Apu Nahasapeemapetilon speaks again in The Simpsons. Silent for almost ten years, the manager of the Kwik-E-Mart got his voice back in a new season 38 episode, broadcast on Sunday 18 October 2026 on the American channel Fox. He now has a new voice, that of actor Sunil Malhotra, who takes over from Hank Azaria.

Apu speaks again in The Simpsons: what the episode The Revengening shows

Apu, wearing a monk's robe, facing the residents of Springfield in The Simpsons episode The Revengening — Apu facing the residents of Springfield in the episode The Revengening. © 2026 FOX

The episode is called "Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening" and has a Halloween theme. A mysterious masked character, wearing a helmet similar to those of Daft Punk, comes back to Springfield to take revenge on its residents. He ends up revealing who he is in front of them: "I AM APU!". Apu then describes the series of accidents he survived the year before, which led him to seek revenge.

Apu does not come back alone. His wife Manjula also returns, with a new voice too: actress Janina Gavankar, seen in The Morning Show. Executive producer Matt Selman said that the Nahasapeemapetilon family should appear more often in upcoming episodes.

In France, The Simpsons is available on Disney+. The date this episode will be available in France has not yet been announced.

Sunil Malhotra, the new voice of Apu after Hank Azaria's departure

Sunil Malhotra is an Indian-American actor, born in India and raised in the United States. He has voiced a character in the animated series The Legend of Korra and appeared in Grey's Anatomy. He only accepted the role after meeting showrunner Matt Selman and co-executive producer Cesar Mazariegos: he wanted to be sure that Apu's return would acknowledge past mistakes and allow the character to develop.

The masked character from the episode The Revengening facing the residents of Springfield gathered at the town hall — The masked character facing the residents of Springfield in the episode The Revengening. © 2026 FOX

Apu first appeared in season 1 of The Simpsons in 1990, and Hank Azaria voiced him from the start. In 2017, comedian Hari Kondabolu's documentary The Problem with Apu criticised the stereotypes linked to the character. Apu's last line voiced by Hank Azaria dates back to October 2017, in the episode "The Serfsons". In 2020, the actor gave up the role. Since then, Apu had only appeared in the background, with no dialogue. Hank Azaria is still part of the cast for other characters, including Chief Wiggum.

On the collectables side, Funko has also chosen a Halloween theme for its new wave of The Simpsons figures.

Funko POP 2026: skeleton Homer and Bart for Halloween

Five Halloween-themed The Simpsons POP figures were released on 16 October 2026, numbered #1945 to #1949. Skeleton Homer (#1948) has a skull instead of a face, a torn white shirt and blue trousers, and holds a burger in his hand. He measures 4.3 in (10.9 cm).

Scratchy the cat comes in a patched-up version (#1946): stitches all over his body, a button in place of one eye and a mallet made from a reel of green thread. The same "Patchwork" treatment exists for Itchy the mouse (#1945).

The wave also includes Skeleton Bart (#1947), standing on his skateboard, and a POP Deluxe of zombie Snowball (#1949), sitting next to a gravestone marked "Snowball I R.I.P.". The four figures are shown below; the pre-orders for this wave were covered in our article on the new The Simpsons POPs.