During this year’s Summer Game Fest, Disney released a first-look teaser trailer for the upcoming twelfth season of the hit animated series, “Futurama”, which returns next month.

“Futurama” premiered in 1999 and quickly gained a faithful following and critical acclaim, including two primetime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program. Despite its far-future setting, the show is renowned for its satiric commentary on life in the present. The series follows Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a New York City pizza delivery boy, who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and gets defrosted in the year 3000. In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John DiMaggio), and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal). The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong, and alien lobster Dr. John Zoidberg, they embark on thrilling adventures that take them to every corner of the universe.

The new video features the cast of the series and a few sneak peeks at the upcoming season.

Check out the first-look video below:

“Futurama” was created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen. Executive Producers for the show include Groening, Cohen, Ken Keeler and Claudia Katz.

The series originally debuted on the Fox Broadcasting Network. However, after a number of cancellations and resurrections, the show returned after ten years with a twenty-episode order. The first ten episodes were released in 2023, and the following ten episodes will be released weekly on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world from July 29th, 2024.

It was also revealed late last year that Disney had renewed the show for a further two seasons.

“Futurama” is one of the most popular shows on Hulu and Disney+. It regularly makes the Nielsen streaming chart and constantly trends on the two streaming services. The previous seasons are also available to stream now on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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