The Simpsons season 36: Release date, episode count, cast, plot, and more

Modified Sep 24, 2024 23:43 GMT

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The Simpsons season 36 is the upcoming installment of the long-running animated series. It is slated to premiere on September 29, 2024, on Fox. The latest season is executive produced by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Al Jean, John Frink, and Matt Selman, who is also the showrunner for season 36.

The show's synopsis, as per Rotten Tomatoes, reads:

"This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him."

It continues:

"The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the family's religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr. Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum."

The Simpsons season 36: Release date and other details

The Simpsons season 36 was renewed by Fox in January 2023, along with season 35. It is slated to premiere on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 8 p.m. on Fox. The latest season will include 22 episodes, in addition to four new specials that will stream on Disney+.

The Christmas special, O C'mon All Ye Faithful, will deliver the festive spirit in two parts and will air on December 17, 2024. The remaining two episodes, titled The Past and the Furious and Yellow Planet, will air in the second half of the season.

Other episode titles for The Simpsons season 36 include Desperately Seeking Lisa, Ladies Night, and Shoddy Heat. Additionally, the 1996 episode, 22 Short Films About Springfield, from the show's seventh season will receive a follow-up episode this season.

Plot summary for The Simpsons season 36

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The Simpsons season 36 will debut with Bart's Birthday, in which Bart will celebrate the most consequential birthday of his life.

The Yellow Lotus will be the second episode of this season. In it, the family will enjoy a luxurious vacation at a high-end resort before it gets ruined by a mysterious death. The episode will also bring back the fan-favorite character of Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammer).

Additionally, in August 2024, the executive producer Al Jean teased fans with a screenshot of the episode to build up anticipation for the new season.

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The upcoming season of The Simpsons will also feature two Halloween Special episodes. The Treehouse of Horror XXXV will see the town of Springfield get overrun by giant politically-leaning monsters.

The other Halloween episode, Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes will pay tribute to Ray Bradbury. In this episode, Lisa will get transported back into the 1950s to experience three strange stories, one of which involves "a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world."