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Confirmed: Futurama gets brand new 26-episode series

Simon Brew


The gang is definitely coming back: Futurama gets the brand new season it thought it was never going to get…

Published on Jun 10, 2009

Earlier in the week, we reported on speculation that Futurama, in the aftermath of its four straight to DVD movies, could possibly be revived by Comedy Central for a brand new 13-episode run. This would have marked a remarkable turn-around for a show that had pretty much ended in 2003, when Fox decided not to order up any more episodes.

Well, since we reported that, things have got even better. Because it's now been officially confirmed that Comedy Central has indeed ordered a fresh series of the show, and also, that it's 26 episodes that they're after, not the originally suspected 13.

Furthermore, key voice talent Katey Segal, Billy West and John DiMaggio are all on board as well. According to a Variety report, we can expect the new episodes to start screening in the middle of next year.

It also bodes well, potentially, for one or two other shows that could potentially be saved by cable TV networks. As we mentioned yesterday, there's an outside chance of a deal to save My Name Is Earl, too.

For now, though, let's celebrate one that we've managed to get back....

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Re: Confirmed: Futurama gets brand new 26-episode series
Posted By meanorangebubble 1 June 10, 2009 07:45:23 AM

Brilliant news, I wasn't a big fan of the feature length DVDs, but it will be fantastic to see new shows.

Re: Confirmed: Futurama gets brand new 26-episode series
Posted By kurtamery929 1 June 10, 2009 08:39:42 AM

oh happy days!! i'm sure leela is going to dump fry by the end of the first episode though

Re: Confirmed: Futurama gets brand new 26-episode series
Posted By twosheds 1 June 12, 2009 02:49:05 PM

Love the picture caption!

Re: Confirmed: Futurama gets brand new 26-episode series
Posted By explodingzebras 1 June 16, 2009 02:31:15 AM

great news! though I really do hope My Name is Earl stays axed.
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