Futurama Season 11 to include Bitcoin, NFT, Covid-19 and more; Producer Claudia Katz gives sneak peak into the episodes

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Futurama Season 11 is premiering soon, and there is a lot of buzz about the comeback of the animated series created by Matt Groening. Ahead of the series premiere in July 2023, Futurama producer Claudia Katz has revealed details about some controversial episodes in the new season. Let’s know more details about Futurama’s new season before heading to what Katz said.

Futurama Season 11 will stream on Hulu, premiering on Monday, July 24, 2023, with one episode.

There will be 20 episodes in Futurama Season 11 on Hulu, with 10 episodes in the first part and 10 in the next.

Claudia Katz revealed that in Futurama Season 11, there will be some satire and dark humour about the present. For example, the series will show that COVID-19 is still there and finally be conquered in the year 3023. While talking to SFX Magazine, Katz said, “We have a vaccine episode. We’ve finally conquered COVID-19 in 3023". She added that it’s a very «fun exploration of science, vaccines» and «a commentary on that whole situation». Other controversial issues tackled in a fun way will be in the form of a «Bitcoin episode» and «an NFT episode», said Katz. Moreover, one of her «favourite episodes of the season» will have one of the cast members of Futurama being «cancelled for their behaviour», she added. As Futurama is returning after a decade, Katz remarked that she was «always hopeful that someday we would return,» and therefore it was «pure joy» to work on Season 11 for the team. This comes as no surprise since Futurama has always been a satire of the times. Earlier, the series made a comment on