

But it’s Leela, a one-eyed mutant and the ship’s captain that he grows close to, eventually forming a romantic connection.

Through their intergalactic adventures, Fry and the crew have seen it all. Floating brains set on world domination; ex-presidents' heads floating in jars; tentacles that are actually genticles; even the end of the universe... Twice. And to top it all off, it turns out Fry is his own grandfather! I'll shut up and take your money now.

Futurama was made by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and first premiered in 1999 on US Network, Fox.

It was cancelled in 2003, only to be rebooted in 2009 by Comedy Central, where it remained until 2013, where it was once again brought to a conclusion.

But Good News, Everyone! In 2023, Futurama was given a new lease of life on Hulu, which is now part of Disney+ in the UK. The new season of the series will air from August 3rd, 2026.

There have been 10 seasons of Futurama aired to date – with the 11th season coming up later this year.

This comes to 170 episodes in total, each running approximately 30 minutes.

Seasons have varied in length, with the longest being seasons six and seven, which ran for 26 episodes that were then split in two across the release schedule.

Since being on Hulu, the show has aired 10 episodes for each of the three seasons aired, with the fourth, season 11, set to do the same.

The main cast of Futurama all voice multiple characters throughout the series.

The voice actors in the most prominent roles are:

● Billy West (Ren & Stimpy, Disenchantment) voicing Fry, The Professor and Zoidberg

● Katey Sagal (Married With Children, Sons of Anarchy) voicing Leela

● John DiMaggio (Best Medicine, The Loud House) voicing Bender

● Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, Samurai Jack) voicing Hermes Conrad

● Lauren Tom (Friends, Andi Mack) voicing Amy Wong

● David Herman (Bob’s Burgers, King Of The Hill)

● Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and The Brain, The Simpsons)

● Tress MacNeille (Animaniacs, The Simpsons)

Futurama’s official rating by Disney in the UK is 12+ for the entire series, meaning it has been deemed suitable for teenagers and older.

As a comedy animation, all its contents are largely intended for laughs, and not realistic.

The show contains:

● Sexual references and innuendo

● Depictions of nudity

● Scenes of violence and weaponry – including laser guns

● Scenes of blood, gore and injury

● Some use of profanity

● Alcohol consumption and drug use (Bender needs alcohol as fuel so is almost constantly drinking)

● Some emotional scenes throughout the series

Futurama is a Disney+ show, available via Sky.

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