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Futurama season 9

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Futurama
Season 9
Promotional poster
No. of episodes5
Release
Original networkHulu
Original releaseJuly 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) –
present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The ninth season of Futurama will consist of ten episodes. It premiered on Hulu in the United States on July 29, 2024.

This season has alternatively been titled the ninth season (production) and the twelfth season (broadcast). This list follows the previous season box sets, which feature the episodes in the original, intended production season order, ignoring the order of broadcast.

Cast and characters

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Main article: List of Futurama characters

Regular

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Recurring

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Special guest stars

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Episodes

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See also: List of Futurama episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [2]Directed byWritten by [3]Original release date [4]Prod.
code
1511"The One Amigo"Andrew HanEric HorstedJuly 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)9ACV01
Cubert, Dwight, Mandy, and Axl make NFTs out of Bender's image, which are sold to an art museum. Bender has an identity crisis because of this and decides to visit his family in Mexico.
1522"Quids Game"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonCody ZiglarAugust 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)9ACV02
The Planet Express crew and their friends surprise Fry with a birthday party. They end up on a desolate planet where three aliens force them to play deadly versions of games played at Fry's eighth birthday party. In a flashback, Fry's friendship with Josh Gedgie becomes tension-filled when he accuses Fry of cheating when he wins every game at his eighth birthday party. In the end, it was revealed that Fry's mother rigged the games because she wanted to make him feel like a winner for once.
1533"The Temp"Edmund FongDavid A. GoodmanAugust 12, 2024 (2024-08-12)9ACV03
In the year 3001, Fry is sent on vacation after a rather painful experience on Planet Amazonia. Farnsworth and Hermes hire a temp named Frank to fill in for him, but no one seems to remember him. He is left behind on a planet filled with discarded books. 23 years later, the Planet Express crew are assigned to cater for Lrrr and Ndnd's wedding, when they remember Frank. Filled with revenge, Frank uses mind control to make the crew believe he is Fry and leaves Fry behind on the same planet.
1544"Beauty and the Bug"Corey BarnesPatric M. VerroneAugust 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)9ACV04
Bender becomes a matador in the sport of Bug Fighting.
1555"One Is Silicon and the Other Gold"Ira SherakMaiya WilliamsAugust 26, 2024 (2024-08-26)9ACV05
Leela becomes friends with a jealous chatbot.
1566"Attack of the Clothes"TBAAriel LadensohnSeptember 2, 2024 (2024-09-02)TBA
1577"Planet Espresso"TBABill OdenkirkSeptember 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)TBA
1588"Cuteness Overlord"TBAKristin GoreSeptember 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)TBA
1599"The Futurama Mystery Liberry"TBADavid X. Cohen and Jeanette Lim and Patric M. VerroneSeptember 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)TBA
16010"Otherwise"TBANona di SpargementSeptember 30, 2024 (2024-09-30)TBA

Production

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Development

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In February 2022, Hulu revived the series with a 20-episode order expected to premiere in 2023.[5] By November 2022, the production team was aiming to complete the episodes by the end of the year.[6]

Casting

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Guest stars for the season were unveiled at the 2024 Comic Con panel.[7]

Release

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The season premiered on July 29, 2024 on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally on the same day, with new episodes dropping every Monday.[8]

Reception

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Audience viewership

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According to Whip Media's viewership tracking app TV Time, which tracks viewership data for the more than 25 million worldwide users, Futurama was the second-most streamed original series across all platforms in the U.S. during the week of August 4, 2024.[9]

Critical response

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The season received mixed reviews, scoring 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews.[10] On IGN.com, A.A. Dowd called the first six episodes "an uneven crop, with more forgettable filler than big laughs."[11] On The Verge, Andrew Webster said that "There’s too much focus on being topical and not enough on the oddball humor, long-running characters, and warmth that has made it all work so well before. Like the rest of the world, Futurama should’ve left NFTs in the past."[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hulu (July 27, 2024). "Hulu's "Futurama" Season 12 Guest Stars Announcement". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Barker, Stephen; Mutuc, Peter (June 30, 2023). "Futurama Season 11: Release Date, Trailer & Everything We Know". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Futurama". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Shows A-Z - futurama on hulu". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 9, 2022). "'Futurama' Revived at Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Aguirre, Summer (November 3, 2022). "Young Pasadena artist talks joining 'Futurama' reboot team". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  7. ^ ""Futurama" Season 12 Guest Stars Revealed". Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE! DISNEY+ DEBUTED THE OFFICIAL TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR "FUTURAMA" SEASON 12". Disney Plus Press. July 8, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Prange, Stephanie (August 6, 2024). "Paramount+'s 'Mayor of Kingstown' Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Aug. 4". Media Play News. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Futurama: Season 12 - TV Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  11. ^ Dowd, A. A. (July 27, 2024). "Futurama Season 12 Review". IGN.
  12. ^ Webster, Andrew (July 27, 2024). "Futurama's new season struggles to make NFTs and AI funny". The Verge.
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