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Futurama: Season 8

10 episodes Premiered Jul 24, 2023 Updated Oct 3, 2026

After a ten-year hiatus, Futurama returns following the adventures of a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy. The series brings back its full original cast and satirical spirit, offering new viewers an accessible entry point while delivering payoffs to long-time fans regarding decades-long mysteries. The narrative explores developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious content

Previously on Futurama

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series follows a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy navigating the future.
  • ⚡ Long-running storylines include the epic love story of Fry and Leela.
  • ⚡ Unresolved mysteries feature the contents of Nibbler's litter box, the secret history of evil Robot Santa, and the whereabouts of Kif and Amy's tadpoles.
  • ⚡ The crew operates with the full original cast intact after a ten-year hiatus.
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Season overview

After a ten-year hiatus, Futurama returns following the adventures of a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy. The series brings back its full original cast and satirical spirit, offering new viewers an accessible entry point while delivering payoffs to long-time fans regarding decades-long mysteries. The narrative explores 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. Alongside these continuing storylines, the crew navigates a whole new pandemic, exploring the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture, and streaming television.

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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
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S8·E1 Mytharc

The Impossible Stream

Jul 24, 2023 · 25 min

Fry risks permanent insanity when he attempts to binge-watch every TV show ever made.

S8·E3 Core

How the West Was 1010001

Aug 7, 2023 · 25 min

Bender and the crew head west to join the bitcoin mining rush.

S8·E4 Core

Parasites Regained

Aug 14, 2023 · 25 min

After Nibbler falls ill, the crew shrinks down for a dangerous mission into a desert world contained within his litter box.

S8·E8 Core

Zapp Gets Canceled

Sep 11, 2023 · 25 min

When Zapp Brannigan is canceled for crude behavior, Leela takes over as captain of the Nimbus on a critical mission.

S8·E10 Mytharc

All the Way Down

Sep 25, 2023 · 24 min

The crew investigates whether the universe is a simulation.

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