The ninth season of Futurama will consist of ten episodes. It premiered on Hulu in the United States on July 29, 2024.
Futurama | |
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Season 9 | |
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No. of episodes | 2 |
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Original network | Hulu |
Original release | July 29, 2024 present | –
Season chronology | |
This season has alternatively been titled the ninth season (production) and the twelfth season (broadcast). This list follows the previous season box sets, which feature the episodes in the original, intended production season order, ignoring the order of broadcast.
Cast and characters
editRegular
edit- Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, Smitty, Judge Ron Whitey
- Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela
- John DiMaggio as Bender, Yancy Fry, Sr., Sal, Igner, Elzar, Randy
- Tress MacNeille as Mom, Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Fry, Vyolet, Dr. Cahill, Hattie MacDoogal, Petunia, Gypsy-bot, Turanga Munda, Leela's Grandmother, Ndnd
- Maurice LaMarche as Kif Kroker, Lrrr, Axl, The Hyperchicken, Walt
- Lauren Tom as Amy Wong, Mandy, Inez Wong
- Phil LaMarr as Hermes Conrad, Dwight Conrad, Billionaire Bot, Bubblegum Tate
- David Herman as Scruffy, Dr. Ben Beeler, Leg Mutant, Turanga Morris, Larry, Josh Gedgie
Recurring
edit- Feodor Chin as Leo Wong
- Tom Kenny as Yancy Fry, Jr., Abner Doubledeal, Gamster Alien[1]
- Dawnn Lewis as LaBarbara Conrad
- Kevin Michael Richardson as URL, Barbados Slim
- Kath Soucie as Cubert Farnsworth
- TBA as Curly Joe
- TBA as Sweet Clyde
Special guest stars
edit- Cara Delevingne as herself[1]
- Danny Trejo as Doblando[1]
- Renée Victor as Abuelatron[1]
- Ana Ortiz as Marquita[1]
- Tim Gunn as himself[1]
- Kyle MacLachlan as himself[1]
- LeVar Burton as himself[1]
- Neil deGrasse Tyson as himself[1]
Episodes
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title [2] | Directed by | Written by [3] | Original release date [4] | Prod. code |
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151 | 1 | "The One Amigo" | Andrew Han | Eric Horsted | July 29, 2024 | 9ACV01 |
Cubert, Dwight, Mandy, and Axl make NFTs out of Bender's image, which are sold to an art museum. Bender has an identity crisis because of this and decides to visit his family in Mexico. | ||||||
152 | 2 | "Quids Game" | Crystal Chesney-Thompson | Cody Ziglar | August 5, 2024 | 9ACV02 |
The Planet Express crew and their friends surprise Fry with a birthday party. They end up on a desolate planet where three aliens force them to play deadly versions of games played at Fry's eighth birthday party. In a flashback, Fry's friendship with Josh Gedgie becomes tension-filled when he accuses Fry of cheating when he wins every game at his eighth birthday party. In the end, it was revealed that Fry's mother rigged the games because she wanted to make him feel like a winner for once. | ||||||
153 | 3 | "The Temp" | TBA | David A. Goodman | August 12, 2024 | TBA |
154 | 4 | "Beauty and the Bug" | TBA | Patric M. Verrone | August 19, 2024 | TBA |
155 | 5 | "One Is Silicon and the Other Gold" | TBA | Maiya Williams | August 26, 2024 | TBA |
156 | 6 | "Attack of the Clothes" | TBA | Ariel Ladensohn | September 2, 2024 | TBA |
157 | 7 | "Planet Espresso" | TBA | Bill Odenkirk | September 9, 2024 | TBA |
158 | 8 | "Cuteness Overlord" | TBA | Kristin Gore | September 16, 2024 | TBA |
159 | 9 | "The Futurama Mystery Liberry" | TBA | David X. Cohen and Jeanette Lim and Patric M. Verrone | September 23, 2024 | TBA |
160 | 10 | "Otherwise" | TBA | Nona di Spargement | September 30, 2024 | TBA |
Production
editDevelopment
editIn February 2022, Hulu revived the series with a 20-episode order expected to premiere in 2023.[5] By November 2022, the production team was aiming to complete the episodes by the end of the year.[6]
Casting
editGuest stars for the season were unveiled at the 2024 Comic Con panel.[7]
Release
editThe season premiered on July 29, 2024 on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally on the same day, with new episodes dropping every Monday.[8]
Reception
editAudience viewership
editCritical response
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hulu (July 27, 2024). "Hulu's "Futurama" Season 12 Guest Stars Announcement". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Barker, Stephen; Mutuc, Peter (June 30, 2023). "Futurama Season 11: Release Date, Trailer & Everything We Know". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Futurama". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - futurama on hulu". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 9, 2022). "'Futurama' Revived at Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Aguirre, Summer (November 3, 2022). "Young Pasadena artist talks joining 'Futurama' reboot team". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ https://whatsondisneyplus.com/futurama-season-12-guest-stars-revealed/
- ^ https://press.disney.co.uk/news/good-news,-everyone!-disney+-debuted-the-official-trailer-and-key-art-for-futurama-season-12