Rebirth

6ACV01 (known tentatively as "Rebirth" in script ) is the eighty-ninth episode of Futurama, the first of the sixth production season, the seventh broadcast season and the second run of Futurama. It will air 10 June, 2010 on Comedy Central.

Story
The first episode of the sixth season will pick up from the events of Into the Wild Green Yonder. According to previews, it will feature a "literal" rebirth of the characters, and according to David X. Cohen, it will focus on on the Fry-Leela relationship, rather than more complicated consequences of the "rebirth".

After the first table reading on 7 August, 2009, Maurice LaMarche commented that the script was "hilarious, & strangely touching", and noted that "[y]ou guys are gonna LOVE this episode in nine or ten months! What a fantastic way to get back into Futurama, The Series!"

Production
As the first episode of a new run, the production first and foremost focused on continuing from Into the Wild Green Yonder's cliffhanger ending. David X. Cohen explained in an early interview, before the confirmation was even near, that he did consider what to do with the position they ended in, almost daily, which Matt Groening called "painted [themselves] slightly into a corner". While disagreeing on the ease, they were both in agreement that it could and should be resolved in respect with the film.

At the San Diego Comic-Con 2009, Matt Groening and David X. Cohen were asked once again about the issue. Matt Groening wanted to ignore it entirely by then, while Cohen stated that they would address it, but only for a single episode.

The first table read for this episode began on 7 August, 2009, according to Maurice LaMarche and Katey Sagal, the following week, Maurice LaMarche revealed that the recording session was under way. And as of 20 August, 2009, the recording sessions for this episode have ended, and moved on to the table readings of the next episode.

In a 28 August interview, David X. Cohen revealed that the first episode was tentatively named "Rebirth".

On the Animation SuperCon in Florida on 4 October, David X. Cohen along with the male cast, gave a sneak peak of the first three minutes of the first episode's animatic. The original concept was for the story to take place in a new universe, but Matt Groening wanted to do the rebirth instead.