Though it’s not without precedent, TV series hardly ever get revived twice, let alone once. That said, the enduring timeliness of Futurama being a hyper-clever, adult-animated commentary on the present day has brought the beloved cartoon back from the dead one more time. After all, one of the most foundational memes of the entire Internet, Fry demanding “SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY”, does come from Futurama.
Originally starting out at Fox in 1998-2003, then being having a 5 year second life at Comedy Central from 2008-2013, this latest era of Futurama will now be at Hulu, as subliminally flashed in the titles briefly saying “Hulurama” in the first trailer. While, this is yet another dive back into established, beloved IP rather than networks and streaming services putting their money on something completely original, we’re sure Futurama is going to have a pretty great meta joke about it (several of them, probably).
All that said, take your very first look at Futurama 3.0, coming to Hulu on Jul. 24th, here