Futurama voice actor Maurice LaMarche has confirmed that the animated comedy has been picked up for a seventh season.

Comedy Central renewed the show for a sixth run in 2009, the second half of which is due to air from June.

Speaking to BIg Shiny Robot, LaMarche revealed: "13 new episodes have been ordered, with an additional 13 optional. This is apart from the 13 episodes that will air beginning in June 2011 on Comedy Central."

He continued: "They will air in 13 episode blocks... so that means there will be new Futurama in summer of 2012, and most probably in summer of 2013 as well."

LaMarche voices a number of characters on the series, including Kif Kroker, Calculon and Morbo.

Prior to its run on Comedy Central, Futurama aired on Fox for four seasons from 1999 to 2003. Following the show's cancellation, it returned as four feature-length, straight-to-DVD movies.

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