Season 5

Production Season 5 or the Direct-to-DVD films was the first season of Futurama after the 4 year hiatus after the cancellation of the show after the last episode of Season 4 aired, it consisted of four films each cut into four episodes, making for a total of 16 episodes for the season.

Unlike prior seasons, season 5 was ordered by FOX Home Entertainment as four films. FOX Home Entertainment hoped to make more profit out of them by cutting them into episodes and having them aired as regular TV episodes on Comedy Central as a season 5.