During “The Simpsons” panel at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event, Disney announced that the 35th season of the hit animated series will launch October 2nd 2024 on Disney+ in the United States.

The new season of the Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy takes fans back to Springfield for 18 more episodes of fun with the Simpsons family.

It was also revealed during “The Simpsons” panel, which was attended by the show’s creator Matt Groening,  along with Matt Selman, Al Jean, Mike Price, Brian Kelley, David Silverman and Nancy Cartwright, that four never-before-seen episodes of the series will be made available exclusively to Disney+ subscribers.

This includes a special Christmas-themed double episode premiering December 17th 2024, timed to the 35th anniversary of the series’ original Christmas special. The four exclusive episodes, titled “The Past and the Furious,” “Yellow Planet,” and “O C’mon All Ye Faithful” — a Christmas double-episode — will debut in the months ahead on Disney+.

It was also announced that this October, Disney+ will also be home to an exclusive new Halloween-themed short from “The Simpsons.” 

In addition to 35 seasons of “The Simpsons,” Disney+ is also home to “The Simpsons Movie” and more than ten shorts featuring the Simpsons family. All these and more can be found in “The Simpsons” collection within Disney+.

Roger’s Take:  Due to a long-standing contract with FOX, Disney can’t fully utilise the latest episodes of “The Simpsons”, but Disney is taking a play out of Paramount’s book in creating exclusive episodes/specials for Disney+, to sidestep those old contracts. 

Are you looking forward to watching new episodes of “The Simpsons”?  Let me know on social media!

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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