Summary

• Despite facing cancellation in 2002, Family Guy has been renewed for a 22nd season and will continue to push buttons with its satirical humor.
• The first-look images for Family Guy season 22 show the series skewering pop culture and media, while hinting at plot points such as Meg giving birth and Peter leaving Lois to be attacked by a shark.
• The release date for Family Guy season 22 is October 1st, 2023, and the main cast will be returning to reprise their roles, including Seth MacFarlane as Peter, Brian, and Stewie Griffin. The story will consist of unrelated episodes, with the first episode titled "Fertilized Megg" focusing on Meg's surrogacy.

Seth MacFarlane's adult animated satire series Family Guy has been renewed for another season, and despite the delays caused by the WGA Writer's strike and the SAG-AFTRA strike, the most recent Family Guy season 22 news looks bright. Created by comedian and animator Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy has been pushing buttons since it first aired on Fox in 1999. Funnily enough, Family Guy faced cancelation after its third season aired in 2002. However, successful DVD sales and high ratings from reruns prompted Fox to give Family Guy another chance, picking it back up for syndication in 2004, and it's still on the network almost 20 years later.

It's quite hard to believe that Family Guy was canceled in 2002, given that the show has now been renewed through the 2024-2025 television season. Family Guy season 22 news has been especially good in the wake of the upheaval currently facing the industry. Luckily, Family Guy season 22 looks to retain its cast and satirical humor, with first-look images showing the series skewering pop culture and contemporary media. Though Family Guy doesn't follow a linear story, some story details about the future of Peter and the Griffin family can be gleaned from updates as they continue to live and work in Quahog, Rhode Island.

The Most Recent Family Guy Season 22 News

The most recent Family Guy season 22 news sees first-look images released that see both a Dune joke and that at some point Meg gives birth. The YouTube channel Anidom, which covers the Animation Domination lineup on Fox, released a five-minute first look at Family Guy season 22, displaying a handful of jokes and plot points that the season will cover. Aside from Meg being a surrogate and assertions that Timothée Chalamet is too frail to appear in movies featuring heavy winds, the Family Guy season 22 first look also shows Stewie at a dorm, Chris being mentored by Quagmire, and Peter leaving Lois to be attacked by a shark.

Family Guy Season 22 Release Date

Thankfully, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes haven't affected Family Guy season 22 news regarding its release date. The Family Guy season 22 release date is Sunday, October 1st, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. ET. The first episode should appear on Hulu on October 2nd, 2023. Like previous seasons, Family Guy season 22 will release each episode on a weekly basis. The Family Guy season 22 release date was announced by Fox via Twitter, and embedded within is the same first-look teaser that's on the Anidom YouTube channel. Traditionally, Family Guy releases in late September, but it's unclear why season 22 is different.

Family Guy Season 22 Cast

As Family Guy season 22 news reports, the main cast will be returning to reprise their respective roles. While creator Seth MacFarlane has ed the picket line of the WGA strike, he will still appear in the Family Guy season 22 cast as Peter, Brian, and Stewie Griffin, as well as Glenn Quagmire and Tom Tucker. Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) returns as Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown, and Barbara Pewterschmidt. Seth Green (Robot Chicken) also returns as Chris Griffin and so does Mila Kunis (That '70s Show) as Meg Griffin.

In addition, Arif Zahir (American Dad!) reprises the role of Cleveland Brown and Mike Henry (The Orville) plays Cleveland Brown Jr. and Herbert the Pervert. Family Guy has been known for its iconic guest stars over the years, its popularity garnering attention from talents like Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Downey Jr., Drew Barrymore, Robert Loggia, and more. That being said, there haven't been any guest stars teased for the Family Guy season 22 cast, so audiences will have to wait until the season airs to see if any famous voices make their way into the story.

Family Guy Season 22 Story

The Family Guy season 22 story will once again be told in a series of somewhat unrelated episodes. Family Guy season 22 news reports that the first installment of the season will be titled "Fertilized Megg," and the episode premiered at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con. Based on the first looks presented by Fox, the first episode of Family Guy season 22 will see Meg acting as a surrogate for Bruce and Jeffrey, and her pregnancy soon begins to annoy the rest of the family. However, when Bruce and Jeffrey fail to pick up their newborn, the Griffins are forced to care for this new family member (via ET).

Other Family Guy season 22 story details have been teased in the preview. Family Guy season 22 news reveals that Peter gets a job at Stop 'N Shop and goes on a vacation with Lois to Florida, which is presumably when Peter leaves Lois in the ocean to get attacked by sharks. Season 22 promises more Brian and Stewie adventures as the pair helps one another get over their fear of showers and compete against Bruce at the Flea Market. Finally, Lois will Chris' school as a substitute teacher. All in all, Family Guy season 22 promises to be a barrel of laughs and then some.