The Simpsons produce four exclusive episodes for Disney+ and a two-part Christmas special

The Simpsons is bringing new content to Disney+, it was announced at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim. Four new exclusive episodes, including a special two-part Christmas episode, will premiere on the platform this year. This exciting development marks a new chapter for the long-running series, which continues to captivate its fans with unique offerings.

According to Variety, The Simpsons' new update was announced at the D23 convention by Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) along with series creator Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Price, Matt Selman, Brian Kelley and David Silverman. They revealed that The Simpsons' 35th season will stream on Disney+ in October and will include 18 episodes that originally aired on Fox. In addition, the streaming giant will release four new exclusive episodes later this year.

According to the source, these episodes have been titled “The Past and the Furious” and “Yellow Planet,” while the two-part Christmas episode “O C'mon All Ye Faithful” is set to premiere on December 17, which coincides with the 35th anniversary of the very first episode of the popular animated sitcom. The publication also mentioned that a new Halloween short featuring The Simpsons will also be coming to the platform in October this year.

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In a previous interview with Screen Rant, the series' co-showrunner Al Jean mentioned that he expects many more successful seasons of The Simpsons. While season 36 has already been confirmed, Jean shared that with the help of the animators, they had a full slate of shows this year that he said “looked great.”

He added that they had to take a four-month break because of the strike, which he believes was the right decision, noting, “But I think the show is in fantastic shape. I'm biased, but I think the current episodes are great, whether I work on them a lot or not.” Jean mentioned that he believes the future is bright and that episodes “will go up to 800, and I hope to get to 1,000.”