So, to give you the rundown on the many lives of “Futurama”: the series debuted in March 1999 and only lasted for four seasons in its initial run on Fox, going off the air in 2003. The makers of “Futurama,” however, were able to strike some kind of deal and managed to return in a limited capacity, in the form of four separate hour-and-a-half movies, released first on home video and then split up into four episodes apiece. The four films essentially count as the show’s fifth season, but weren’t followed up immediately by a new season. Birth, death, rebirth, redeath.
In 2010, however, “Futurama” merrily pranced over to Comedy Central for its sixth season, resurrected again. The show aired new episodes on that station through 2013. Then it was canceled yet again.
And then, in 2023, “Futurama” found itself lurching back to life for a fourth run, thanks to a deal with Hulu. Since then, the series has had four excellent seasons on the network. Its most recent season at the time of writing, counted as the show’s 14th, aired its final episode on September 28, 2026. The title of that episode is “Final Ending: The Last Conclusion,” which is a clear sign that “Futurama” might finally be experiencing its final, final death, 25 years after its debut. Another obvious sign is that, according to an article in Variety, there are no plans for a 15th season. Is this the end, end, end, END for “Futurama”?
Show co-creator Matt Groening doesn’t think so. In that same Variety article, Groening was asked about the future of “Futurama.” Given the show’s track record, he wasn’t too concerned with the finality of Season 14’s last episode. He’s been through this four times now, and cancellation seems to be nothing for an undying series like “Futurama,” which remains one of TV’s most unexpected comfort shows.
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