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The Simpsons' Premieres With Emma Thompson and Colin Jost
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In Short: The 38th season of 'The Simpsons' premiered on Fox with a special episode titled 'The Children's Book Job,' featuring guest appearances by Emma Thompson and Colin Jost.
The 38th season of 'The Simpsons' premiered on Fox with a special episode titled 'The Children's Book Job,' featuring guest appearances by Emma Thompson and Colin Jost. Thompson voices a beloved children’s book author who visits Springfield to raise funds for the local elementary school.
Colin Jost, known for his work on 'Saturday Night Live,' also makes an appearance as himself, reading his own children’s book to the Springfield Elementary audience. However, the students are unimpressed with his performance.
Executive producer Matt Selman explained the decision to bring in Thompson, calling her an 'icon' and a 'bucket list person' for the show. 'If you’re going to write a giant guest part, you want an icon,' Selman said.
The episode also includes a parody of children’s books, highlighting the show's ability to incorporate diverse and creative guest appearances into its long-running format.
In addition to the premiere episode, the season will feature the annual 'Treehouse of Horror' episode, which typically consists of three separate, self-contained Halloween-themed segments.
What this adds
The inclusion of Colin Jost and Emma Thompson marks significant guest appearances for the long-running series, adding new dimensions to its storytelling and humor.
Background
American Horror Story season 13, titled '13,' is set to premiere on September 24, 2026, with a mix of returning and new characters.
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
Treehouse of Horror is a series of annual Halloween-themed anthology episodes of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. Also known as The Simpsons Halloween Specials, each episode typically consists of three separate, self-contained segments.
What's still developing
- “The genesis of this was, when you’re lucky enough to work on ‘The Simpsons,’ you can ask yourself, ‘What kind of cool thing can we portray in the Matt Groening/‘Simpsons’ style that we’ve never done?’” says executive producer Matt Selman.