Overview

• Executive producer Matt Selman told Variety that The Simpsons lacks a consistent canon, so Marge’s death appears only in one speculative future episode.
• The season 36 finale “Estranger Things” featured a future scenario in which Marge dies.
• Selman criticized media outlets for publishing misleading headlines about Marge’s fate to drive traffic despite knowing her death was nonpermanent.
• The series is known for its contradictory flash-forward episodes that serve as standalone speculative fantasies.
• Fox has renewed The Simpsons through season 40, extending the series past 800 episodes and assuring more seasons to come.