Futurama fans, get ready! Hulu has just revealed that it will be reviving the animated show for season 8. Without further ado, here's Futurama Season 8 release date: All you need to know.
The last Futurama Season 7 was released on June 20, 2012. Yes, over a decade ago. So for avid fans of the show, this is a welcomed surprise.
If you're among those who have been waiting for the show to come out, here's what we know about it so far.
Table of Contents
- Futurama Season 8 Release Date: When is Futurama Season 8 Coming Out?
- Futurama Season 8 Cast: What Characters Return in Futurama Season 8?
- Futurama Season 8 Plot: What Will Happen in Futurama Season 8?
- Where Can I Watch the New Futurama Season 8?
- Futurama Season 8 Trailer: Is There A Trailer For Futurama Season 8?
WARNING: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Futurama Season 8, so READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Futurama Season 8 Release Date: When is Futurama Season 8 Coming Out?
Fortunately, we don't have to wait too long for the show to come out. Futurama Season 8 is scheduled for release on July 24, 2023.
There will be a total of 20 episodes in the 8th season, which will air on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in other markets. The show is reported to be separated into two parts. The first part will release 10 episodes, with one episode getting released per week until September 25th. The release date for the remaining 10 episodes has not yet been revealed.
The episodes are entitled:
Futurama Season 8 Part 1:
- Episode 1: The Impossible Stream
- Episode 2: Rage Against The Vaccine
- Episode 3: Zapp Gets Cancelled
- Episode 4: The Prince And The Product
- Episode 5: Related To Items You've Viewed
- Episode 6: Kip Gets Knocked Up A Notch
- Episode 7: How The West Was 1010001
- Episode 8: I Know What You Did Last Xmas
- Episode 9: Parasites Regained
- Episode 10: All The Way Down
Futurama Season 8 Part 2:
- Episode 11: The One Amigo
- Episode 12: Quids Game
- Episode 13: The Temp
- Episode 14: Beauty and the Bug
- Episode 15: One Is Silicon and the Other Gold
- Episode 16: Attack of the Clothes
- Episode 17: Planet Espresso
- Episode 18: Cuteness Overlord
- Episode 19: The Futurama Mystery Liberry
- Episode 20: Otherwise
Futurama Season 8 Cast: What Characters Return in Futurama Season 8?
When Hulu first announced that it would be rebooting the show, there was speculation on whether John DiMaggio would return to reprise his role as Bender.
This is because there were plans to exclude him from the show via the #BenderGate hashtag.
Thankfully, it has been confirmed that DiMaggio will be returning to voice the character. It was also revealed that he almost didn't return since he demanded that the entire cast get higher wages.
The contract dispute has since ended, and DiMaggio has revealed that he didn't get what he wanted. This, however, earned him the respect of his peers.
The other crew members of Planet Express will be returning to reprise their roles in Futurama Season 8:
- Billy West (voices Fry, Professor Farnsworth, and Dr. Zoidberg)
- Katey Sagal (voices Leela)
- Phil LaMarr (voices Hermes Conrad)
- Tress MacNeille (voices Leela's Mom, Linda, and Nerdbot)
- Maurice LaMarche (voices Calculon, Kif, and Morbo)
- Lauren Tom (voices Amy Wong)
Futurama Season 8 Plot: What Will Happen in Futurama Season 8?
Even though it's been over a decade since the last season, the finale episode, Season 7 Episode 26: Meanwhile, set up the stage for how the animated drama will continue.
The episode showed Professor Farnsworth's time machine that warped reality back to that specific moment if it was used.
Meanwhile saw the Professor activating the machine and erasing everyone's memory in the process. This means that the entire events of Futurama Season 7 never happened. As such, Futurama Season 8 has the chance to start from scratch.
The trailer promises that the show will continue parodying events that happened in real life. In the upcoming season, we can expect the show to do a parody on cryptocurrencies and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Where Can I Watch the New Futurama Season 8?
Previously, the finale of Futurama was available to watch on Comedy Central. It also originally aired on Fox. Over the years, the show has been available to watch on Swim (owned by Cartoon Network) and 20th Century Fox.
But now that the show is coming back, it will be picked up by a different network. This time around, Futurama Season 8 will be streaming on Hulu.
Futurama Season 8 Trailer: Is There A Trailer For Futurama Season 8?
Hulu released a trailer for Futurama Season 8 on June 27, 2023. The teaser trailer is called Hulurama, a play on both the streaming platform and the show's title.
You can watch the teaser trailer here:
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