Futurama’s latest Hulu season ends with an episode written as though it might be the series’ final one, because the creators did not know at the time whether the show would continue. The finale centres on Fry trying to find the ending of a film he was prevented from finishing as a child, while the Planet Express crew reflect on why people seek closure. The series will return in 2027 with three specials, marking a new format after its four-season Hulu run that began in 2023.

Co-creator and showrunner David X. Cohen says this is the sixth time the team has written what could be a last episode, and that they are now working on a seventh. He described the finale as exploring an evolved human need to hear how stories end, using an example of early people listening for whether a forest held danger or food. The article also notes that the season’s previous episode crossed over with Disenchantment, a collaboration Matt Groening strongly wanted despite the shows being on different streaming services.