Why does Hulu have 10 seasons of Futurama?

The Futurama episodes need to be re-ordered. Season 1 on Hulu contains nine episodes but the official season 1, as it was originally broadcast, has thirteen episodes. The remaining four episodes are listed at the beginning of season 2. This discrepancy continues throughout the Hulu listing.

Who picked up Futurama after Fox?

Comedy Central
Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to syndicate the existing episodes and air the films as 16 new, half-hour episodes, constituting a fifth season. In June 2009, Comedy Central picked up the show for 26 new half-hour episodes, which began airing in 2010 and 2011.

Why did Futurama end 2003?

In 2003, when the production company of Futurama were waiting for FOX to order a fifth production season in wake of the fourth production season’s production being almost finished, no call came, effectively labelling Futurama as cancelled, ending the show’s original run.

Is Futurama made by The Simpsons?

Matt Groening, (born February 15, 1954, Portland, Oregon, U.S.), American cartoonist and animator who created the comic strip Life in Hell (1980–2012) and the television series The Simpsons (1989– ) and Futurama (1999–2003, 2010–13).

Is Hulu bringing back Futurama?

Hulu will debut 20 new episodes of Futurama in 2023, with production set to begin soon. The series is on its third platform, having begun life at Fox in 1999. It ran for four seasons there, then was revived in a series of direct-to-DVD movies and eventually with original episodes on Comedy Central in 2010.

Why is John DiMaggio not in the Futurama reboot?

Voice actor John DiMaggio, who brought the alcoholic robot Bender to life in every Futurama episode, won’t be back for the recently announced series revival. According to a statement published by DiMaggio on Twitter, the reason is that Hulu refused to negotiate proper payment for all returning cast members.

Does Futurama take place in The Simpsons universe?

In fact, the episode even briefly features an appearance by Fry’s dog Seymour — the one Fry accidentally abandoned in the past. That means not only are Futurama and The Simpsons in the same universe, but Fry is even originally from the same time period as The Simpsons.