'Futurama' has come back and with a key character after 24 years of absence: that's how the return of the animated series has been.

After falling into the black hole of canceled series -although not forgotten-, a year ago Futurama returned to our screens, considered by many as one of the best animated series. And it has come back to stay and bring us more batches of episodes. Like the one that has just premiered on Disney+.

Created by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen, Futurama  follows Philip Fry, a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who is accidentally frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up 1000 years later. The plot focuses on what happens to him when his life starts over.

It is a series that has survived the unspeakable, enduring the passage of time and an almost endless cycle of capricious cancellations and renewals. When it had only aired half of its fourth season, Fox stopped acquiring episodes for broadcast, which resumed thanks to Adult Swim between 2007 and 2009. Then, Comedy Central acquired the rights and commissioned three more seasons, although the rescue came in 2023 when Hulu wanted to bring back the series.

Following the acclaimed continuation of Futurama, the science fiction series has returned with ten new episodes and its 12th season. On this orbit around the sun, our crew will embark on mind-blowing adventures involving death games at birthday parties, secrets of Bender's ancient robot village, friends (and foes) of Artificial Intelligence, adorable beanbags, and the true story dating back over 5 million years and hidden behind the consciousness-altering substance known as coffee. And of course, the next chapter of Fry and Leela's fateful and twisted love story.

It is starring the full original voice cast of the series, including John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil Lamar, and David Herman. The production is handled by 20th Television Animation and Disney Television Studios, and the animation has been developed by Rough Draft Studios.

Ideal for 'Simpsons' fans

'Futurama'

Futurama is ideal for all those who are fans of The Simpsons and other Groening series, and it is also the perfect series for lovers of science fiction and the most eccentric humor. And considering that it has been awarded numerous times, we will continue to receive its episodes with open arms.

One of the things that fans of the series will identify in the new episodes is that, just like in the previous installment, all of them are part of a very refreshing return to routine, and they are also able to evoke the feeling that the audience was looking for when they tried to fill the void left during the years of absence. In fact, many of them will even come to think that the series never really left, because this feeling always remained intact.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence