Voice actor John DiMaggio is open to reprising his role as the cynical robot Bender in a Futurama reunion. Futurama follows pizza delivery boy Philip J. Fry (Billy West) after he accidentally cryogenically freezes himself and wakes up in the 31st century. He meets pilot Turanga Leela (Katey Sagal), and with the help of the robot Bender (DiMaggio) , they deliver packages across the galaxy for Professor Farnsworth (Billy West). Futurama premiered in 1999 and was created by Matt Groening, who previously worked on The Simpsons . The show is no stranger to cancellations and spin-offs. The science-fiction adult animation was canceled by Fox after four seasons but was renewed by Comedy Central after reruns performed successfully on Adult Swim. Comedy Central supported four movies and two seasons before deciding to officially cancel the series a second time in 2013. A 2017 podcast episode “Radiorama” was created to promote the mobile game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow and invited the o...
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