Plot Synopsis

Based in the year 3000, the show centers around the Planet Express Delivery Company's three employees -- slow-witted Phillip J. Fry who accidentally cryogenically froze himself on New Year's Eve 1999 only to wake up a thousand years later; one-eyed, purple-haired orphan Leela; and an alcoholic/kleptomaniac robot named Bender. The company is run by 160-year old scientist Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, who happens to be Fry's distant nephew and closest cousin. First airing on FOX from 1999-2003, FUTURAMA was brought back in 2007 with four direct-to-DVD movies that subsequently aired as 30-minute episodes on COMEDY CENTRAL. Based on their success, COMEDY CENTRAL ordered new seasons of the series which made a triumphant return to television in June 2010. FUTURAMA is only the second series in the history of the medium to go back into production based on the strength of its DVD sales and repeat airings on cable. On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT, Comedy Central debuted the second-half of Season 7, the program's final season. Immediately before the one-hour premiere, Comedy Central aired an all-day marathon (10am-10pm ET/PT) of repeat episodes.

FUTURAMA returned with new episodes on Monday, July 24, 2023 on Hulu. One new installment debuted each Monday through September 25. After a brief ten-year hiatus, FUTURAMA has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube, its full original cast and satirical spirit intact. The ten all-new episodes of Season 11 have something for everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while long-time fans will recognize payoffs to decades-long mysteries -- including developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of Nibbler's litter box, the secret history of evil Robot Santa, and the whereabouts of Kif and Amy's tadpoles. Meanwhile there's a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture, and streaming TV.
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Season 12 of FUTURAMA debuted on Monday, July 29, 2024 on Hulu, which released the season opener. A new installment debuts weekly on Mondays. On this orbit around the sun, the occasionally heroic crew embarks on mind-bending adventures involving birthday party games to the death, the secrets of Bender's ancestral robot village, A.I. friends (and enemies), impossibly cute beanbags, and the true 5 million-year-old story behind the consciousness-altering substance known as coffee. And, of course, the next chapter in Fry and Leela's fateful, time-twisted romance. Season 12 guest voices include: Danny Trejo as Bender's cousin, Doblando, who leads Bender to their ancestral robot village in Mexico; Renee Victor as Bender's grandma, Abuelatron; Tom Kenny as Gamester Alien, a gambling alien who forces the crew to play children's games... to the death; Ana Ortiz as Bender's love interest, Marquita, champion of the robot matadors, who is also Bender's tutor in the noble art of bug fighting; Cara Delevingne as herself, with some additional new parts, and a force in the world of future fashion; Tim Gunn as himself, covering Milan Fashion Week 3024; Bill Nye as himself, hosting the 3024 Inventors Awards; Kyle Maclachlan as himself, enjoying a cup of the universe's best Joe; LeVar Burton as an unlicensed Hologram of himself; Neil deGrasse Tyson as Himself, solving the greatest mystery of all time... with science! Season 12 episodes include:

"The One Amigo" (Monday, July 29, 2024): After Bender sells an NFT representing the "Concept of Bender," he feels lost and returns to his ancestral village in Mexico to rediscover himself.

"Quids Game" (Monday, August 5, 2024): Bizarre aliens force the crew to reenact all the classic children's games Fry played at his 8th birthday party, except this time, they are played to the death.

"The Temp" (Monday, August 12, 2024): A mysterious temp worker takes over Fry's job, as well as his entire life.

"Beauty and the Bug" (Monday, August 19, 2024): Bender becomes a matador in the sport of "Bug Fighting."

"One Is Silicon and the Other Gold" (Monday, August 26, 2024): Leela becomes friends with a jealous chatbot.

"Attack of the Clothes" (Monday, September 2, 2024): The Professor's fast-fashion clothes are a smash hit, but an environmental disaster.

"Planet Espresso" (Monday, September 9, 2024): Hermes inherits a Jamaican coffee farm that holds the ruins of an ancient spaceship.

"Cuteness Overlord" (Monday, September 16, 2024): Amy sets out to collect the cutest toys in the universe -- but they are not as harmless as they appear.

"The Futurama Mystery Liberry" (Monday, September 23, 2024): Futurama is reimagined in the form of classic children's mystery books.

"Otherwise" (Monday, September 30, 2024): When Fry proposes to Leela, he is overcome by a near-fatal attack of deja vu.