The Québécois French version of “The Simpsons” is set to return after fan complaints prompted Bell Media and Disney Entertainment to reach a broadcasting deal.
Fans expressed disappointment last year when Corus Entertainment, a competitor of Bell, decided not to renew the broadcasting rights. The move meant that francophone fans who wanted to continue watching had to view new seasons in European French.
An online petition successfully collected thousands of signatures to reinstate the Québécois dubbing, which has incorporated local place names, politicians, current events, and popular expressions over the course of the show’s 35 seasons.
Noovo, the Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by Bell Media, said in a social media post that the Quebec version of “The Simpsons” would return….