SummaryFuturama follows the comic exploits of Fry, a pizza delivery boy, who was accidentally cryogenically frozen in 1999, and awakens in the year 3000, finding much has changed, and, yet, is seemingly familiar. Together with an assortment of alien, robot, and human friends, he works for an intergalactic delivery service, Planet Express, run by his des... Read More
Created By:David X. Cohen, Matt Groening
Futurama
14 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Mar 28, 1999
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
76% Positive
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
22% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jul 15, 2013
100
"Futurama," like "The Simpsons," is a multi-layered, full-family treat: silly and goofy-looking enough to hook the kids, and subtle and sarcastic enough to charm their parents. [26 Mar 1999]
User score
Universal Acclaim
91% Positive
1011 Ratings
1011 Ratings
4% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
4% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
Apr 5, 2025
10
Greatest tv show of all time. Funny and unique jokes every season. The last 2 weren’t great but overall still a 10/10 show.
Jul 23, 2023
10
Monumentally funny and wonderful. Been watching since the beginning and have loved it from the first.
80
Fans who feared they'd seen the last of Matt Groening's cult classic will be thrilled to see the show return in good form.
Jul 15, 2013
70
Visually, the world of "Futurama" is much richer than that of the Simpsons. ... But the writing, from the conception of the characters forward, lacks the bite of its predecessor. [26 Mar 1999]
Jun 19, 2013
70
[The] new episodes are no great shakes, but they do find Futurama humming along.
Jul 15, 2013
60
While this sci-fi spoof saunters onto the Fox midseason sked feeling a tad uninspired at first blush, the promise is clearly there. [29 Mar 1999]
Jul 1, 2013
30
The show lacks the vision of The Simpsons, the snappy rhythm and the kind of far-reaching humor that keep it dizzyingly smart even after a decade on the air.
Mar 19, 2022
10
Now that is not to say the Simpsons is bad or anything, I really like it, but it has jumped the shark for a few years now. Futurama is everything I love an animated series to be, funny, original and witty. I seriously don't know where to begin praising the show. Well for one thing the animation is amazing. The characters are really well drawn, the backgrounds are audacious and the visual effects are eye-popping. And the music is brilliant, it is cleverly composed with some funky songs featuring such as "Conga" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and the theme tune is definitely memorable. The writing is outstanding, the comedy works brilliantly and the more touching and subtle parts work just as well. The episode ideas springing from a brilliant concept are really original and fun, and the pacing is great. And the characters with the help of a truly talented voice cast are really unique and endearing, especially Fry, Bender and Zoidberg, and Leela is a feisty and headstrong character that I related to immediately. Overall, a truly wonderful show, with all the fun and originality that are lacking in the later episodes of the Simpsons. 10/10 Bethany Cox
May 31, 2020
10
Best animated show ever made in my opinion. Great characters and episodes in all seasons.
Jan 6, 2023
2
Easily the worst show by Matt Groening. Nothing adds up to anything, there is no real plot, jokes are boring. Maybe it better when it came out, but when I watched it for the first time in 2022, I could not believe this was what everyone was always recommending. I think I laughed out loud once during the whole series.
Production Company:
- The Curiosity Company
- 20th Century Fox Television
- 20th Television Animation
- The ULULU Company
Initial Release Date:Mar 28, 1999
Number of seasons:14 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
• 9 Wins & 21 Nominations
Annie Awards
• 6 Wins & 20 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 6 Wins & 14 Nominations
