JamesG
10-03-2017, 08:28 PM
Syfy Acquires Matt Groening’s "Futurama"
by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
Oct. 3, 2017
Syfy is venturing into animation, acquiring the cult Matt Groening series "Futurama" from Twentieth Television. It marks the first fully animated series in Syfy’s lineup.
Under the multi-year non-exclusive deal, Syfy will have access to all 140 HD episodes of the series, which will debut in a special weekend stunt beginning Saturday, November 11. It will continue airing regularly in primetime on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8PM-2AM ET and on Saturday mornings from 8-11AM ET.
"We’re continuing to invest heavily to give our passionate fans the very best in genre programming, and I can think of no better addition to Syfy’s lineup than one of my personal favorites, Futurama," said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks (USA and Syfy) for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.
http://deadline.com/2017/10/syfy-acquires-matt-groening-futurama-animated-series-1202181103/
by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
Oct. 3, 2017
Syfy is venturing into animation, acquiring the cult Matt Groening series "Futurama" from Twentieth Television. It marks the first fully animated series in Syfy’s lineup.
Under the multi-year non-exclusive deal, Syfy will have access to all 140 HD episodes of the series, which will debut in a special weekend stunt beginning Saturday, November 11. It will continue airing regularly in primetime on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8PM-2AM ET and on Saturday mornings from 8-11AM ET.
"We’re continuing to invest heavily to give our passionate fans the very best in genre programming, and I can think of no better addition to Syfy’s lineup than one of my personal favorites, Futurama," said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks (USA and Syfy) for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.
http://deadline.com/2017/10/syfy-acquires-matt-groening-futurama-animated-series-1202181103/