‘Simpsons’ Bosses Tease How They Want Show to Go Out at THR’s Most Powerful People in Animation Breakfast

Matt Groening and Matt Selman discussed the future of The Simpsons at an animation industry event, joking that they want the long-running show to end unexpectedly. Selman said he hopes it continues with new people keeping it fresh, while he does not need to lead it indefinitely.

The series passed 800 episodes earlier this year, and its second film is due 20 years after the first. Groening said making the original film was exhausting for the same writers and animators who worked on the show, but they have now recovered enough to make another. The event also featured a discussion of Tangles, an animated film about a family facing Alzheimer’s, whose cast recorded some scenes together.