Overview

• The season premiere on Hulu features Wembanyama voicing a basketball‑playing alien, marking his first credited acting role.
• His character is named “Victor Wem‑ben‑yum‑yum,” a playful nod to his real‑life identity and stature.
• In the episode, he trades lines with Bender about the upsides and drawbacks of extreme height without revealing plot details.
• Futurama’s showrunner David X. Cohen first announced the guest spot during a San Diego Comic‑Con panel in July.
• Wembanyama was medically cleared by the Spurs in July, with training camp opening Sept. 29 and the season debut set for Oct. 22 against Dallas and No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg.