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The thirty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons is set to debut on Fox on September 27, 2020. The season is set to contain 22 episodes. Though 29 scripts were ordered for the season. On February 6, 2019, the season was ordered along with the previous season.

Production

The season was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted many other television productions, but left animated production largely unaffected. Executive producer James L. Brooks encouraged the staff to begin working from their homes in early March 2020, before California's stay-at-home order was declared. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in late March 2020 Al Jean stated, "Production hasn't skipped a day or lost a beat." At that point seven episodes for the season, including the Treehouse of Horror episode, were already completed, and they had started reading the other twenty-two. Jean also stated that "we're a little ahead of where we usually are."

Casting

On June 26, 2020, it was reported that "Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters." It is not yet known when this change will take place. The follows Mike Henry stating that he will no longer voice Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox animated series Family Guy, and follows Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell announcement that they will no longer voice mixed-race characters on Big Mouth, and Central Park, respectively. It also follows series regular Hank Azaria's January 2020 announcement that he will no longer voice the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons.

Episodes

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References

1. @tsnfua (June 29, 2020). "Mr. Jean, do you know, is upcoming season premiere scheduled to air on Sept. 27, 2020, while THOH31 - on 18th of October? Thanks" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Twitter.Al Jean (June 29, 2020). "Yes on premiere; THOH will def air in October" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
2. @Pio045 (June 24, 2020). "@AlJean Greetings I wanted to say thank for this years of joy and fun and sorry I'm bothering you again but,are you planning to do more episodes than the previous season or less episodes than the previous season ?" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Twitter.@AlJean (June 24, 2020). "Same 22" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
3. ^ "Animated Series Adapt to Keep Production Going Amid Industry-Wide Shutdown". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
4. "FOX Renews "The Simpsons" for Unprecedented 31st and 32nd Seasons". The Futon Critic. February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
5. "'The Simpsons' Will No Longer Have White Actors Voice Non-White Characters". Deadline. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

External links

• Page from Fox, including streaming video of episodes

• The Simpsons seasons