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On Friday, Fox signed Sagal, Maurice LaMarche and Tress MacNeille to return to work for the series set to return to the air next year.

The future of "Futurama" has been assured with the signing of the show's voice cast to new deals.

On Friday, Fox signed Sagal, Maurice LaMarche and Tress MacNeille to return to work for the series set to return to the air next year.

Word broke several weeks ago that Fox was auditioning new voice actors to replace the original Futurama cast in the upcoming new episodes of the series, putting nerds net-wide on the verge of an outcry of near "Han shot first" proportions.

Rejoice, Futurama fans! News arrived on Friday that the voice cast of the beloved series will be returning after all .

In one of the least surprising newsbreaks of the week, Variety reported that the five original "Futurama" voice actors have reached deals to resume on the show.

Update: Hitfix is reporting that John Dimaggio and Billy West haven't signed yet, but they're close.

There was much rejoicing when word went out that Comedy Central was bringing Futurama back to the airwaves for a new 26-episode season.

Our friends at ComicsAlliance attended the Comic-Con panel for Futurama . Laura Hudson reports a curious absence there: The original panel for Futurama was billed as event where we would "join executive producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and Maurice LaMarche for high-stakes thrills as a ...

Posted Jul 17th 2009 3:02PM by Brad Trechak Filed under: Celebrities , Casting , Reality-Free What the....? What do you mean that Fox has put out a casting notice to replace the voice leads on Futurama ? Katey Sagal and Billy West didn't mention that when they spoke to Danny in June .

So I shared their joy when it was announced that the show was going to be making a Family Guy -esque return to the airwaves.

Thus 20th has put out a casting call to replace the voices in case agreements with the original stars cannot be reached, Variety said.. According to the article, "It's believed that the "Futurama" cast members were asking for around $75,000 per episode; it was not clear what 20th was offering.

Loading ... When " Futurama " returns to TV next year, it might be without the show's original voice cast, according to Variety.

'Futurama' getting new voices for Fry, Leela, Bender, and others Just when I was getting really excited for the revived Futurama, total bummer news emerges: The voice actors are going to be different.

In the Year 3000, TV network executives will know better than to cancel series that have small but rabid audiences and the potential to grow.

I am - " Hercules!! Good news, everyone! Collider.com didn't have the whole story; Variety just reported that key voice actors Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio have all signed for 26 new episodes of "Futurama" to start airing next year.

Voice actor Billy West stopped by the studio this morning to talk about the upcoming release of Futurama: The Complete Collection .

What was once just internet gossip that spread across the web like a persistent skin rash has now become confirmed fact.

The long-canceled Fox animated comedy "Futurama" is returning with an order from Comedy Central for 26 episodes to run over two seasons, says The Hollywood Reporter .