‘Futurama’ Season 11 Episode 9 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch ‘Futurama’s’ ‘Disenchantment’ Crossover

Futurama fans have circled September 21 on their calendars for weeks, and the wait is almost over. Season 11’s ninth episode is bringing Fry face to face with a completely different Matt Groening universe, and the setup alone has already sent fan communities into overdrive.

The episode marks a genuine crossover event rather than just a passing reference, something the show has teased in small doses for years before finally committing to the full crossover treatment.

‘Futurama’ Season 11 Episode 9 Release Date

The ninth episode of ‘Futurama’ Season 11, titled ‘A New New York Yankee in King Elfo’s Court,’ is set to premiere on September 21, 2026, exclusively on Hulu where a time-machine failure sends Fry sideways in time to a medieval land. This follows the season’s established weekly rollout, with new episodes dropping every Sunday since the two-episode premiere back on August 3.

The title itself is a playful nod to Mark Twain’s classic novel ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,’ with an additional wink toward the New York Yankees baseball team layered into the wordplay. It is a very on-brand pun for a series that has built decades of comedy around exactly this kind of layered reference.

Where To Watch The Disenchantment Crossover Episode

Just like the rest of Season 11, this episode will stream on Hulu in the United States, with international audiences catching it via Hulu on Disney+. The season’s marketing has leaned hard into this particular episode, with Hulu releasing not one but two exclusive first look clips ahead of the premiere to build anticipation.

The crossover connects ‘Futurama’ with ‘Disenchantment,’ Groening’s medieval fantasy series that originally ran on Netflix. The panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 confirmed that Season 11 would feature a full crossover episode with ‘Disenchantment’, reuniting the show’s core trio after the end of their original series. For longtime fans of both shows, this is the payoff to years of subtle nods planted across both series.

Notably, earlier Futurama episodes had already hinted at this connection, including a scene where Professor Farnsworth’s time machine passed through the medieval ages and briefly showed Princess Bean, Elfo, and Luci in their castle. The upcoming episode’s title strongly suggests Elfo has taken the throne of Dreamland by the time Fry arrives, which tracks with how his own show ended.

Fry’s Journey into ‘Disenchantment’s’ World

The premise driving the episode is classic ‘Futurama’ chaos. Fry gets knocked backward through time thanks to a malfunctioning time machine, landing him in the medieval setting that longtime ‘Disenchantment’ viewers will instantly recognize. It is a fitting way to force two very different Groening universes to collide without breaking either show’s internal logic too badly.

The crossover episode was reportedly written by Josh Weinstein and directed by Andrew Han, both familiar names within the extended Groening animation stable. Their involvement suggests the studio wanted people who understood both shows’ comedic rhythms handling the transition rather than treating it as a novelty gimmick.

Disenchantment told its story across three seasons split into five parts, totaling fifty episodes, before wrapping up on its own terms with Netflix. That ending left the door open for exactly this kind of return, and Groening apparently wasted no time walking through it once ‘Futurama’ had the creative runway to do so.

The returning voice cast adds real weight to the reunion. Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, and Nat Faxon are all confirmed to reprise their roles as Bean, Luci, and Elfo respectively, marking their first time voicing these characters together since Disenchantment concluded. Fans who assumed those characters were shelved for good are getting a genuine surprise here.

Fan Reactions to the Crossover Reveal

The response since the Comic-Con reveal has leaned heavily positive, with fans of both shows treating the crossover as a long overdue payoff rather than a random stunt. Social media chatter around the first look clips has focused almost entirely on seeing Bean, Elfo, and Luci rendered in the ‘Futurama’ animation style, which is a noticeably different visual texture than what ‘Disenchantment’ viewers are used to.

There is also a layer of bittersweetness attached to the excitement. Since ‘Disenchantment’ ended its run with no announced continuation, this crossover functions as the closest thing fans are likely to get to more time with Bean and company, at least for now. That scarcity seems to be fueling a lot of the enthusiasm heading into the premiere.

Season 11 as a whole has also been framed as a potential ending point for the franchise, though the show has been renewed to continue beyond it, which adds a small note of relief to how fans are approaching this stretch of episodes. Nobody wants a crossover this fun to also double as a farewell.

Have you been waiting for ‘Futurama’ to finally bring Bean, Elfo, and Luci back into the fold, and does Elfo wearing a crown change how you think this episode plays out?