THE Simpsons is known for its uncanny predictions – and the iconic cartoon’s showrunner is revealing one fans may have missed.

Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman shared how the show predicted a detail from The White Lotus.

Illustration of The Simpsons family standing on a dock with a table of food and drinks, with a rainbow over the water in the background.

The Simpsons shared one detail with The White LotusCredit: Fox

A woman on a lounge chair reads "My Name Is Barbra" by Barbra Streisand.
The Simpsons showrunner said this one strange similarity still leaves him scratching his headCredit: HBO
The Simpsons has made many on-the-nose predictions since its premiere in 1989- from Donald Trump’s presidency, to technological advances to business acquisitions.

But one strange similarity between The Simpsons and the anthology dramady show The White Lotus still stumps Matt.

“We did an episode that was a parody of The White Lotus where… Wait for it, ‘Yellow Lotus,’ where Marge or someone is reading the Barbara Streisand biography,” Matt told People of the episode from 2024.

The same detail did appear a year later in the third season of The White Lotus.

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Jaclyn, played by Michelle Monaghan, was seen lounging by the poolside reading Barbra’s biography, My Name is Barbra.

Matt said he tried to recruit White Lotus creator Mike White to appear on the parody episode, but it didn’t pan out.

“We did send the script to Mike White to see if he would do a little cameo in a voice in it, which he didn’t. He politely declined,” Matt shared.

He added that the he didn’t know if the shared detail was intentional, or if it was simply a coincidence.

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“But did he read that in our script and then say, “Oh, that’ll be a fun Easter egg to create a prediction?” Or is it just a massive coincidence? Mike is a playful guy, but I don’t see him doing that,” Matt said.

“I see him saying, ‘Look, this is my show. I’m doing exactly what I think is right for it.’

“Or maybe he read it and he subliminally took it in or he never read it. I don’t know. I asked a friend of a friend to find out from him, but they didn’t answer. So, maybe there’s a coverup for that conspiracy.”

Jason Isaacs taking a selfie with the cast of The White Lotus Season 3 at a finale event.

Matt Selman recruited Mike White to join The Simpsons for a cameo – but he declinedCredit: Getty
 

Cast members of "The Last of Us" (season 2) and "The White Lotus" (season 3) posing for a photo with a large "Max" logo in front of them at the Max launch in Australia.

The detail appeared in season 3 of The White Lotus on HBO