Futurama will be back with its led cast intact when the Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s cult animated sci-fi comedy returns with new episodes on Hulu in 2023.
Holdout John DiMaggio has closed a deal to reprise his signature voice role as foul-mouthed robot Bender and an assortment of other characters in the revival, which has a 20-episode order.The news comes three weeks after the announcement that Futurama would possibly return without DiMaggio mobilized fans who took to social media to show their support behind him, using #bendergate.
DiMaggio referenced the hashtag in his note to fans two weeks ago and in his statement about his return to the show today.While the official Futurama revival announcement by Hulu and 20th Television Animation last month indicated that the role of Bender would be recast, that never happened.
A producer filled in and read the part during the first table read as the studio and DiMaggio remained hopeful that a resolution could be reached.“I’M BACK, BABY!
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