The Simpsons (season 32)

The thirty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons is set to premiere on Fox on September 27, 2020.[1] The season is set to contain twenty-two episodes,[2] though twenty-nine scripts were ordered, and thus will contain the show's 700th episode.[3] On February 6, 2019, the season was ordered along with the previous season.[4]

The Simpsons
Season 32
Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkFox
Season chronology

Production

The season was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted many other television productions, but left animated production largely unaffected. Executive producer James L. Brooks encouraged the staff to begin working from their homes in early March 2020, before California's stay-at-home order was declared. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in late March 2020, showrunner Al Jean stated, "Production hasn't skipped a day or lost a beat." At that point seven episodes for the season, including the Treehouse of Horror episode, were already completed, and they had started reading the other twenty-two. Jean also stated that "we're a little ahead of where we usually are."[3] The series had a panel at the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, which was marketed as "Comic-Con@Home", to promote the season, with Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine, and Mike B. Anderson on the panel, with series regular Yeardley Smith serving as moderator.[5]

Casting

On June 26, 2020, it was reported that "Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters." It is not yet known when this change will take place. This follows Mike Henry stating that he will no longer voice the African American character Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox animated series Family Guy, and Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell's announcement that they will no longer voice mixed-race characters on Big Mouth and Central Park, respectively, in the wake of the George Floyd protests. It also follows series regular Hank Azaria's January 2020 announcement that he will no longer voice the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons.[6] Series regular Harry Shearer was not fully in agreement with the decision, stating that "the job of the actor is to play someone who they're not".[7]

Guest-stars

David Harbour, Olivia Colman, Ben Platt, Hannibal Buress and Michael Palin are all set to guest-star during the season.[8]

Release

The season is set to premiere on September 27, 2020.[1] The season will air on Sundays as part of Fox's Animation Domination programming block, along with Bless the Harts, Bob's Burgers, and Family Guy.

Episodes
See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [9]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
6851"Undercover Burns"[10]Bob Anderson[11]David Cryan[12]September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)[13]ZABF19[10]TBD
Guest star: David Harbour as Mr. Burns' undercover persona[14][13]
6862TBATBATBAOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)[9]TBATBD
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References
  1. Hipes, Patrick (July 22, 2020). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates For The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, Bless The Harts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. @Pio045 (June 24, 2020). "@AlJean Greetings I wanted to say thank for this years of joy and fun and sorry I'm bothering you again but,are you planning to do more episodes than the previous season or less episodes than the previous season ?" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Twitter. @AlJean (June 24, 2020). "Same 22" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. "Animated Series Adapt to Keep Production Going Amid Industry-Wide Shutdown". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "FOX Renews "The Simpsons" for Unprecedented 31st and 32nd Seasons". The Futon Critic. February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. Choe, Brandon (June 24, 2020). "Comic-Con@Home: Disney TV Studios Sets Panel Slate With 'Bob's Burgers', 'Family Guy', 'Simpsons', More". Deadline. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. Petski, Denise (June 26, 2020). "'The Simpsons' Will No Longer Have White Actors Voice Non-White Characters". Deadline. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  7. Evans, Greg (August 4, 2020). "'The Simpsons' Actor Harry Shearer Not In Sync With Show's Decision To Stop Hiring White Actors For Characters Of Color". Deadline. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. N'Duka, Amanda (July 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons': Ben Platt, Hannibal Buress & More Tapped As Guest Stars For Season 32 – Comic-Con@Home". Deadline. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. "Simpsons, The (FOX)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  10. @AlJean (October 24, 2019). ".@TheSimpsons Awesome read today!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. @AlJean (January 21, 2020). "Bob Anderson" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. @AlJean (October 24, 2019). "@WeirdAnecdotes" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. Bright, Charles (August 14, 2020). "Al Jean ('The Simpsons' showrunner) on last year's stunning Emmy win: 'No one was as shocked as I was!' [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". Gold Derby. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. Snlerson, Dan (December 13, 2019). "'The Simpsons' taps Cate Blanchett, David Harbour for guest roles". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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