Josh Futterman, a downtrodden janitor, and gamer, is enlisted by two characters from his preferred video game to time travel and protect the globe from a horrific future in the sci-fi comedy series Future Man. The time travel show earned positive reviews from critics upon its debut thanks to its nostalgic premise, morbid and puerile humor, pop culture references, and the chemistry between its protagonists. Like “The Hunger Games” and “Back to the Future,” it’s a science fiction adventure set in the near future.
The show has built up a respectable following over the course of three well-received seasons. Fans must be thinking, “Will there be a ‘Future Man’ season 4?” Don’t worry; we’ll explain everything in great detail. Continue reading!
Future Man Season 4 Renewal Status
Hulu confirmed the third season renewal in April 2019 and also revealed that it was going to be the final season. There were just eight episodes this season, compared to the usual thirteen. Everyone was dismayed by the streamers’ decision to cancel. At least the renewal and cancellation news provided some breathing room for the writers as they wrapped up Season 3. So, they closed off any possible plot holes.
The show’s actors and crew have remained silent on the subject of the show’s cancellation. Future Man wasn’t Hulu’s most popular show, but it also didn’t receive any major accolades from the industry’s watchdogs. Nonetheless, the time-travel comedy was a hit with audiences. Oversaturation in the market was a concern for the show, as it was for many other scripted series. Shows like these seldom get renewed for a fourth season. Hulu is just another example of the abundance of fleeting digital content. Both Difficult People and The Patg, for instance, aired their final episodes after their fourth season.
Future Man Season 4 Release Date
The first season premiered on Hulu on November 14, 2017, the second on January 11, 2019, and the third on April 3, 2020. There are a total of 13 episodes in all of the first two seasons and 8 in the third. In all three seasons, the show only somewhat succeeded in winning over viewers.
Both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes gave it high marks (7.7 and 91%). Also, 84% of people find it to be appealing. Adam Chitwood claims that the show’s authors truly embraced the premise and turned it into a masterpiece. There was a wide range of reactions, from delight and necessity to dismay and irrelevance. Season 4 news is likely to be disappointing, as the show is not scheduled to r
Future Man Storyline
In ‘Future Man,’ Josh Futturman finishes playing Biotic Wars, his all-time favorite video game. Tiger and Wolf, the game’s protagonists, suddenly come to Josh for assistance in stopping the real-life Biotic Wars from destroying the world. In an effort to alter the course of events, they undertake a journey across time.
At the end of Season 2, Tiger, Josh, and Wolf are brought to a prison in the year 3491 where they meet a vicious jailer named Susan who phrases them to “death by entertainment” for their persistent interference with alternate realities. Josh, Wolf, and Tiger are in for the surprise of their lives when Susan reveals that their exploits have all been part of a pre-game show, qualifying them to compete in a Die-Cathalon, a futuristic version of Running Man that will put their ability to survive to the test.
Future Man Cast and characters
- Josh Hutcherson as Joshua Sasha “Josh” Futterman, a research facility janitor and the first person to complete the video game Biotic Wars.
- Eliza Coupe as Tiger, a soldier from the distant future who travels back in time to recruit Josh into aiding their mission to prevent a deadly war from occurring.
- Derek Wilson as Wolf / Corey Wolf-Hart (Wolfhart), a comrade of Tiger’s from the distant future who joins her in attempting to recruit Josh. .
- Ed Begley, Jr. as Gabe Futturman, Josh’s father. James Austin Johnson portrays a young Gabe in the first and third seasons.
- Glenne Headly as Diane Futturman, Josh’s mother. Gwen Hollander portrays a young Diane in the first and third seasons.
- Keith David as Doctor Elias Kronish, a scientist whose research is responsible for the eventual creation of the Biotics.
- Haley Joel Osment as Doctor Stu Camillo, a scientist initially working with/for Kronish in the first season
- Seth Rogen as Susan Saint Jackalope, the showrunner of “The DieCathalon”
- Laurent Pitre as Tim “Big Time” Kilvitis / Big Times, a college student and accidental creator of Haven
- Jason Scott Jenkins as Carl
- Robert Craighead as Vincent Skarsgaard
- Britt Lower as Geraldine “Jeri” Lang
- Kevin Caliber as Blaze
- Paul Scheer as Paul
- Awkwafina as Tracy
- Katherine LaNasa as Doctor Eunice Hogeveen / Athena
- Artemis Pebdani as Doctor Mina Ahmadi
- Ricky Mabe as Pump
- Shaun Brown as Hatchet
- Sara Amini as Thimble
- Rati Gupta as Rake
- Tim Johnson Jr. as Jimmy
- Jade Catta-Preta as Level
- Timothy Hornor as Lathe
- Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Mathers
- Nicolas Grimes as The Killing Machine
- Fajer Al-Kaisi as Osama bin Laden / OBL
- Nick Wyman as Abraham Lincoln
- Holly Deveaux as Norma Jeane Mortenson / Marilyn Monroe
- Paul Zinno as James Dean
- Josh Cruddas as Vincent van Gogh
- Christopher Tramantana as Jesus Christ
- Kannan Menon as Gandhi
- Carlisle J. Williams as Martin Luther King Jr. / MLK
Future Man Season 4 Plot
By the conclusion of season three, all of the show’s protagonists had signed the dotted line to make time travel a reality. The show’s idea was so destroyed. This opens up a lot of possibilities for Season 4 of Future Man. The new fish-out-of-water storyline may have been developed in Season 4, had one been planned. Future troops would follow the janitor to everyday life in an attempt to blend in. That would not have been the case if an epilogue hadn’t established it. Thankfully, the sitcom concluded on a high note in its third season.
Future Man Season 4 Trailer
Don’t be too disappointed if Season 4 isn’t included in the box set. If you’ve already seen all three seasons, you can still enjoy them again, or you can kick off your weekend by watching the trailer.