The thirty-seventh season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons started airing on Fox on September 28, 2025. The season is the first of four seasons ordered by Fox. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season is Matt Selman. In addition to the Fox broadcast season, several episodes were ordered by Disney+ and are scheduled to be released exclusively through the streaming service.
Voice cast and characters
Main cast Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie, State Comptroller Atkins, Barney Gumble, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Krusty the Clown, Mr. Teeny, Gil Gunderson, Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II, Hans Moleman, Yes Guy, Rich Texan, Blue-Haired Lawyer, additional voices Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Bouvier Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Database, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Maggie Simpson, additional voices Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson Hank Azaria as Gareth Prince, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Moe Szyslak, Snake Jailbird, Kirk Van Houten, Comic Book Guy, Coach Krupt, Professor Frink, Raphael, Mr. Zörker, Pyro, Duffman, Disco Stu, additional voices Harry Shearer as Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Officer Eddie, Dewey Largo, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Reverend Lovejoy, Ned Flanders, Otto Mann, Rainier Wolfcastle, Kent Brockman, Principal Dondelinger, additional voices
Supporting cast Tress MacNeille as Agnes Skinner, Myra, Shauna Chalmers, Lindsay Naegle, Amazon Alexa, Dolph Shapiro, Brandine Spuckler, Joseph Quimby III, Lunchlady Dora, Dr. Thurston, additional voices Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Hibbert, additional voices Kimberly Brooks as Janey Powell, Lewis Clark, additional voices Rosalie Chiang as Hubert Wong Mo Collins as Jimbo Jones Grey DeLisle as Sherri and Terri, Martin Prince, Üter, Wendell Borton, Ham, additional voices Alex Désert as Carl Carlson, Officer Lou, additional voices Chris Edgerly as Fatberg (in "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI"), additional voices Dawnn Lewis as Bernice Hibbert, Pam (in "Parahormonal Activity"), Naima, additional voices Jonathan Lipow as various animals Eric Lopez as additional voices Kelly Macleod as Milhouse Van Houten Tony Rodríguez as Julio Maggie Roswell as Luann Van Houten, Miss Hoover, Helen Lovejoy, additional voices Jenny Yokobori as additional voices
Guest cast Guest stars for the season include Kieran Culkin, Glenn Howerton, Albert Brooks, Cole Escola, Danny Pudi, Adam Pally, Brendan Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Idris Elba, Jon Lovitz, Michael Keaton, Viola Davis, and Lindsay Lohan.
Episodes
Production On April 2, 2025, following the release of the thirty-sixth season, it was announced that Fox had renewed The Simpsons for four more seasons, intending to take it to the fortieth season, with fifteen episodes each. In addition, two episodes per season were ordered to be released exclusively on the streaming service Disney+. Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner, a role he had since the thirty-third season. Selman had previously been the showrunner for several episodes each season since the twenty-third season. This is the final season in which executive producer Al Jean also served as showrunner for several holdover episodes from the season 36 production line (36ABF). While for those from Season 37 (37ABF), he serves as a consulting producer, a role he reprises from seasons 5-9. The Treehouse of Horror episode included an opening segment from guest animator Stan Kelly of The Onion. The season contained eleven holdover episodes from the previous season with seven for Fox and four for Disney+.
Release The season premiered on September 28, 2025, on Fox's Animation Domination block along with Bob's Burgers, Krapopolis and Universal Basic Guys.
800th episode The 800th episode overall, "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner", aired on December 7, 2025. The 800th Fox-produced episode, "Irrational Treasure", premiered on February 15, 2026, along with the season finale. The 800th production episode, "Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition", was released on Disney+ on June 17, 2026.
Reception The episode "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, and actor Hank Azaria was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his role as Superintendent Chalmers in the episode "Keep Chalm and Gary On" at the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Writer Loni Steele Sosthand was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation at the 78th Writers Guild of America Awards for her script for "Parahormonal Activity".
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