This post serves as a summary on all we know on future episodes of Season 36 and beyond so far. We’ll update it costantly as more news come.
It started Sunday, September 29, 2024 and is currently airing, with the next episode being “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes“, airing November 24, 2024.
Scheduled Episodes:
“Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” (35ABF14)
This is the seventh episode and it will air on November 24.
“A tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world.”
It’s based on Ray Bradbury‘s short stories.
The episode’s framing device is based on his book The Illustrated Man and the segments will be based on “The Screaming Woman”, “Marionettes, Inc.” and “Fahrenheit 451“.
The episode was written by Jessica Conrad. It was showran by Matt Selman and Brian Kelley.
It guest stars Andy Serkis as Illustrated Man/Siegfried Blaze.
Promotional images are available on the episode page.
“O C’mon All Ye Faithful” (35ABF21 and 35ABF22)
It’ll be released on December 17, 2024. More details below.
Unscheduled Episodes:
“The Past and the Furious” (35ABF19) and “Yellow Planet” (35ABF20)
Details below.
“Convenience Airways” (36ABF01)
The episode was written by Loni Steele Sosthand and directed by Rob Oliver.
It was showrun by Matt Selman and Michael Price.
“The Man Who Flew Too Much” (36ABF02)
The episode was written and showran by Al Jean and directed by Steven Dean Moore.
It guest stars Glenn Close as Mona Simpson.
“The Last Man Expanding” (36ABF06)
It’ll be Comic Book Guy episode.
The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Timothy Bailey. It was showran by Al Jean.
“Estranger Things” (36ABF11)
Nothing is known about this episode.
“Men Behaving Manly” (36ABF12)
It was written by John Frink. It was showran by Al Jean.
“Keep Chalm and Gary On” (36ABF14)
The episode was written by Christine Nangle and co-showran by Rob LaZebnik.
“Bad Boys… for Life?” (36ABF17)
The episode was written by Al Jean.
Unscheduled Episodes without Production Code:
“The Beautiful Shame“
Possible production codes are 36ABF01/36ABF03/36ABF04/36ABF05.
Originally “The Beautiful Shame” had the production code 35ABF08. However, in January of 2024 “The Yellow Lotus” script was read with this code, while “The Beautiful Shame” was postponed.
It will air on 2024.
“Marge and Homer and Moe and Maya“
Possible production codes are 36ABF01/36ABF03/36ABF04/36ABF05.
The episode was written and showran by Al Jean.
Work on the episode began before the 2023 WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strikes.
“Abe League of Their Moe“
A Baseball themed episode with a parody of Shōhei Ōtani and his Picadillos gambling scandal. Hank Azaria says it’s a “good Moe show”.
The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen and co-showran by Michael Price.
Untitled episodes:
36ABF03
The episode was written by Nick Dahan.
36ABF04
The episode was written by Rob LaZebnik and Johnny LaZebnik.
36ABF05, 36ABF07, 36ABF08, 36ABF09, 36ABF10, 36ABF13, 36ABF16
Nothing is known about this episodes.
Disney+ Specials:
A set of three Disney+ exclusive specials will release starting December 17, 2024 and will continue during 2025.
The episode order is split between the normal episodes and the specials.
“O C’mon All Ye Faithful” (35ABF21 and 35ABF22)
It’ll release on December 17, 2024.
In this Disney+ exclusive double-episode, the residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
It’s a double-sized Christmas themed, sweet, emotional, funny episode.
The episode was showran by Matt Selman, written and co-showran by Carolyn Omine and directed by Debbie Mahan and Matthew Faughnan.
In one scene, Derren Brown attempts to hypnotize Homer Simpson to boost his spirits, but this inevitably ends up with Homer thinking he’s a certain “sparkly elf”. Professor Frink has a big emotional scene.
It guest stars as himself, Pentatonix as themselves, and Patti LaBelle as herself.
The episode was the last Pamela Hayden recorded, as for her retirement, however the last episode to feature her will be “Yellow Planet“.
“The Past and the Furious” (35ABF19)
The episode was written and co-showran by Rob LaZebnik.
“Yellow Planet” (35ABF20)
Nature documentary style episode in which the characters are animals.
The episode will be the last to have Pamela Hayden in the cast, as for her retirement, however the last episode she recorded was “O C’mon All Ye Faithful“.
The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns.
Disney+ Shorts:
Shorts have been released on Disney+ in the last few years during seasons and Season 36 is not an exception. Only one has aired so far.
“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year“
It was released on October 11, 2024.
“Sideshow Bob teams up with the most infamous villains of Disney+ to share the true meaning for the Halloween season. Filled with music, mayhem, and madness, this short from The Simpsons is simply to die for.”
It’s written by Al Jean, Broti Gupta, J. Stewart Burns and Dan Greaney and directed by David Silverman. It was showran by Al Jean.
It guest stars Kelsey Grammer.
Specials:
“Funday Football“
It will be live, streaming on Disney+ and ESPN+, on December 9, 2024.
“It’ll be a football faceoff, Bart and the Cincinnati Bengals vs Homer and the Dallas Cowboys, live from Springfield. Homer and Bart will be the hosts and sometimes play on the field while Marge and Lisa will interview players during the game.“
Upcoming plots:
The first several episodes are detours through sci-fi and horror.
In one episode, Marge‘s self-image in the town that everyone thinks she’s a good person is at stake when Homer and Marge have to respond to a kidnapping and extortion situation. The kidnappers have not yet been decided on, but they’re thinking of Jimbo and Shauna.
One episode in the first half of the season will be dedicated to Ned Flanders reflecting on the deaths of Maude Flanders and Edna Krabappel, because it’s “never too late to emotionally address a past trauma”.
One episode will reference the court room scene from the film Anatomy of a Fall.
One idea Al Jean has is Willie posing on OnlyFans.
Production and further details:
There are not plans of another cannon halloween episodes for now.
Matt Selman wants to do a Bluey couch gag in response to the Bluey opening parody.
Al Jean will show run 36ABF17.
Jessica Conrad has several episodes written.
Guest stars:
Susie Essman will guest star. Matt Selman has an idea for Larry David but is sure he’ll decline
In Al Jean episodes Sidse Babett Knudsen will guest star.
John DiMaggio will guest star as an original character.
Season 37:
“Treehouse of Horror XXXVI” (36ABF15)
The episode was written and showran by Michael Price.
It will air on Fall 2025.
Stay tuned for more news and don’t forget to visit our pages on Season 36, as we always try to keep it up-to-date!
New Information on upcoming episodes have been announced (starting from minute 19:30). A new Special Guest for the first episode of the season, “Bart’s Birthday“, has been announced, as Joel McHale will appear, and Danny DeVito has been confirmed to return as his previous role of Herb Powell. The episode will air on September 29, 2024.