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Despite Rumors, ‘The Simpsons’ is Not Ending According to Showrunner

Yesterday, there was a lot of speculation that “The Simpsons”, the long-running FOX series, may be coming to an end. Fortunately, for fans of Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Homer, and Marge — those were only rumors, and not true.

The show runner of the series, Al Jean, shut down the rumors in a Tweet.

The initial speculation started when Danny Elfman, the creator of “The Simpsons” theme, said on a podcast, “From what I’ve heard it will be coming to an end.” The news would have been a surprise, given that it one of the tent-pole titles not only on FOX, but also on Disney’s new Disney+ streaming service.

Disney is now the owner of the series after acquiring 21st Century Fox earlier this year. The entire 30 seasons is available on Disney+ — and has been one of the trending series since launch. The series was also renewed for a 31st and 32nd season, which would see it air through at least 2022.


Jason Gurwin has has spent the last 10 years in the technology, media, entertainment industries. For The Streamable, he specializes in all things media like streaming services, devices, and cord cutting.

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