Pop culture oracle “The Simpsons” has predicted more doom and gloom for 2026.
In 2026, eagle-eyed viewers are looking at storylines that could be connected to a new type of flu, artificial intelligence taking over jobs, another world war, smart homes and aliens.
Even if some of the fan predictions aren’t correlated with specific events or dates, viewers have taken notice that some could be hinting at events that are imminent.
For example, in Season 23, Episode 17, titled “Them, Robot,” AI starts to take over the jobs of the people who live in Springfield.
The 2012 episode sees Mr. Burns replacing his employees with robots, who ultimately turn on him — and his laid-off workers have to come to his rescue.
A 1994 episode titled “Deep Space Homer” might have predicted the rise of space travel for the general population.
In this Season 5 episode, Homer Simpson is chosen by NASA to go into space with astronaut Buzz Aldrin in an attempt to make space travel more appealing to the average man.
“The Simpsons” may have also saw into the future with the new superflu strain that’s soaring in the U.S.
“Marge in Chains,” an episode that aired in 1993, sees a fictional virus spreading throughout Springfield after it came from Japan in shipping crates.
This episode was a popular one that resurfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it depicted how the disease caused a societal breakdown and the town causing an uproar as they searched for a cure.
The beloved animated show, which first aired in 1989, has also shown what it would be like to live in a smart house.
In Season 13, Episode 1, “Treehouse of Horror XII,” the Simpson family moves into a voice-controlled house that manages their day-to-day. But the longer they live there, the more threatening the smart house becomes.
