{"id":35319,"date":"2026-08-09T22:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35319"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:55:50","slug":"the-simpsons-actor-nancy-cartwright-predicts-when-the-show-will-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35319","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Simpsons\u2019 actor Nancy Cartwright predicts when the show will end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/the-simpsons\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/a> star Nancy Cartwright has given her thoughts on when she thinks the show will end.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/times-simpsons-predicted-future-16462\">Every time The Simpsons predicted the future \u2013 ranked in order of weirdness<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The actress who has voiced Bart Simpson alongside various other roles on the animated comedy since its inception, was asked when the animated show will finally finish on\u00a0Michael Rosenbaum\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/inside-of-you-with-michael-rosenbaum\/id1256754097?at=1001l36gv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Inside Of You<\/em><\/a> podcast Cartwright responded: \u201c40 [seasons].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think it\u2019ll stop at 40?\u201d Rosenbaum asked. \u201cYeah,\u201d Cartwright confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re sure?\u201d he asked again. \u201cIt\u2019s my opinion,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Simpsons<\/em> recently wrapped its 37th season and will soon return for its 38th next month. The show has a contract for up to 40 seasons with the final series due to air in 2029.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NANCY CARTWRIGHT (Bart Simpson): 38 Seasons of THE SIMPSONS &amp; Eat My Shorts Improv\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2fzMPrGExr4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Cartwright said that she isn\u2019t looking to retire from the show and if it did continue beyond 40 seasons, she confirmed she\u2019d be onboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you go as long as they wanted to keep going?\u201d Rosenbaum asked. Cartwright then responded: \u201cAbsolutely\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Simpsons\u00a0<\/em>was renewed as part of a four-season renewal last year. Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/the-simpsons-bart-actor-nancy-cartwright-reassures-fans-she-wont-be-replaced-by-ai-3929662\">Cartwright reassured fans that she won\u2019t be replaced<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/ai\">AI<\/a> when she retires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I would choose a successor [instead of AI], and I\u2019ll tell you why \u2013 because AI has no heart and I think that\u2019s a missing ingredient,\u201d she said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[AI] might sound pretty close to Nancy Cartwright, but I got passion. We\u2019re spiritual beings, we can emote passion and uplift people and stuff. And I don\u2019t know that a computer can do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a sequel to<i><em> The Simpsons Movie <\/em><\/i>is set to land in 2027. Fans recently spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/the-simpsons-movie-sequel-keeps-a-prediction-promise-made-with-20-year-old-joke-3896392\">another prediction about the forthcoming sequel<\/a>. The first film was released in 2007 and following its release, an episode in season 19 (<em>He Loves To Fly And He D\u2019ohs<\/em>) opened with Bart\u2019s usual chalkboard gag, which saw him writing over and over on the board: \u201cI will not wait 20 years to make another movie.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that creator Matt Groening fulfilled Bart\u2019s prophecy as the forthcoming sequel, is set to be released on July 23, 2027, 20 years and two days after the first film received its world premiere in Springfield, Vermont, on July 21, 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Simpsons star Nancy Cartwright has given her thoughts on when she thinks the show will end. 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