VIDEO Futurama Has Not Been Renewed, The Next Season Will Be Its Last: Watch Preview
It’s been a long time coming with enough prior false alarms that even real fans are going to be incredulous at this news, but Comedy Central tells Hollywoodite.com via press release that Futurama has not been renewed and its next season will be its last.
The final season will premiere June 19. There’s even a date confirmed for the broadcast of the final ever episode, September 4, 2013. Guests for the season will include Sarah Silverman, George Takei, and Adam West.
NEW YORK, April 22, 2013 – “Futurama” rockets into space for the (second) final time as the Emmy® Award-winning series will conclude its long history with this summer’s all-new season.
The thirteen-episode summer run will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00 p.m. with the emotional series finale scheduled for September 4.
Special guest stars for the final season include Larry Bird, Dan Castellaneta, Sarah Silverman, George Takei, Adam West and Burt Ward.
The show’s entire original voice cast will be returning.
Including the yet-to-air season, this will bring the total number of episodes in “Futurama’s” storied history to 140.