By Four new episodes of “The Simpsons” are being made to exclusively air on Disney+ this upcoming season, bypassing a FOX broadcast.
The episodes will include a new Christmas-themed two-parter titled “O Come All Ye Faithful” which arrives December 17th – timed to the date of the 35th anniversary of the show that began that day in 1989.
The other two episodes will be titled “The Past and the Furious” and “Yellow Planet” with those set to air in the ‘months ahead’ on the service. A new exclusive “The Simpsons” short that is Halloween-themed will also premiere on the Disney+ service.
All these specials come ahead of the show launching its 36th season this Fall. Though the show has done several exclusive shorts on the streamer before, including “May the 12th Be with ” earlier this year.
These, however, will mark the first full episodes made exclusively for streaming. The executive producers behind the show announced the news on Saturday at the D23 convention in Anaheim.
Also announced was that the 35th season, which wrapped airing in May, will hit Disney+ on October 2nd.
Source: Variety
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