Futurama

72
Metascore
1999-2026
14 seasons
Fox Network
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
TV-MA

Hatched from Matt Groening's brain, Futurama follows pizza guy Philip J. Fry, who reawakens in 31st century New New York after a cryonics lab accident. Now part of the Planet Express delivery crew, Fry travels to the farthest reaches of the universe with his robot buddy Bender and cyclopsian love interest Leela, discovering freaky mutants, intergalactic conspiracies and other strange stuff.

72
Metascore
1999-2026
14 seasons
Fox Network
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
TV-MA

New Hulu Shows and Movies in July 2024

Futurama is back, baby!

Mon, Jul 22, 2024

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Thu, Jul 18, 2024

San Diego Comic-Con 2024: The Best TV Panels

All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows in November 2023

Found and The Irrational got some good news

Mon, Dec 4, 2023

All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows in November 2023

New Hulu Shows and Movies in July 2023

Raylan Givens is back, and he's heading to the Motor City

Tue, Jun 20, 2023

9 Fake Drugs As Hilarious as Riverdale's Jingle Jangle

JJ is in these streets

Fri, Oct 27, 2017

9 Fake Drugs As Hilarious as Riverdale's Jingle Jangle

Bob's Burgers Is Headed Exclusively to Hulu

Plus: Futurama, The Cleveland Show and American Dad!

Tue, Jul 11, 2017

Bob's Burgers Is Headed Exclusively to Hulu

Netflix Is Removing Futurama and Fans Are NOT Having It

"If you cancel Futurama, we'll cancel you"

Tue, Jun 6, 2017

Netflix Is Removing Futurama and Fans Are NOT Having It

The Comeback's Comeback, Newsroom's Final Edition, Simpsons Meets Futurama

Valerie Cherish is forever seeking the most flattering light — from the cameras of the hapless reality-TV crew that surround her, from the two-faced Hollywood cronies who mock her, from life itself — and the tragic comedy of HBO's The Comeback, making its own most-welcome comeback (Sunday, 10/9c) after nearly a decade off the air, is that she so rarely finds it...

Sat, Nov 8, 2014

The Comeback's Comeback, Newsroom's Final Edition, Simpsons Meets Futurama

Futurama Returns for Time-Traveling Crossover With The Simpsons

Futurama lives! For one night at least. The long-running sci-fi cartoon spoof, which signed off last year, is making a time-traveling comeback on The Simpsons (Sunday, Nov. 9 at 8/7c on Fox). Despite the fact the shows are set 1,000 years apart, the crossover makes sense, given that both series were created by Matt Groening and share a similar animation style. "At the table read, I said, "Let's celebrate this joyous reunion between Matt Groening's left and right brains,'" says Simpsons executive producer Al Jean. "And I really think that's what it is."

Fri, Nov 7, 2014

Futurama Returns for Time-Traveling Crossover With The Simpsons

Fox Schedules Simpsons-Futurama Crossover, Hank Azaria Joins Bordertown

Futurama lives! Fox has finally scheduled the crossover between the late Comedy Central animated comedy, which wrapped its seven-season run in Sept. 2013, and The Simpsons. The special episode will air this November. The crossover between ...

Sun, Jul 20, 2014

Fox Schedules Simpsons-Futurama Crossover, Hank Azaria Joins Bordertown

Which Simpsons Character Will Be Killed Off?

The Simpsons is taking a dark turn: The show plans to kill off a regular character this season, executive producer Al Jean told reporters on a recent conference call, according to Canada's The Sun News.

Tue, Oct 1, 2013

Which Simpsons Character Will Be Killed Off?

Top Moments: Richard Simmons Goes Crazy and Oprah's Big Hang-Up

Our top moments of the week: 11. Best Arrival: Viewers say goodbye to 24/7 soccer coverage and hello to FX's new sister channel, FXX, in appropriate fashion. When FXX officially kicks off at 7 a.m. Monday morning, the reception begins to go out and the game footage interchanges with an image of a black leather couch. Suddenly, the black leather couch begins to move and out from the seams bursts a very hot and a very naked Danny DeVito in a classic It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia clip. Goal! 10. Most Surprising Twist: Mistresses' Karen thinks her nightmare is over after the wrongful-death lawsuit against her is dismissed, but then her medical license gets suspended for six months. Who ratted her out for sleeping with Thomas (not to mention helping him die)? Not Elizabeth, but her...

Fri, Sep 6, 2013

Top Moments: Richard Simmons Goes Crazy and Oprah's Big Hang-Up

The Wednesday Playlist: MTM's Cleveland Reunion, Futurama Finale, Comedies on FXX

At the risk of mixing one's classic-comedy metaphors ... While watching the ladies of The Mary Tyler Moore Show reunite for a chipper if undeniably poignant exercise in meta nostalgia on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland (Wednesday, 10/9c), you might find yourself wistfully recalling the old Carol Burnett Show theme: "I'm so glad we had this time together." This is especially true for the iconic buddy duo of Mary and Rhoda, with Mary Tyler Moore appearing even more frail than Valerie Harper, whose inspiring public battle with brain cancer pretty much defines the quality once attributed to Mary Richards: "spunk."

Wed, Sep 4, 2013

The Wednesday Playlist: MTM's Cleveland Reunion, Futurama Finale, Comedies on FXX

Futurama Signs Off With Its Latest Series Finale

The Futurama producers have plenty of experience writing series finales. After all, Wednesday's episode marks the fourth time they've thought they were bringing their outrageous animated sci-fi comedy to a close. Originally canceled by Fox back in 2003, the show later gained new life (and fans) with a series of DVD movies before Comedy Central resurrected the show in 2010. Producers thought their new home would last just one season, so they prepared for another ending. Now, two years later, here they are, signing off again. And this time it's for good. Probably.

Tue, Sep 3, 2013

Futurama Signs Off With Its Latest Series Finale

Mulder & Scully! Marshmallows! A Red Wedding Present! 14 Things We're Psyched for at Comic-Con

Whether you're an alien with two hearts, a clone with identity issues or a part-faerie waitress, Comic-Con is the place for you. The annual convention will hit San Diego Thursday-Sunday to allow fans from all genres to let their geek flag fly. TVGuide.com will wade through this sea of cosplay and free hugs to get the scoop on the latest entertainment news. Here are 14 things we're looking forward to the most at Comic-Con: TVGuide.com's complete Comic-Con coverage 1. The truth is still out there

Wed, Jul 17, 2013

Mulder & Scully! Marshmallows! A Red Wedding Present! 14 Things We're Psyched for at Comic-Con

The Wednesday Playlist: Futurama's Final Season, Cleveland Goes Live

"We need less adventures, not more adventures." We the longtime fans of Futurama would disagree with Cyclopean Leela's assessment as the delightfully berserk outer-space toon begins its final run on Comedy Central (Wednesday, 10/9), which revived the show long after Fox dropped it.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013

The Wednesday Playlist: Futurama's Final Season, Cleveland Goes Live

Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke Heads to Futurama

Khaleesi is heading to the future! Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke will be lending her voice to the final season of Futurama, according to Entertainment Weekly. Comedy Central cancels Futurama Clarke...

Thu, May 2, 2013

Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke Heads to Futurama

Comedy Central Cancels Futurama

Comedy Central has decided not to renew the animated series Futurama, which will air its final episode on Sept. 4, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The show will conclude its seventh season ...

Mon, Apr 22, 2013

Fox Not Sending Glee to Comic-Con; What Is Going?

For the first time since Glee debuted, the Fox series will not be heading to Comic-Con this summer. Glee's Ryan Murphy talks "re-energized" Season 4, reveals more Glee Project mentors Twentieth Century Fox released their Comic-Con lineup Friday, and the Ryan Murphy musical series was...

Fri, Jun 8, 2012

Fox Not Sending Glee to Comic-Con; What Is Going?

Big Bang Theory Nabs Stephen Hawking for Cameo

Has Dr. Sheldon Cooper met his match? The Big Bang Theory has finally nabbed famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking to film a cameo. As first reported by TV Guide Canada, Hawking filmed a scene with Jim Parsons, a.k.a. Sheldon, Friday for the show's April 5 episode. In the scene, Hawking has a...

Sat, Mar 10, 2012

Big Bang Theory Nabs Stephen Hawking for Cameo

New DVD Releases: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

One Tree Hill: The Complete 8th Season This Warner Bros. release is just in time for the premiere of the CW hit's ninth and final season in January. Relive all 22 episodes on five discs, plus unaired scenes, a look at the Halloween episode, a featurette on the making of the mid-season finale, memories of the eighth season, commentaries on two episodes, and a gag reel...

Tue, Dec 20, 2011

New DVD Releases: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

Boardwalk Empire Cleans Up at the Creative Arts Emmys

A sign of things to come? Boardwalk Empire won a leading seven awards at the Creative Arts Emmys.HBO's freshman drama took home statuettes Saturday night for casting, makeup, art direction, editing, visual effects, sound editing and cinematography. Game of Thrones and Mildred Pierce were also among the HBO programs recognized, bringing the cable channel's total tally to 15 wins.See photos, nominees and more in our Emmys sectionBoardwalk, which has already earned Golden Globes for the show and leading man Steve Buscemi, could do even more damage at next weekend's prime-time Emmy Awards, where the show looks to keep Mad Men from being named Outstanding Drama Series for a fourth consecutive year.

Sun, Sep 11, 2011

Boardwalk Empire Cleans Up at the Creative Arts Emmys

First Look: Futurama Turns Japanese For Season Finale

Futurama was recently picked up for 26 new episodes, which will air on Comedy Central through 2013. But when writers for the animated sci-fi comedy were mapping out the current season (Thursdays, 10/9c), didn't know if this would be their final frontier, so they crafted the season finale (airing September 8), as a potential series ender. "The idea is that it's Futurama reincarnated in three different animation styles...

Tue, Jul 12, 2011

First Look: Futurama Turns Japanese For Season Finale

Comedy Central Renews Futurama For Two More Seasons

Comedy Central is close to renewing Futurama for two more seasons, a source close to production tells TVGuide.com. The network will pick up the animated series for another two seasons of...

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Comedy Central Renews Futurama For Two More Seasons

Mad Men, Modern Family Win at Writers Guild Awards

Mad Men won the Writers Guild award for best dramatic TV series, and Modern Family for best TV comedy series. Mad Men also took the prize for dramatic episode ("The Chrysanthemum and the Sword") while 30 Rock took best TV comedy episode honors ("When It Rains, It Pours") at the 2011 Writers Guild of America awards, held Saturday night in New York and Los Angeles. HBO snagged three awards. The TV movie The Special Relationship was named the...

Sun, Feb 6, 2011

Mad Men, Modern Family Win at Writers Guild Awards

Watercooler: Futurama Rockets to a Milestone

If there was ever a time for Futurama fans to go on a bender (get it?!), it was last night. Because after 11 years, two networks and a whole bunch of time off in between, the damn thing finally celebrated 100 episodes.Ever since Matt Groening unleashed his follow-up to The Simpsons in 1999, the sci-fi snark-toon has had trouble finding its footing...

Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Watercooler: Futurama Rockets to a Milestone

Seen and Heard at Comic-Con 2010

Comic-Con 2010 is in the books, and this year's event was another celebration of all things geeky — and many that are not. TV Guide Magazine patrolled the halls and hallways of the San Diego Convention Center, ducking light sabers, caped crusaders and pen stabbings to file these tidbits:

Mon, Jul 26, 2010

Don't-Miss TV: Futurama, Boston Med

From the never-say-die TV files comes this joyous comeback: the rebirth of the long-ago-canceled animated sci-fi spoof Futurama on Comedy Central Thursday night (10/9c) with an episode not-so-coincidentally titled "Rebirth." As you'd expect, these intergalactic punsters are in on the joke and milk it for all its worth....

Thu, Jun 24, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, June 24, 2010

Rookie Blue9/8c ABC Five hot young Canadian actors (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) hit the ground running as ambitious, fresh-out-of-the-academy rookie cops in this character-driven drama. Their rule of thumb? "Fake it 'til you make it." In the opener, Andy McNally (Peregrym) shows how green she is when she botches an undercover drug sting with a rookie mistake. Later, a confrontation with a gunman offers her a chance to redeem herself or compound the error.Read on for previews of the NBA Draft, Royal Pains, Futurama, Boston Med, The OCD Project and Penn & Teller: Bull!.

Thu, Jun 24, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, June 24, 2010

Who's ready for Free Comic Book Day?

Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, which as the name implies, is a giveaway of comics. Now in its seventh year, the event coincides with the opening of Marvel's Iron Man movie this weekend.Among the TV-themed books that are being given away are Bongo Comics Free For All (with Simpsons and Futurama stories), Transformers Animated (based on the Cartoon Network series) and The Stranded, the basis for an upcoming Sci Fi Channel backdoor pilot movie.For information on stores in your area that are participating, click here.

Fri, May 2, 2008

Scoop: Futurama's Back with Bender's Big Score!

Good news, everyone! Fans of Matt Groening's smart, satirical animated series Futurama are getting an early Christmas present this year with Bender's Big Score — the first new content from the show since its 2003 cancellation — out today on DVD. Bender's Big Score, which guest-stars Al Gore, Coolio and Sarah Silverman, finds the gang battling a nudist plot to take over Earth. Three more original straight-to-DVD movies are forthcoming, and in 2008 the four releases will be broken up into 16 episodes for Comedy Central. Futurama's executive producer David X. Cohen talked to TVGuide.com about the DVDs' big-name guest stars and why Futurama never quite made it. TVGuide.com: So what will be different between the Futurama DVDs and the Comedy Central episodes?David X. Cohen: We're beginning with the four direct-to-DVD feature releases, and then down t

Tue, Nov 27, 2007

Scoop: Futurama's Back with Bender's Big Score!

Comic-Con Gives the Fans What They Want

At the 38th Annual Comic-Con International, fans of the sci-fi and fantasy genres proved they're no longer on the fringe. The mammoth convention, held this past weekend at the San Diego Convention Center, attracted more than 125,000 people, and in a nod to the fact that the event has gone far beyond comic books, it has billed itself as "celebrating the popular arts." Movie studios and TV networks packed huge rooms with rabid fans eager for exclusive scoop and swag.On the first day it was officially confirmed that Zachary Quinto, Heroes' slithery villain Sylar, will indeed be playing Spock in the next Star Trek movie (opening Dec. 25, 2008). Director J.J. Abrams made the announcement during a Paramount Pictures panel, and in a symbolic passing of the ears, Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role on TV and in previous movies and will play an elder Spock in Abrams movie, joined the discussion. "People have been asking me why Im doing this movie," Nimoy said. "We have a great...

Mon, Jul 30, 2007