The thirty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons premiered on Fox on September 29, 2024. This is the second of two seasons ordered by Fox. It is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season is Matt Selman. A few selected episodes are premiering on Disney .
Voice cast and characters
Main cast
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Hans Moleman, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Sideshow Mel, Grampa Simpson, Kodos, Mayor Quimby, Rich Texan, Gil Gunderson, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Mr. Teeny, Santa's Little Helper, Ugolin, Louie, additional voices
- Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Maggie Simpson, Rod Flanders, Todd Flanders, additional voices
- Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson
- Hank Azaria as Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Moe Szyslak, Raphael, Professor Frink, Dr. Nick Riviera, Chief Wiggum, Captain McCallister, Nick Callahan, Luigi Risotto, Old Jewish Man, Chazz Busby, Mr. Costington, Snake, Disco Stu, Coach Krupt, Johnny Tightlips, additional voices
- Harry Shearer as Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Kent Brockman, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Reverend Lovejoy, Dewey Largo, Otto Mann, Rainier Wolfcastle, Jasper Beardley, Officer Eddie, Geoffrey, Cesar, Legs, additional voices
Supporting cast
- Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Todd Flanders, additional voices. This is the last season to feature Hayden's voice, which features in episodes 1–7 and the Disney specials; she retired from acting after the 35th production season concluded.
- Tress MacNeille as Agnes Skinner, Lindsay Naegle, Shauna Chalmers, Mama Risotto, Lunchlady Dora, Mrs. Muntz, Brunella Pommelhorst, Miss Springfield, Mrs. Vanderbilt, additional voices
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Hibbert, Judge Roy Snyder, additional voices
- Kimberly Brooks as Janey Powell, additional voices
- Grey DeLisle as Malibu Stacy, Wendell Borton, Martin Prince, Todd Flanders, additional voices
- Alex Désert as Carl Carlson, Officer Lou, Fausto, additional voices
- Chris Edgerly as Todd Flanders, additional voices
- Dawnn Lewis as Bernice Hibbert, Opal, additional voices
- Tony Rodríguez as Julio
- Maggie Roswell as Luann Van Houten, Elizabeth Hoover, Helen Lovejoy, additional voices
- Jenny Yokobori as Kumiko Albertson, additional voices
Guest cast
Guest stars announced for the season include former series writer Conan O'Brien, John Cena, Danny DeVito, Tom Hanks, and Andy Serkis.
Episodes
Production
In January 2023, it was announced that the series had been renewed for the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth seasons. Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner, a role he had since the thirty-third season. Selman had previously been the showrunner for several episodes each season since the twenty-third season. Executive producer Al Jean also served as showrunner for several episodes this season.
In July 2024, at San Diego Comic-Con, Selman recorded the screaming of the Simpsons panel audience to be used in the season's Treehouse of Horror episode. In addition, a followup episode to the seventh season episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" was announced. A second Treehouse of Horror episode is also planned to be broadcast this season, titled "Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes". The episode will feature three segments parodying stories by Ray Bradbury. Series creator Matt Groening stated that Bradbury criticized the show in the press after the series premiered because it borrowed from an episode of The Twilight Zone that he wrote. The season contains 11 holdover episodes from the previous season.
In August 2024, at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, it was announced that four episodes would premiere exclusively on Disney . Selman said that for both the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth production seasons, 18 episodes were ordered by Fox and 4 episodes were ordered by Disney. One of the episodes was a two-part Christmas special entitled "O C'mon All Ye Faithful", with two other episodes "The Past and the Furious" and "Yellow Planet" also being planned to premiere on the streaming network. Selman said that the producers have agreed to most of Disney's asks for collaboration such as the real-time Simpsons animated version of the December 9, 2024 presentation of Monday Night Football. He also noted that the cross-promotional efforts required cooperation with Fox since the network controlled the show's social media accounts.
In November 2024, it was announced that Pamela Hayden, who had been the voice of Milhouse and several other characters since 1989, would be retiring from voice acting, and her final acting credit on the Fox broadcasts would be for "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes". Fox says that recasting for her characters would "begin in the near future". Hayden continued to feature in the Disney episodes as part of this season.
Reception
Writers Rob and Johnny LaZebnik were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation at the 77th Writers Guild of America Awards for their script for "Bottle Episode". Writer Jessica Conrad was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production at the 52nd Annie Awards for her script for "Bart's Birthday".
References
External links
- Official website
- The Simpsons season 36 at IMDb
