The Simpsons season 36
The thirty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons aired on Fox between September 29, 2024, and May 18, 2025. The season was the second of two seasons ordered by Fox. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season is Matt Selman. In addition to the Fox broadcast season, four additional episodes were commissioned by Disney+ and released exclusively through their platform. On April 2, 2025, it was announced that the series was renewed for four more seasons.
Work from episodes from the season was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one Writers Guild of America Award, and one Annie Award.
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, Itchy, additional voices
- Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Bouvier
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Maggie Simpson, Todd Flanders, Kearney Zzyzwicz, 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, Cletus Spuckler, Ian the Very Tall Man, additional voices
- Harry Shearer as Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Kent Brockman, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Reverend Lovejoy, Dewey Largo, Rainier Wolfcastle, Jasper Beardley, Officer Eddie, Geoffrey, Cesar, Otto Mann, Legs, Scratchy, additional voices
Supporting cast
- Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, additional voices
- Tress MacNeille as Agnes Skinner, Lindsay Naegle, Shauna Chalmers, Mama Risotto, Lunchlady Dora, Mrs. Muntz, Brunella Pommelhorst, Miss Springfield, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Dolph Shapiro, additional voices
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Hibbert, Judge Roy Snyder, additional voices
- Kimberly Brooks as Janey Powell, additional voices
- Mo Collins as Jimbo Jones
- Grey DeLisle as Malibu Stacy, Wendell Borton, Martin Prince, Rod Flanders, Üter Zörker, additional voices
- Alex Désert as Carl Carlson, Officer Lou, Fausto, additional voices
- Chris Edgerly as Rod Flanders, additional voices
- Dawnn Lewis as Bernice Hibbert, Opal, additional voices
- Kelly Macleod as Milhouse Van Houten
- 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 for the season included 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 was also broadcast this season, titled "Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes". The episode featured 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 contained eleven holdover episodes from the previous season with seven for Fox and four for Disney+.
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" premiering 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 said that recasting for her characters would "begin in the near future". Hayden continued to feature in the Disney+ episodes as part of this season. In April 2025, it was announced that comedian Mo Collins would take over the role of bully Jimbo Jones, beginning with "P.S. I Hate You". On May 16, 2025, it was announced that singer Kelly Macleod would be taking over as Milhouse, beginning with the season finale, "Estranger Things".