‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Says the Animated Hit Will Never Have a Series Finale

The Simpsons, which airs its 800th episode on Sunday, February 15, has already been renewed through Season 40, meaning your favorite Springfield family will stay on TV for years yet. But when the animated Fox hit does end, don’t expect a sentimental final episode. In fact, The Simpsons is “never going to do a series finale,” according to showrunner Matt Selman. “We did an episode about a year and a half ago that was like a parody of the series finale. We jammed every possible series finale concept into one show, so that was sort of my way of saying we’re never going to do a series finale,” Selman told TheWrap in a recent interview.