“If We Know People Want It, Never Say Never” – The Simpsons Showrunner Offers New Hope for Hit & Run Sequel

The Simpsons: Hit & Run remains one of the most beloved spinoffs in the franchise’s long history, even if that game still has yet to receive a remaster or sequel. But The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman is adamant that fans shouldn’t give up hope on a Hit & Run revival, urging them to “Never say never.”

Selman offered this newfound hope as part of a larger interview with People surrounding the animated series’ recent 800th episode. The series’ showrunner also worked as one of the writers on the GTA-inspired game several decades ago, and he seems convinced that it’s simply a matter of showing the studio that the demand for more Hit & Run still exists.

“Nothing is set in stone. But my quote about Hit & Run would be, ‘Never say never,'” Selman said. “Because we know people love it. We know they want it, so that’s good. If we know people want it, never say never.”

“Hit & Run is so interesting,” Selman also said. “I’m a thousand years old, and when I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit & Run. I had no idea it would become a cult game, a cult success. Of all the games, the thousands of Simpsons games… that one…”

On the whole, Selman seems somewhat more optimistic about more Hit & Run than he was when IGN spoke to him in 2021. At the time, Selman noted it would be “a complicated corporate octopus to try to make that happen.”

Selman’s comments are well-timed, as it was just a few weeks ago that we learned the original The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype developer Radical Entertainment has returned under the banner New Radical Games. It would certainly be fitting if the reconstituted Radical were tasked with developing a Hit & Run remake or a full-fledged sequel.

Whatever happens with Hit & Run, it’s clear the franchsie as a whole is in no danger of dying out anytime soon. Last year, the long-awaited The Simpsons Movie 2 got its first official poster and a 2027 release date. Selman also recently noted that while the animated series may eventually end, it won’t have an actual finale episode.

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