Hulu subscribers are getting new Futurama episodes and a potential Prison Break reboot

Hulu has just greenlit new seasons of two big fan favorites that other networks passed on

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Two very different shows have been given some great news byHulu: the streamer has confirmed that it’s commissioned new seasons of bothFuturamaand reportedly the crime thriller classicPrison Break,too.

Although the shows have virtually nothing in common – except for the likely chance of joining ourbest Hulu showslist – the one thing they do share is that they both have very passionate fanbases, so the news will no doubt be causing some rejoicing in their respective fandoms.

Futurama, the critically-acclaimed sci-fi comedy animation fromThe Simpsons' Matt Groening, has had a bumpy ride over the years. It began in 1999 before being canceled by Fox; it then appeared on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim from 2003 through 2007; and was revived in 2007, airing new episodes on Comedy Central until 2013. It was then revived again by Hulu in 2022, with new episodes on thebest streaming servicefrom July 2023.

And now Hulu’s making more, bringing the total number of episodes up to 170. The streamer has greenlit two more seasons, which will stream on Hulu in the US and onDisney Plusin the UK.

A clean break for Prison Break

Prison Breakis supposedly coming back too, according to news confirmed byVariety. The prison drama – a sit-con, anyone? No? Okay – that ran for five award-winning seasons on Fox and spawned a less successful spin-off movie for mobile phones is making a clean break from its past.

While the new season will be set in the same world, it isn’t expected to feature any of the lead characters from previous seasons. It’s very unlikely we’ll see original star Wentworth Miller return: since he came out as gay, he’s decided not to play straight characters any more because “their stories have been told (and told)”.

According toDeadline, the new season is “a new chapter”, and it’s being written and executive produced by Elgin James. James is best known forThe Outlaws,Mayans M.C.andLowriders, so the show is clearly in capable hands.

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Hopefully he’ll resist the temptation to go over the top. Reviews for the final season were very mixed, with many critics feeling that the show had become a kind of collection ofHomelandB-sides that made the show too far-fetched. The first seasons were much more successful, managing the tricky balance of delivering a pretty preposterous story with a straight face and keeping it highly entertaining. Here’s hoping the reboot does the same.

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