Overview
- Epic has officially scheduled the "Welcome, Our Alien Overlords" live event for Saturday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. ET to kick off the limited Simpsons-themed run.
- Fortnite will enter maintenance as soon as the event ends, with outlets reporting the new content is expected to go live later that day at around 5 p.m. ET.
- Players can already spot in-game teasers, including Kang and Kodos briefly flying near the Battle Bus and a countdown at Bart’s Treehouse showing Simpsons TV stills.
- Reporting points to a new Sidekicks companion feature debuting with the mini-season, with the first pet, Peels, slated to arrive on Nov. 1.
- Dataminers expect Chapter 7 Season 1 to begin Dec. 2, implying roughly a 30‑day Simpsons mini-season, while widely shared leaks indicate a Springfield-style map and themed skins that have not been fully confirmed by Epic.