Futurama season 8 release schedule: When will episode 7 be on Disney Plus?

When will Fry, Leela and Bender’s adventures continue?

By James Hibbs

Published: Thursday, 31 August 2023 at 14:55 PM

Good news, everyone: Fry, Leela and Bender are back on our screens!

That’s right, folks, Matt Groening’s sci-fi series is in the midst of yet another reboot – a decade after its most recent cancellation. Now, we’re waiting for the Futurama Season 8 episode 7 release date.

The animated comedy from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is now on its third revival, with its resurgence no doubt thanks to its growth in popularity in the era of streaming.

The new season once again revolves around 25-year-old pizza delivery boy Philip Fry (voiced by Billy West) who, after falling into a cryogenic freezer in 1999, woke up 1,000 years later with a circle of new friends including Leela (Katey Sagal), a one-eyed alien, and a foul-mouthed android called Bender (John DiMaggio).

The entire gang returns for the latest batch of episodes, with original cast members West, Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman and DiMaggio all back on our screens.

Episode 6 landed on Disney Plus on Monday (28th August), but when can we expect the Futurama episode 7 release date? Read on for everything you need to know about the release schedule for Futurama season .

When will Futurama season 8 episode 7 be on Disney Plus?

Bender in the Futurama reboot, using a typewriter
Bender in the Futurama reboot.
Matt Groening/Hulu

The seventh episode of the Futurama reboot, which is titled Rage Against the Vaccine, will be released on Monday 4th September 2023 exclusively on Disney Plus.

Futurama season 8 (listed as season 11 on Disney Plus, due to the show’s complex broadcast history) has so far received strong critical and fan reviews, with viewers delighted to have the show back after its long break.

What time is Futurama out on Disney Plus?

Leela and Professor Farnsworth in the Futurama reboot, standing next to each other
Leela and Professor Farnsworth in the Futurama reboot.
Matt Groening/Hulu

As with other Disney Plus shows, each new episode of Futurama will arrive on the platform at 8am BST, which is equivalent to midnight Pacific Time in the US.

This means you don’t have to get up too early if you’re looking to catch the episodes first thing.

How many episodes are there in Futurama season 8?

Fry and Zoidberg in the Futurama reboot, with Fry wearing a suit with tubes plugged into it
Fry and Zoidberg in the Futurama reboot.
Matt Groening/Hulu

There will be a total of 20 episodes in Futurama season 8, with the first 10 being released weekly before a hiatus, after which the other 10 episodes will air.

The sixth and seventh seasons were also split into two batches between 2010 and 2013, before the show’s cancellation and subsequent hiatus.

Futurama season 8 release schedule

Leela and Bender sitting across a table from three robots
Futurama season 8.
Hulu/Matt Groening

While Futurama season 8 will consist of 20 episodes in total, the first 10 episodes are being released in one batch, with a second to follow at a later date.

The full release schedule for the first batch of episodes is as follows:

  • Episode 1 – The Impossible Stream – Monday 24th July 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 2 – Children of a Lesser Bog – Monday 31st July 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 3 – How the West Was 1010001 – Monday 7th August 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 4 – Parasites Regained – Monday 14th August 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 5 – Related to Items You’ve Viewed – Monday 21st August 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 6 – I Know What You Did Next Xmas – Monday 28th August 2023 (out now)
  • Episode 7 – Rage Against the Vaccine – Monday 4th September 2023
  • Episode 8 – Zapp Gets Cancelled – Monday 11th September 2023
  • Episode 9 – The Prince and the Product – Monday 18th September 2023
  • Episode 10 – All the Way Down – Monday 25th September 2023