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Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company .. Matt Groening. Matt Groening. Fox. Fox Broadcasting Company. Fox Broadcasting Company. Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy , Philip J. Fry , who , after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years , finds employment at Planet Express , an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century .. Philip J. Fry. Philip J. Fry. cryogenically frozen. cryonics. retro-futuristic. Retro-futurism. The series was envisioned by Groening in the mid-1990s while working on The Simpsons ; he later brought David X. Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox .. David X. Cohen. David X. Cohen. Fox. Fox Broadcasting Company. The Simpsons. The Simpsons. In the United States , the series aired on Fox from March 28 , 1999 , to August 10 , 2003 , before ceasing production .. Fox. Fox Broadcasting Company. Futurama also aired in reruns on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim from 2003 to 2007 , until the network 's contract expired .. Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network. Adult Swim. Adult Swim. It was revived in 2007 as four direct-to-video films ; the last of which was released in early 2009 .. direct-to-video. direct-to-video. Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to syndicate the existing episodes and air the films as 16 new , half-hour episodes , constituting a fifth season .. 20th Century Fox Television. 20th Century Fox Television. Fox. Fox Broadcasting Company. Comedy Central. Comedy Central. 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox. In June 2009 , producing studio 20th Century Fox announced that Comedy Central had picked up the show for 26 new half-hour episodes , which began airing in 2010 and 2011 .. Fox. Fox Broadcasting Company. Comedy Central. Comedy Central. 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox. The show was renewed for a seventh season , with the first half airing in June 2012 and the second set for mid-2013 .. seventh season. Futurama ( season 7 ). It was later revealed that the seventh season would be the final season , as Comedy Central announced that they would not be commissioning any further episodes .. Comedy Central. Comedy Central. seventh season. Futurama ( season 7 ). The series finale aired on September 4 , 2013 .. While Groening has said he will try to get it picked up by another network , David X. Cohen stated that the episode `` Meanwhile '' would be the last episode of season 7 and also the series finale .. David X. Cohen. David X. Cohen. Meanwhile. Meanwhile ( Futurama ). Throughout its run , Futurama has received critical acclaim .. The show has been nominated for 17 Annie Awards and 12 Emmy Awards , winning seven of the former and six of the latter .. It has also been nominated four times for a Writers Guild of America Award , winning two for the episodes `` Godfellas '' and `` The Prisoner of Benda '' , been nominated for a Nebula Award and has received Environmental Media Awards for episodes `` The Problem with Popplers '' and `` The Futurama Holiday Spectacular '' .. Writers Guild of America Award. Writers Guild of America Award. Godfellas. Godfellas. The Prisoner of Benda. The Prisoner of Benda. Nebula Award. Nebula Award. Environmental Media Awards. Environmental Media Awards. The Problem with Popplers. The Problem with Popplers. The Futurama Holiday Spectacular. The Futurama Holiday Spectacular. Futurama-related merchandise has also been released , including a tie-in comic book series and video game , calendars , clothes and figurines .. tie-in. tie-in. comic book series. Futurama Comics. video game. Futurama ( video game ). In 2013 , TV Guide ranked Futurama as one of the top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time .