{"id":412329,"date":"2026-07-25T21:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412329\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:56:15","slug":"kieran-culkin-to-play-the-devil-in-a-family-guy-halloween-special-announced-at-san-diego-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412329\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Culkin to play the Devil in a &#8216;Family Guy&#8217; Halloween special announced at San Diego Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Hulu had a big day of announcements at San Diego Comic-Con.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">During the &#8220;Family Guy&#8221; panel, executive producer and showrunner Rich Appel revealed there will once again be Halloween and Holiday specials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In the Halloween special, called &#8220;Happy Hell-o-ween,&#8221; Stewie and Brian find themselves in Hell, paying for 24 seasons worth of bad behavior. That&#8217;s where they encounter the Devil himself, played by Kieran Culkin, and when they annoy him, they somehow end up in charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And the holiday special called &#8220;The Peter Clause&#8221; sees Peter and the guys all competing to become Quahog&#8217;s official Santa. Spoiler alert, Peter does not win and can handle it in one of two ways: handle it in a mature manner or give fans a memorable episode. He chooses option two, so be prepared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The episodes will stream later this year and season 25 of &#8220;Family Guy&#8221; will stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Bob&#8217;s Burgers&#8221; also made some news at its Comic-Con panel. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard announced it will release a holiday short called &#8220;On the Fort Day of Christmas&#8221; The Belcher kids are in the midst of a record-breaking Christmas snowstorm and that means one thing for them: a record-breaking Christmas snow fort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The episode will stream later this year and &#8220;Bob&#8217;s Burgers&#8221; will be back with season 17 in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And we&#8217;ve got &#8220;Futurama&#8221; news straight out of Comic-Con!<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The trailer for season 14 shows time machines, space pirates and a whole lot of hilarity. You can see it <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jb2LBG5qa88\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The show also announced three extended length episodes, including a holiday special, are in production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two new episodes of &#8220;Futurama&#8221; premiere August 3 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, with new episodes dropping Mondays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Hulu and this ABC station.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 OnTheRedCarpet.com. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hulu had a big day of announcements at San Diego Comic-Con. 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