Futurama Returns on Hulu August 3 — Matt Groening's Animated Cult Classic Is Back With 10 New Episodes and Zero Chill

Futurama Is Coming Back Again — And Somehow It Still Has That Energy

Here's a sentence that felt impossible ten years ago: Futurama is returning for yet another season, and people are genuinely excited. Hulu has confirmed that 10 new episodes premiere starting August 3, 2026, with Matt Groening himself presenting world-premiere footage at Comic-Con 2026. Head writer David X. Cohen is back alongside executive producers Claudia Katz and Ken Keeler, and the full original voice cast — Billy West, John DiMaggio, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, and Maurice LaMarche — is all returning. That's not a partial reunion. That's the whole crew.

How Futurama Keeps Defying the Laws of TV Cancellation

Let's recap the absurd journey: Futurama premiered on Fox in 1999, got cancelled in 2003, resurrected as four direct-to-DVD movies in 2007-2009, came back to Comedy Central from 2010-2013, got cancelled again, then Hulu revived it in 2023 for what was supposed to be a limited run. That "limited run" turned into another season, and now we're getting more. This show has been cancelled more times than most series get renewed, and yet it keeps coming back with the same creative team and the same cast. The reason? The writing. Cohen and Groening's blend of heartfelt sci-fi parody, absurd workplace comedy, and genuine emotional depth hasn't aged — it's actually gotten sharper with each revival.

What to Expect From the 2026 Episodes

Comic-Con 2026's Futurama panel promised "the wildest panel since EVER" and warned that "all who do not attend will be destroyed." Classic Futurama hyperbole, but the fact that Groening is personally presenting footage suggests these episodes are going for something big. The 2023 Hulu revival proved the show could still balance absurd sci-fi premises with real emotional stakes — episodes like the one where Fry and Leela's relationship reached a genuine turning point showed that Futurama hasn't lost its ability to make you laugh and then immediately make you feel something.

For millennials who grew up watching this show in dorm rooms and early apartments, Futurama isn't just nostalgia — it's a rare case where a revived property actually maintains its original quality. Ten new episodes starting August 3 on Hulu. Bender would approve, and then he'd steal something.