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Rick and Morty Genre Adult animation Animated sitcom Adventure Black comedy Satire [ 1 ] Science fiction Surreal comedy Created by Justin Roiland Dan Harmon Showrunners Dan Harmon (seasons 1–3) Justin Roiland (seasons 1–3) Mike McMahan (season 4) [ 3 ] Scott Marder (season 5–present) [ 4 ] Voices of Justin Roiland Chris Parnell Spencer Grammer Sarah Chalke Ian Cardoni Harry Belden Composer Ryan Elder Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 8 No. of episodes 81 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producers Dan Harmon Justin Roiland James A. Fino (seasons 1–2) Joe Russo II (seasons 1–2) Mike McMahan (season 4) Scott Marder (season 5–present) Steve Levy (season 7–present) Albro Lundy (season 7–present) James Siciliano (season 7–present) Monica Mitchell (season 8–present) Producers Kenny Micka (pilot) J. Michael Mendel (seasons 1–5) Sydney Ryan (seasons 5–6) Deirdre Brenner (season 7–present) Running time 22 minutes Production companies Williams Street Harmonious Claptrap Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! Starburns Industries (seasons 1–2) Rick and Morty, LLC. (seasons 2–3) [ 5 ] Green Portal Productions (seasons 4–5) Original release Network Adult Swim Release December 2, 2013  – present Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network 's nighttime programming block Adult Swim . The series follows the misadventures of Rick Sanchez , a cynical mad scientist , and his good-hearted but fretful grandson Morty Smith , who split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures that take place across an infinite number of realities, often traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and on Rick's flying saucer . The general concept of Rick and Morty relies on two conflicting scenarios: domestic family drama and a misanthropic grandfather dragging his grandson into hijinks . Roiland initially voiced Morty and Rick with Chris Parnell as Jerry, Spencer Grammer as Summer and Sarah Chalke as Beth also star. The series originated from an animated short parody film of Back to the Future created by Roiland for Channel 101 , a short film festival Harmon co-founded. A seventh season was confirmed as part of a long-term deal with Cartoon Network that ordered 70 new episodes, and by 2024 renewed the series through a twelfth season. Adult Swim cut ties with Roiland in 2023 amid allegations of domestic abuse and recast his roles with Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden taking over beginning with the seventh season premiering in October 2023. Since its debut, the series has received critical acclaim for its writing, originality, creativity, and humor. It has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and won the award in 2018 and 2020. The series has also received two Annie Awards . At times, the series has been the most viewed television comedy for adults between 18 and 24. The popularity of Rick and Morty has made it a hundred-million dollar merchandising and media franchise . Premise and main characters The show revolves around the adventures of the members of the Smith household, which consists of parents Jerry and Beth , their children Summer and Morty , and Beth's father, Rick Sanchez , who lives with them as a guest. The family lives in a suburb outside of Seattle, Washington, [ 6 ] with the characters traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and Rick's flying saucer. [ 7 ] Rick is an eccentric and alcoholic mad scientist , who eschews many ordinary conventions such as school, marriage, love, and family. [ 8 ] He frequently goes on adventures with his 14-year-old grandson, Morty, a kind-hearted but easily distressed boy, whose naĂŻve but grounded moral compass plays counterpoint to Rick's Machiavellian ego. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Morty's 17-year-old sister, Summer, is a more conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers and sometimes follows Rick and Morty on their adventures. [ 11 ] The kids' mother, Beth, is a generally level-headed person and assertive force in the household, though self-conscious about her professional role as a horse surgeon. She is dissatisfied with her marriage to Jerry, a simple-minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family. [ 12 ] Different versions of the characters inhabit other dimensions throughout the show's multiverse and their personal characteristics can vary from one reality to another. [ 13 ] The show's original Rick identifies himself as "Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C-137", in reference to his original universe, but this does not apply to any other member of the Smith household. [ 14 ] For instance, in the first-season episode " Rick Potion #9 ", after turning the entire world population into monsters, Rick and Morty move to a different dimension, leaving the original Summer, Beth and Jerry behind. [ 15 ] Episodes A medley of various series music tracks from MultiVersus . Production Development Creators Dan Harmon (left) and Justin Roiland (right) Rick and Morty was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon . The duo first met at Channel 101 , a non-profit monthly short film festival in Los Angeles co-founded by Harmon. [ 18 ] At Channel 101, participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot, and a live audience decides which pilots continue as a series. Roiland, then a producer on reality programming, began submitting content to the festival a year after its launch, in 2004. His pilots typically consisted of shock value —"sick and twisted" elements that received a confused reaction from the audience. [ 18 ] Nevertheless, Harmon took a liking to his humor and the two began collaborating. In 2006, Roiland was fired from working on a television series he regarded as creatively stifling, and funneled his creative energies into creating a webisode for Channel 101. The result was The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti , an animated short starring parodies of Doc Brown and Marty McFly , characters from the Back to the Future film trilogy . [ 19 ] In the short, which Harmon would dub "a bastardization, a pornographic vandalization", Doc Smith urges Mharti to perform oral sex on him in order to go back in time. [ 20 ] The audience reacted to it wildly, and Roiland began creating more shorts involving the characters, which soon evolved beyond his original intentions and their obvious origin within the film from which it was culled. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Harmon would later create and produce Community , an NBC sitcom, [ 22 ] while Roiland would work primarily in voice acting for Disney 's Fish Hooks and Cartoon Network 's Adventure Time . [ 23 ] In 2012, Harmon was briefly fired from Community . Adult Swim, searching for a more prime-time, "hit" show, [ 24 ] shortly afterward approached Harmon, who initially viewed the channel as unfit for his style. He was also unfamiliar with animation and his process for creating television focused more heavily on dialogue, characters, and story. [ 21 ] Instead, he phoned Roiland to inquire if he had any ideas for an animated series. Roiland immediately brought up the idea of using the Doc and Mharti characters, renamed Rick and Morty. [ 20 ] At first, Roiland wanted the show's run time to consist of one eleven-minute segment, but Adult Swim pushed for a half-hour program. [ 24 ] Harmon felt the best way to extend the voices into a program would be to build a family around the characters, while Adult Swim development executive Nick Weidenfeld suggested that Rick be Morty's grandfather. Having pitched multiple television programs that did not get off the ground, Roiland was initially very unreceptive to others attempting to give notes on his pitch. [ 20 ] Prior to developing Rick and Morty , he had created three failed animated pilots for Fox , and he had begun to feel "burned out" with developing television. [ 21 ] The first draft was completed in six hours on the Paramount Pictures lot in Dan Harmon's unfurnished Community office. The duo had worked out the basics of the story that day, sold the pilot, and then sat down to write. [ 21 ] [ 26 ] Roiland, while acknowledging a tendency for procrastination, encouraged Harmon to stay and write the entire first draft. "We were sitting on the floor, cross-legged with laptops and I was about to get up and go home and he said, 'Wait, if you go home, it might take us three months to write this thing. Stay here right now and we can write it in six hours.' He just had a premonition about that," recalled Harmon. [ 21 ] In the beginning, Adult Swim was unsure of Roiland doing both voices, partially due to the undeveloped nature of the character of Morty. Harmon wrote four short premises in which Morty took a more assertive role and sent it to Mike Lazzo . For the first season, Adult Swim placed a tamer-than-usual TV-14 rating on the program, which was initially met with reluctance from the show's staff. The network's reason behind the rating was that it would soon begin broadcasting in prime-time, competing with major programs. [ 21 ] Many later episodes have received TV-MA ratings, with the first being the episode "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate" in season 2 . The theme song for Rick and Morty by Ryan Elder was originally used in a rejected Cartoon Network pilot Roiland made called "Dog World", which was referenced in the episode " Lawnmower Dog ". [ 27 ] Writing Mike McMahan at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Harmon has noted that the writers' room at the show's studio bears a striking resemblance to the one used for Community . [ 21 ] In comparing the two, he noted that the writing staff of Rick and Morty was significantly smaller, and more "rough and tumble verbally". [ 21 ] The first season writing staff consisted of Roiland, Harmon, Tom Kauffman, Ryan Ridley, Wade Randolph, and Eric Acosta, while writer's assistant Mike McMahan was also given writing credit. Described as a "very, very tiny little writers' room with a lot of heavy lifting from everybody," the show's writing staff, like many Adult Swim productions, is not unionized with the Writers Guild of America , [ 28 ] though in 2022 production staff at Rick & Morty filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board in a bid to join The Animation Guild . [ 29 ] The writing staff first meets and discusses ideas, which evolve into a story. [ 18 ] Discussions often include anecdotes from personal life as well as thoughts on the science fiction genre. [ 21 ] After breaking the story—which consists of developing its consistency and logical beginning, middle, and conclusion—a writer is assigned to create an outline. Roiland and Harmon do a "pass" on the outline, and from there the episode undergoes several more drafts. The final draft of the script is last approved by either of the co-creators. [ 18 ] Harmon has admitted that his perfectionism can sometimes be disruptive and cause writing schedule delays. For the most part, this was the reason why the third season of the show consisted of only 10 episodes instead of 14, as was initially intended. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Many episodes are structured with use of a story circle, a Harmon creation based largely on Joseph Campbell 's monomyth , or The Hero's Journey. Its two-act structure places the act break at an odd location in the stages of the monomyth: after The Meeting with the Goddess, instead of Atonement with the Father. Roiland has stated his and Harmon's intentions for the series to lack traditional continuity , opting for discontinuous storylines "not bound by rules". [ 32 ] He has also confirmed that the writers avoid revisiting old tropes from the show's past, "in fear of that coming off as disingenuous fan service." [ 33 ] In producing the series' first season, episodes were occasionally written out of order. For example, "Rick Potion #9" was the second episode written for the series, but was instructed to be animated as the fifth, as it would make more sense within the series' continuity. [ 18 ] Animation and voice recording Animation for the show is done using Toon Boom Harmony , a vector-based 2D puppet software, which is a more economical option than traditional hand-drawn animation. [ 34 ] The post-production work is done in Adobe After Effects , and background art is done in Adobe Photoshop . [ 35 ] Production of animation was handled by Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada for the first eighth seasons, Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa, Canada since the ninth season, and by Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny, Ireland since the seventh season. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Roiland's cartooning style is heavily indebted to The Simpsons , a factor he acknowledged in a 2013 interview, while also comparing his style to that of Pendleton Ward ( Adventure Time ) and J. G. Quintel ( Regular Show ): "You'll notice mouths are kind of similar and teeth are similar, but I think that's also a stylistic thing that ... all of us are kind of the same age, and we're all inspired by The Simpsons and all these other shows we're kind of subconsciously tapping into." [ 28 ] John Kricfalusi 's The Ren & Stimpy Show was another strong influence for Rick and Morty , which is why, according to Roiland, the small "w-shaped mouths" that the characters occasionally make is a reference to a similar expression that Ren frequently makes. [ 38 ] Talking about the style guide the animators of the show have to follow, season three art director Jeffrey Thompson explained that the characters are often drawn with odd or asymmetrical features, in order to avoid looking "too normal to live in the Rick and Morty universe." [ 39 ] When recording dialogue, Roiland does a considerable amount of improvisation, in order to make the characters feel more natural. [ 40 ] Roiland's firing In January 2023, it was reported that Roiland was charged with felony domestic battery and false imprisonment in Orange County, California , in connection with an alleged incident in January 2020 toward an unnamed woman he was reportedly dating at the time. A hearing was scheduled for April 27, 2023. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Following the public revelation of the indictment, allegations were made against Roiland's personal conduct regarding his behavior to minors on social media. [ 43 ] The same month, Adult Swim announced that they had cut ties with Roiland and fired him from the show stating that the seventh season's production would continue and that his roles would be recast. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] In March 2023, the Orange County District Attorney's office dropped all criminal charges against Roiland due to insufficient evidence. [ 46 ] During San Diego Comic-Con 2023, producer Steve Levy stated that Roiland's voice work will be replaced by "soundalikes" but there will otherwise be no changes in the characters. [ 47 ] Adult Swim revealed the new voices of Rick and Morty with its seventh season trailer in September 2023, but the new actors were not announced until the season’s premiere in October. [ 48 ] When the seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023, it was revealed that the new actors were Ian Cardoni as Rick and Harry Belden as Morty. [ 49 ] Themes and analysis Comedic style The general formula of Rick and Morty consists of the juxtaposition of an extremely selfish, alcoholic grandfather dragging his grandson along for interdimensional adventures, intercut with domestic family drama. [ 20 ] [ 24 ] Co-creator Dan Harmon has described the series as a cross between Matt Groening 's two shows The Simpsons and Futurama , balancing family life with heavy science fiction. [ 28 ] Comparisons have been drawn to House of Cosbys , a show created by Justin Roiland, for having similar bits such as characters announcing themselves ( Mr. Meeseeks /Curiosity Cosby). [ 50 ] The series is inspired by British-style storytelling, as opposed to traditional American family TV stories. [ 18 ] Harmon has stated that his inspiration behind much of the concept and humor for the series comes from various British television series, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who . He figures that the audience will only understand developments from Morty's point of view, but stated "we don't want to be the companions . We want to hang out with the Doctor , we idolize the Doctor, but we don't think like him, and that's really interesting." [ 51 ] Occasionally, characters will acknowledge an episode's narrative or hint at the presence of a fourth wall , suggesting that they are aware of the fact that they are characters of a TV show. Thereunder, Troy Patterson of The New Yorker notes that Rick and Morty "supplies an artful answer to the question of what follows postmodernism : a decadent regurgitation of all its tropes, all at once, leavened by some humanistic wistfulness." [ 52 ] Sean Sebastian of Junkee says that the show can be both hilarious and deeply disturbing at the same time as it excels at the "intersection between big ideas, flippancy and wit." [ 53 ] Philosophy The series addresses the insignificance of human existence as compared to the size of the universe, with no recognizable divine presence, as described by Lovecraft 's philosophy of cosmicism . [ 54 ] Genovesi (Bonn University) describes the series as exhibiting a nihilistic world-view. [ 55 ] The characters of the show deal with cosmic horror and existential dread, either by asserting the utility of science over magic or by choosing a life in ignorant bliss. [ 56 ] However, as Joachim Heijndermans of Geeks notes, none of them appear able to handle the absurd and chaotic nature of the universe, as Jerry gets by through denial , and Rick is a "depressed, substance-addicted, suicidal mess". [ 57 ] Harmon describes Rick as a self-interested anarchist , who does not like being told what to do. [ 58 ] He believes that the character's life on a larger scale has caused him mental illness , [ 51 ] and opines that "the knowledge that nothing matters—while accurate—gets you nowhere". [ 59 ] Mental illness is a theme that is drawn on several times throughout the show, one scene in particular has Rick's therapist deliver a fiery explanation of his fundamental immaturity. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Matthew Bulger of The Humanist notes that the creators of the series are trying to communicate the message that we need to focus on human relationships and not preoccupy our minds with unanswerable questions, in order to find a sense of purpose and live a better life. [ 62 ] Eric Armstrong of The New Republic notes that Morty represents the audience, as he is "mostly there to react to Rick's deranged schemes". The character is transformed by the truths he discovers during his interdimensional adventures with his grandfather. Rather than sinking into depression, Morty accepts these truths that empower him to value his own life. [ 63 ] Release Broadcast In May 2012, Adult Swim unveiled its development slate that included a Rick and Morty pilot from Harmon and Roiland, [ 64 ] which was eventually picked up to series in October 2012, as one of the network's first primetime original shows. [ 65 ] The first season premiered in December 2013 and concluded in April 2014. It comprised eleven episodes (including the pilot), and aired Mondays at 10:30 pm ET / PT . [ 66 ] Two months earlier, in February 2014, the show had been renewed for a second season, with the press release noting that Rick and Morty consistently outperformed direct competition in its time slot. [ 67 ] Season two aired Sundays at 11:30 pm ET/PT, from July to October 2015, and comprised ten episodes. [ 68 ] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Roiland said that Rick and Morty will remain "a big priority above anything else" for him in the future, and expressed his intention to keep the show growing. [ 69 ] Adult Swim renewed Rick and Morty for a third season in August 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere. [ 70 ] The two co-creators and executive producers expressed their delight at the series' popularity. [ 71 ] The season premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of an April Fools' Day prank. The remaining episodes began airing weekly almost four months later, continuing in the same time slot from season two, and the initial airing concluded in October 2017. [ 72 ] Although it was originally intended for the season to consist of fourteen episodes, as a result of production delays it eventually comprised only ten. [ 73 ] Following the conclusion of the show's third season, co-creators Harmon and Roiland wanted to have assurance that there would be many more seasons of Rick and Morty in the future, so that they would be able to focus on the show and minimize their involvement in other projects. [ 74 ] Additionally, Harmon had expressed his wish for the upcoming fourth season to consist of more than ten episodes. [ 75 ] In May 2018, after prolonged contract negotiations, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] Roiland was confident that this big renewal deal would allow the creators to minimize the gaps between seasons to no more than a year, [ 78 ] as they would be able to schedule their time around the show and "keep the machine going." [ 79 ] In January 2023, it was confirmed that the long-term deal had renewed the series through to a tenth season. [ 80 ] In January 2024, it was revealed that due to the recent Writers Guild strike , production was delayed and thus made it so the eighth season of the regular series would not be released until 2025, though an anime series would in 2024. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] At a New York Comic Con panel in 2024, it was announced that the series had been renewed for an additional two seasons, through a 12th season. [ 83 ] In May 2019, the fourth season of Rick and Morty was announced to debut in November 2019. [ 84 ] The fourth season consisted of ten episodes split across two airings. [ 85 ] The first five episodes began airing on November 10, 2019, [ 86 ] while the remaining five episodes began airing on May 3, 2020. [ 87 ] The sixth season premiered on September 4, 2022. [ 88 ] The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023. [ 89 ] The eighth season premiered on May 25, 2025. [ 90 ] Streaming service and home media The show is available to watch in its entirety on Netflix in a number of countries, while the first four seasons are available to stream in the United States on both Hulu and HBO Max . [ 91 ] Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim made a livestream marathon of Rick and Morty available to watch on its official website in select regions, [ 92 ] hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams. [ 93 ] In the United Kingdom, public-service broadcaster Channel 4 outbid Netflix and began airing the series with season 4, which represents its first pickup by an international television channel. [ 94 ] Season 4 was originally scheduled to premiere on Channel 4 in January 2020; viewer complaints resulted in the broadcaster moving the first episode forward to November 20 on E4 . [ 95 ] In Canada, the series initially premiered on Adult Swim on January 10, 2016. [ 96 ] In Quebec , it premiered on TĂ©lĂ©toon 's TĂ©lĂ©toon la nuit block on May 18, 2018. [ 97 ] The 10-episode third season, was released on DVD (2-disc set) and Blu-ray (single BD-50 disc) on May 15, 2018. Special features include exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, "inside the episode", the origins of Rick and Morty , and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session. [ 98 ] Uncensored versions of the show are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including iTunes and Amazon , with the digital releases of each season containing bonus material. [ 91 ] Reception Critical response Rick and Morty has been met with critical acclaim. It holds an average approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes for the entire series. [ 112 ] David Weigand of San Francisco Chronicle described it as "offbeat and occasionally coarse... the take-away here is that it works". He praised the animation direction by James McDermott for being "fresh, colorful and as wacky as the script", and states that the series possesses "shades of Futurama , South Park and even Beetlejuice ", ultimately opining that its humor felt "entirely original". [ 113 ] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times praised the series and stated that it was "Grandparenting at its unhinged finest." [ 114 ] In a review shortly after the second-season premiere, Sean Sebastian of Junkee said that although the crude animation and over-the-top voice acting might have discouraged some viewers from continuing to watch, Rick and Morty is "exceptionally well-made" and that "the more you dissect it, the more you find it has to say." [ 53 ] Todd Spangler of Variety gave the series a lukewarm review; saying that though it "often seems 
 frenetic at the expense of being witty", it represents "a welcome attempt to dream just a little bigger". [ 115 ] David Sims of The A.V. Club gave the series an "A−". In reviewing the first two episodes, he praised its "clean, simple style" of animation, and said the series has "a dark, sick sensibility". He praised its "effort to give each character a little bit of depth", and applauded Roiland's voice talent. [ 116 ] Ratings Rick and Morty has been a ratings hit since season one, [ 117 ] with viewership doubling and tripling over their first six episodes. [ 118 ] The third season ended with the best ratings in Adult Swim history, [ 119 ] an 81 percent increase in overall viewers over the second season. [ 120 ] According to a Nielsen poll , the third season was the most watched television comedy of adults between the ages of 18 and 24. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] The president of Adult Swim said that Rick and Morty "goes beyond just appealing to millennials ," with statistics suggesting that people of every age tune in to the show. [ 120 ] The fourth season started relatively strong, with its premiere reaching 2.33 million viewers (the show's average is 2.51 million). [ 123 ] However, interest soon appeared to taper off after the network decided to split the season in half causing a steep drop in the season's second half—about a 40% drop in viewership from the third season. [ 124 ] The fourth episode of the fourth season saw 1.62 million viewers, which was noted to not be impressive in its own right, but in that it showed consistent viewership especially when competing against shows like The Walking Dead in the same time slot. [ 125 ] The season five premiere episode was posted on YouTube and received 1.7 million views within the first 12 hours. [ 126 ] The television premiere saw 1.9 million views. [ 127 ] The premiere of season six was shown on September 4, 2022, and saw the highest ratings in telecast for women aged 18 to 24 and 18 to 34 and non-sports telecast for male viewers age 18 to 24 and 18 to 34. The episode was also the number two most-viewed non-sports program overall for viewers age 18 to 49. [ 128 ] Industry impact Several former Rick and Morty storyboard artists and crew members proceeded to develop their own shows or work on major new productions. Creator Justin Roiland and showrunner Mike McMahan have gone on to co-create Solar Opposites , an animated sci-fi sitcom that has been frequently compared to Rick and Morty . [ 129 ] [ 130 ] McMahan also went on to create Star Trek: Lower Decks . Writer Michael Waldron would go on to write for Loki , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , Avengers: Doomsday , and Avengers: Secret Wars and has said that he and his colleagues are "cashing in on our 'Rick and Morty' street cred." [ 130 ] Show alumnus Jeff Loveness became a writer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania . [ 130 ] Erica Hayes, the show's storyboard writer and director, [ 131 ] went on to work for Netflix's Big Mouth . [ 132 ] [ 133 ] Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch , who worked on the episode " Big Trouble in Little Sanchez ", would become an executive producer of Inside Job , another show that has had comparisons drawn to Rick and Morty for being similarly themed. Pete Michels , director of over twenty Rick and Morty episodes, was also a director of two episodes of Inside Job . [ 134 ] [ better source needed ] Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2014 IGN Awards Best TV Animated Series Rick and Morty Nominated [ 135 ] 2015 Annie Awards Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production Nominated [ 136 ] IGN Awards Best Animated Series Won [ 137 ] 2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated TV Show Nominated [ 138 ] IGN Awards TV series of the year Nominated [ 139 ] Best TV Episode " The Ricklantis Mixup " Nominated [ 140 ] Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Won [ 141 ] Best Comedy Series Nominated [ 142 ] Best Comedic TV Performance Justin Roiland Won [ 143 ] 2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Won [ 144 ] Annie Awards Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production " Pickle Rick " Won [ 145 ] Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Ryan Ridley and Dan Guterman (for " The Ricklantis Mixup ") Won Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form Hunter Curra, Kailand Reily, Andrew Twite, Joy Elett, Jeff Halbert, and Konrad Pinon (for " Pickle Rick ") Nominated [ 146 ] Saturn Awards Best Animated Series or Film on Television Rick and Morty Nominated [ 147 ] Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated TV Show Nominated [ 148 ] Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Dan Harmon , Justin Roiland , Delna Bhesania, Barry Ward, Keith Crofford , Mike Lazzo , Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman , Mike McMahan , Tom Kauffman, Ollie Green , J. Michael Mendel , Jessica Gao , Wes Archer , Anthony Chun, and Nathan Litz (for " Pickle Rick ") Won [ 149 ] Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program " Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality " Nominated 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Mike McMahan, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Rick Mischel, Richard Grieve, Mike Lazzo, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Wes Archer, Michael Waldron, Nick Rutherford, Lee Harting, Ollie Green, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, Jeff Loveness , and Albro Lundy (for " The Vat of Acid Episode ") Won 2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Animated Series Rick and Morty Nominated [ 150 ] Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series Justin Roiland Nominated Annie Awards Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production Rick and Morty (for " The Vat of Acid Episode ") Nominated [ 151 ] American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical) Lee Harting (for " Rattlestar Ricklactica ") Won [ 152 ] Saturn Awards Best Animated Series on Television Rick and Morty Nominated [ 153 ] 2022 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical) Lee Harting (for "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion") Nominated [ 154 ] Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie Rick and Morty Won [ 155 ] Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, Richard Grieve, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Jeff Loveness, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Anne Lane, Albro Lundy, Nick Rutherford, Steve Levy, Lee Harting, David Marshall, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for " Mort Dinner Rick Andre ") Nominated [ 156 ] Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Series Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee Nominated [ 157 ] 2023 Annie Awards Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production " Night Family " Nominated [ 158 ] Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, Heather Anne Campbell , Steve Levy, Albro Lundy, Alex Rubens , Nick Rutherford, James Siciliano, Rob Schrab, Sydney Ryan, Anne Lane, Deirdre Brenner, Lee Harting, Jonathan Roig, Monica Mitchell, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for "Night Family") Nominated [ 159 ] The Astra Creative Arts TV Awards Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie Rick and Morty Nominated [ 160 ] 2024 Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation Hunter Curra, James A. Moore, Corbin Bumeter, and Ricardo Watson (for "Unmortricken") Nominated [ 161 ] 2025 Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Program for Television Robert McGee, Ruth Lambert, and Sara Jane Sherman Nominated [ 162 ] Rick and Morty is part of a wider merchandising franchise. [ 163 ] Possible feature film Show creator Justin Roiland said in 2019 that he would love to make an R-rated Rick and Morty feature film . [ 164 ] In June 2021, producer Scott Marder confirmed that the creators and crew hope to eventually produce a feature film, with Roiland stating that it is more a question of "when", rather than "if". [ 165 ] In 2022, American filmmaker Zack Snyder expressed interest in directing a Rick and Morty science fiction movie. [ 166 ] Spin-off series On May 20, 2021, Adult Swim announced a short spin-off series centred on the Vindicators team (Supernova, Vance Maxiumus, Alan Rails, Crocubot and Noob Noob) previously seen on the episode, " Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender " to be in development, alongside spin-offs from other Adult Swim shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Robot Chicken , and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell . The 10-episode series, Vindicators 2 was released in July 2022. [ 167 ] [ 168 ] On May 18, 2022, Adult Swim announced there would be a full spin-off series based on the anime shorts, Rick and Morty: The Anime , directed by Takashi Sano. [ 169 ] On July 25, 2025, a spin-off series focusing on President Curtis was announced at San Diego Comic-Con . [ 170 ] Cameos Film Rick and Morty, both voiced by Roiland, have a cameo in 2021's Space Jam: A New Legacy , as they claim to have experimented on the Tasmanian Devil but say they were disgusted by the results; thus, they voluntarily give him back to LeBron James and the Looney Tunes by dropping him on their rocket's windshield. [ 171 ] Television Rick and Morty were featured in the couch gag at the beginning of " Mathlete's Feat ", the final episode of the twenty-sixth season of The Simpsons . Said opening involved Rick accidentally killing the family when he crash-lands into their living room causing Morty to go on a mission to bring them back to life. [ 172 ] Comics On April 1, 2015, a Rick and Morty comic book adaptation debuted with its first monthly issue, entitled "BAM!" [ 173 ] The series was initially written by Zac Gorman and illustrated by CJ Cannon. [ 174 ] Artist Tom Fowler wrote a multi-issue story arc that began in March 2016. [ 175 ] Using the television series' established premise of alternate timelines, the first two volumes of the comic book expressly features the Rick and Morty (and supporting cast) of a different timeline, allowing the comics to tell stories without conflicting with the canon of the show. [ 176 ] From the third volume onwards, with the departure of Gorman as writer and his replacement with Kyle Starks , the series switched focus to display the off-screen adventures of the specific Rick and Morty of the television series, keeping in the canon of the show, with the Ricks and Mortys of different timelines forming the basis for backup stories. [ 177 ] On August 29, 2018, a four-issue crossover comic with the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was released. The series titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons is co-written by Jim Zub and Patrick Rothfuss , and art by Troy Little . [ 178 ] A sequel mini-series, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape, was published in September 2018. [ 179 ] It was written by Jim Zub and Sarah Stern with art by Troy Little. [ 180 ] The Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition , by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award . [ 181 ] McDonald's chicken nuggets and original szechuan sauce Product tie-ins McDonald's Szechuan Sauce returned to their menu nearly twenty years later after being referenced numerous times in " The Rickshank Rickdemption ", the Season 3 premiere. [ 182 ] The sauce was announced to return to all McDonald's stores on February 26, 2018 due to popular demand from Rick and Morty fans. [ 183 ] On March 31, 2022, it once again returned to stores, featured as an app-only exclusive until April 4. [ 184 ] [ 185 ] Adult Swim and Wendy's have collaborated to create commercials featuring the titular duo. 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[Azərbaycanca](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rik_v%C9%99_Morti "Rik və Morti – Azerbaijani") - [Boarisch](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Bavarian") - [Đ‘Đ”Đ»Đ°Ń€ŃƒŃĐșая (тарашĐșĐ”ĐČіца)](https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D1%96_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%86%D1%96 "РыĐș і ĐœĐŸŃ€Ń†Ń– – Belarusian (TaraĆĄkievica orthography)") - [Đ‘Đ”Đ»Đ°Ń€ŃƒŃĐșая](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D1%96_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%86%D1%96 "РыĐș і ĐœĐŸŃ€Ń†Ń– – Belarusian") - [БългарсĐșĐž](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%B8_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8 "Đ ĐžĐș Đž ĐœĐŸŃ€Ń‚Đž – Bulgarian") - [CatalĂ ](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Catalan") - [Ú©ÙˆŰ±ŰŻÛŒ](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%88_%D9%85%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C "ڕیک و Ù…Û†Ű±ŰȘی – Central Kurdish") - [ČeĆĄtina](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_a_Morty "Rick a Morty – Czech") - [Cymraeg](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Welsh") - [Dansk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Danish") - [Deutsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – German") - [ΕλληΜÎčÎșÎŹ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Greek") - [Esperanto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Esperanto") - [Español](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_y_Morty "Rick y Morty – Spanish") - [Eesti](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_ja_Morty "Rick ja Morty – Estonian") - [Euskara](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Basque") - [ÙŰ§Ű±ŰłÛŒ](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%88_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C "Ű±ÛŒÚ© و Ù…ÙˆŰ±ŰȘی – Persian") - [Suomi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Finnish") - [Français](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_et_Morty "Rick et Morty – French") - [Gaeilge](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Irish") - [Galego](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty "Rick and Morty – Galician") - 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For the media franchise, see [*Rick and Morty* (franchise)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)"). | *Rick and Morty* | | |---|---| | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Rick_and_Morty.svg/250px-Rick_and_Morty.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rick_and_Morty.svg) | | | Genre | [Adult animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_animation "Adult animation") [Animated sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") [Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_fiction "Adventure fiction") [Black comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy "Black comedy") [Satire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Chand-1) [Science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_on_television "Science fiction on television") [Surreal comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_comedy "Surreal comedy") | | Created by | [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") | | Showrunners | Dan Harmon (seasons 1–3)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-ShowrunnersS1-4-2) Justin Roiland (seasons 1–3)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-ShowrunnersS1-4-2) [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan") (season 4)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-ShowrunnersS1-4-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-3) Scott Marder (season 5–present)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-4) | | Voices of | Justin Roiland [Chris Parnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Parnell "Chris Parnell") [Spencer Grammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Grammer "Spencer Grammer") [Sarah Chalke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Chalke "Sarah Chalke") [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") | | Composer | Ryan Elder | | Country of origin | United States | | Original language | English | | No. of seasons | 8 | | No. of episodes | 81 ([list of episodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes "List of Rick and Morty episodes")) | | Production | | | Executive producers | Dan Harmon Justin Roiland James A. Fino (seasons 1–2) Joe Russo II (seasons 1–2) Mike McMahan (season 4) Scott Marder (season 5–present) Steve Levy (season 7–present) Albro Lundy (season 7–present) James Siciliano (season 7–present) Monica Mitchell (season 8–present) | | Producers | Kenny Micka (pilot) [J. Michael Mendel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Mendel "J. Michael Mendel") (seasons 1–5) Sydney Ryan (seasons 5–6) Deirdre Brenner (season 7–present) | | Running time | 22 minutes | | Production companies | [Williams Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_Street "Williams Street") [Harmonious Claptrap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") [Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland%27s_Solo_Vanity_Card_Productions! "Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!") [Starburns Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburns_Industries "Starburns Industries") (seasons 1–2) Rick and Morty, LLC. (seasons 2–3)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-5) Green Portal Productions (seasons 4–5) | | Original release | | | Network | [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim "Adult Swim") | | Release | December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02) – present | ***Rick and Morty*** is an American [adult animated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_animation "Adult animation") [science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction") [sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") created by [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") and [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") for [Cartoon Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network "Cartoon Network")'s nighttime programming block [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim "Adult Swim"). The series follows the misadventures of [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez"), a cynical [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), and his good-hearted but fretful grandson [Morty Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith"), who split their time between domestic life and [interdimensional](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_hypothesis "Interdimensional hypothesis") adventures that take place across an infinite number of realities, often traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and on Rick's [flying saucer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_saucer "Flying saucer"). The general concept of *Rick and Morty* relies on two conflicting scenarios: domestic family drama and a [misanthropic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy "Misanthropy") grandfather dragging his grandson into [hijinks](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/high_jinks#Noun "wikt:high jinks"). Roiland initially voiced Morty and Rick with [Chris Parnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Parnell "Chris Parnell") as Jerry, [Spencer Grammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Grammer "Spencer Grammer") as Summer and [Sarah Chalke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Chalke "Sarah Chalke") as Beth also star. The series originated from an animated [short](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_film "Short film") [parody film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film "Parody film") of *[Back to the Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future "Back to the Future")* created by Roiland for [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101"), a short film festival Harmon co-founded. A [seventh season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_7 "Rick and Morty season 7") was confirmed as part of a long-term deal with Cartoon Network that ordered 70 new episodes, and by 2024 renewed the series through a twelfth season. Adult Swim cut ties with Roiland in 2023 amid allegations of domestic abuse and recast his roles with [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") and [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") taking over beginning with the seventh season premiering in October 2023. Since its debut, the series has received critical acclaim for its writing, originality, creativity, and humor. It has been nominated for three [Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") and won the award in 2018 and 2020. The series has also received two [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Awards "Annie Awards"). At times, the series has been the most viewed television comedy for adults between 18 and 24. The popularity of *Rick and Morty* has made it a hundred-million dollar [merchandising and media franchise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)"). ## Premise and main characters See also: [List of *Rick and Morty* characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_characters "List of Rick and Morty characters") | Cast members | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Justin_Roiland_%2836434635662%29.jpg/120px-Justin_Roiland_%2836434635662%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Roiland_\(36434635662\).jpg) | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chris_Parnell_%2854236559864%29.jpg/120px-Chris_Parnell_%2854236559864%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Parnell_\(54236559864\).jpg) | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Spencer_Grammer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/120px-Spencer_Grammer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spencer_Grammer_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg) | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SarahChalkeDec08_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-SarahChalkeDec08_%28cropped%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SarahChalkeDec08_\(cropped\).jpg) | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ian_Cardoni_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/120px-Ian_Cardoni_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ian_Cardoni_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg) | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Harry_Belden_Headshot_2024.jpg/120px-Harry_Belden_Headshot_2024.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Belden_Headshot_2024.jpg) | | [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") | [Chris Parnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Parnell "Chris Parnell") | [Spencer Grammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Grammer "Spencer Grammer") | [Sarah Chalke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Chalke "Sarah Chalke") | [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") | [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") | | [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez"), [Morty Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith"), additional voices (seasons 1–6) | [Jerry Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Smith_\(Rick_and_Morty\) "Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)") | [Summer Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Smith "Summer Smith") | [Beth Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Smith "Beth Smith"), [Space Beth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Smith "Beth Smith") | Rick Sanchez (season 7–present) | Morty Smith (season 7–present) | The show revolves around the adventures of the members of the Smith household, which consists of parents [Jerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Smith_\(Rick_and_Morty\) "Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)") and [Beth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Smith "Beth Smith"), their children [Summer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Smith "Summer Smith") and [Morty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith"), and Beth's father, [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez"), who lives with them as a guest. The family lives in a suburb outside of Seattle, Washington,[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-6) with the characters traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and Rick's flying saucer.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-7) Rick is an eccentric and alcoholic [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), who eschews many ordinary conventions such as school, marriage, love, and family.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-8) He frequently goes on adventures with his 14-year-old grandson, Morty, a kind-hearted but easily distressed boy, whose naĂŻve but grounded moral compass plays counterpoint to Rick's [Machiavellian](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Machiavellian "wikt:Machiavellian") ego.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-9)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-10) Morty's 17-year-old sister, Summer, is a more conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers and sometimes follows Rick and Morty on their adventures.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-11) The kids' mother, Beth, is a generally level-headed person and assertive force in the household, though self-conscious about her professional role as a horse surgeon. She is dissatisfied with her marriage to Jerry, a simple-minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-12) Different versions of the characters inhabit other dimensions throughout the show's [multiverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universes_in_fiction "Parallel universes in fiction") and their personal characteristics can vary from one reality to another.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-13) The show's original Rick identifies himself as "Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C-137", in reference to his original universe, but this does not apply to any other member of the Smith household.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-14) For instance, in the first-season episode "[Rick Potion \#9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Potion_No._9 "Rick Potion No. 9")", after turning the entire world population into monsters, Rick and Morty move to a different dimension, leaving the original Summer, Beth and Jerry behind.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-15) ## Episodes A medley of various series music tracks from *[MultiVersus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiVersus "MultiVersus")*. Main article: [List of *Rick and Morty* episodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | Season | Episodes | Originally released | | |---|---|---|---| | First released | Last released | | | | [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_1_\(2013%E2%80%9314\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 11 | December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02) | April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14) | | [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_2_\(2015\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) | October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | | [3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_3_\(2017\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-17) | October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) | | [4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_4_\(2019%E2%80%9320\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31) | | [5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_5_\(2021\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) | September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) | | [6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_6_\(2022\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) | December 11, 2022 (2022-12-11) | | [7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_7_\(2023\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) | December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17) | | [8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_8_\(2025\) "List of Rick and Morty episodes") | 10 | May 25, 2025 (2025-05-25) | July 27, 2025 (2025-07-27) | | [9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes#Season_9 "List of Rick and Morty episodes")[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Futon-18) | 10 | May 24, 2026 (2026-05-24) | July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26) | ## Production ### Development [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/250px-Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Justin_Roiland%2C_XOXO_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Justin_Roiland%2C_XOXO_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Roiland,_XOXO_2015_\(cropped\).jpg) Creators Dan Harmon (left) and Justin Roiland (right) *Rick and Morty* was created by [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") and [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon"). The duo first met at [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101"), a non-profit monthly short film festival in Los Angeles co-founded by Harmon.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) At Channel 101, participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot, and a live audience decides which pilots continue as a series. Roiland, then a producer on reality programming, began submitting content to the festival a year after its launch, in 2004. His pilots typically consisted of [shock value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_value "Shock value")—"sick and twisted" elements that received a confused reaction from the audience.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Nevertheless, Harmon took a liking to his humor and the two began collaborating. In 2006, Roiland was fired from working on a television series he regarded as creatively stifling, and funneled his creative energies into creating a webisode for Channel 101. The result was *The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti*, an animated short starring parodies of [Doc Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Brown "Emmett Brown") and [Marty McFly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_McFly "Marty McFly"), characters from the [*Back to the Future* film trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_\(franchise\) "Back to the Future (franchise)").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Czajkowski_2013-11-12-20) In the short, which Harmon would dub "a bastardization, a pornographic vandalization", Doc Smith urges Mharti to perform [oral sex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_sex "Oral sex") on him in order to go back in time.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) The audience reacted to it wildly, and Roiland began creating more shorts involving the characters, which soon evolved beyond his original intentions and their obvious origin within the film from which it was culled.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Harmon would later create and produce *[Community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_\(TV_series\) "Community (TV series)")*, an [NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC "NBC") sitcom,[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-23) while Roiland would work primarily in voice acting for [Disney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel "Disney Channel")'s *[Fish Hooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_Hooks "Fish Hooks")* and [Cartoon Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network "Cartoon Network")'s *[Adventure Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time "Adventure Time")*.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-24) In 2012, Harmon was briefly fired from *Community*. Adult Swim, searching for a more prime-time, "hit" show,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) shortly afterward approached Harmon, who initially viewed the channel as unfit for his style. He was also unfamiliar with animation and his process for creating television focused more heavily on dialogue, characters, and story.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Instead, he phoned Roiland to inquire if he had any ideas for an animated series. Roiland immediately brought up the idea of using the Doc and Mharti characters, renamed Rick and Morty.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) At first, Roiland wanted the show's run time to consist of one eleven-minute segment, but Adult Swim pushed for a half-hour program.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) Harmon felt the best way to extend the voices into a program would be to build a family around the characters, while Adult Swim development executive [Nick Weidenfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Weidenfeld "Nick Weidenfeld") suggested that Rick be Morty's grandfather. Having pitched multiple television programs that did not get off the ground, Roiland was initially very unreceptive to others attempting to give notes on his pitch.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) Prior to developing *Rick and Morty*, he had created three failed animated pilots for [Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company "Fox Broadcasting Company"), and he had begun to feel "burned out" with developing television.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) The first draft was completed in six hours on the [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") lot in Dan Harmon's unfurnished *Community* office.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonCommentary-26) The duo had worked out the basics of the story that day, sold the pilot, and then sat down to write.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RoilandCommentary-27) Roiland, while acknowledging a tendency for procrastination, encouraged Harmon to stay and write the entire first draft.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonCommentary-26) "We were sitting on the floor, cross-legged with laptops and I was about to get up and go home and he said, 'Wait, if you go home, it might take us three months to write this thing. Stay here right now and we can write it in six hours.' He just had a premonition about that," recalled Harmon.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) In the beginning, Adult Swim was unsure of Roiland doing both voices, partially due to the undeveloped nature of the character of Morty. Harmon wrote four short premises in which Morty took a more assertive role and sent it to [Mike Lazzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazzo "Mike Lazzo").[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonCommentary-26) For the first season, Adult Swim placed a tamer-than-usual [TV-14](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV-14 "TV-14") rating on the program, which was initially met with reluctance from the show's staff. The network's reason behind the rating was that it would soon begin broadcasting in prime-time, competing with major programs.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Many later episodes have received [TV-MA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV-MA "TV-MA") ratings, with the first being the episode "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate" in [season 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_2 "Rick and Morty season 2"). The theme song for *Rick and Morty* by Ryan Elder was originally used in a rejected Cartoon Network pilot Roiland made called "Dog World", which was referenced in the episode "[Lawnmower Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnmower_Dog "Lawnmower Dog")".[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RyanElderComposer-28) ### Writing [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/250px-Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg) Mike McMahan at 2019 [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con") Harmon has noted that the writers' room at the show's studio bears a striking resemblance to the one used for *Community*.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) In comparing the two, he noted that the writing staff of *Rick and Morty* was significantly smaller, and more "rough and tumble verbally".[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) The first season writing staff consisted of Roiland, Harmon, Tom Kauffman, Ryan Ridley, Wade Randolph, and Eric Acosta, while writer's assistant [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan") was also given writing credit. Described as a "very, very tiny little writers' room with a lot of heavy lifting from everybody," the show's writing staff, like many Adult Swim productions, is not unionized with the [Writers Guild of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America "Writers Guild of America"),[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) though in 2022 production staff at *Rick & Morty* filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board in a bid to join [The Animation Guild](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animation_Guild,_IATSE_Local_839 "The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-30) The writing staff first meets and discusses ideas, which evolve into a story.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Discussions often include anecdotes from personal life as well as thoughts on the science fiction genre.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) After breaking the story—which consists of developing its consistency and logical beginning, middle, and conclusion—a writer is assigned to create an outline. Roiland and Harmon do a "pass" on the outline, and from there the episode undergoes several more drafts. The final draft of the script is last approved by either of the co-creators.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Harmon has admitted that his perfectionism can sometimes be disruptive and cause writing schedule delays. For the most part, this was the reason why the third season of the show consisted of only 10 episodes instead of 14, as was initially intended.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-31)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-32) Many episodes are structured with use of a story circle, a Harmon creation based largely on [Joseph Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell "Joseph Campbell")'s [monomyth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth "Monomyth"), or The Hero's Journey. Its two-act structure places the [act break](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_structure "Act structure") at an odd location in the stages of the monomyth: after The Meeting with the Goddess, instead of Atonement with the Father.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonCommentary-26) Roiland has stated his and Harmon's intentions for the series to lack traditional [continuity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_\(fiction\) "Continuity (fiction)"), opting for discontinuous storylines "not bound by rules".[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-33) He has also confirmed that the writers avoid revisiting old [tropes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trope_\(literature\) "Trope (literature)") from the show's past, "in fear of that coming off as disingenuous fan service."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-34) In producing the series' first season, episodes were occasionally written out of order. For example, "Rick Potion \#9" was the second episode written for the series, but was instructed to be animated as the fifth, as it would make more sense within the series' continuity.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) ### Animation and voice recording Animation for the show is done using [Toon Boom Harmony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_Boom_Animation#Harmony "Toon Boom Animation"), a vector-based 2D [puppet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_animation "Cutout animation") software, which is a more economical option than traditional hand-drawn animation.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-35) The post-production work is done in [Adobe After Effects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_After_Effects "Adobe After Effects"), and background art is done in [Adobe Photoshop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop "Adobe Photoshop").[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-36) Production of animation was handled by [Bardel Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardel_Entertainment "Bardel Entertainment") in Vancouver, Canada for the first eighth seasons, [Mercury Filmworks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Filmworks "Mercury Filmworks") in Ottawa, Canada since the ninth season, and by Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny, Ireland since the seventh season.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-37)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-38) Roiland's cartooning style is heavily indebted to *The Simpsons*, a factor he acknowledged in a 2013 interview, while also comparing his style to that of [Pendleton Ward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_Ward "Pendleton Ward") (*[Adventure Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time "Adventure Time")*) and [J. G. Quintel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Quintel "J. G. Quintel") (*[Regular Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_Show "Regular Show")*): "You'll notice mouths are kind of similar and teeth are similar, but I think that's also a stylistic thing that ... all of us are kind of the same age, and we're all inspired by *The Simpsons* and all these other shows we're kind of subconsciously tapping into."[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) [John Kricfalusi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kricfalusi "John Kricfalusi")'s *[The Ren & Stimpy Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show "The Ren & Stimpy Show")* was another strong influence for *Rick and Morty*, which is why, according to Roiland, the small "w-shaped mouths" that the characters occasionally make is a reference to a similar expression that Ren frequently makes.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RoilandKricfalusi-39) Talking about the style guide the animators of the show have to follow, season three art director Jeffrey Thompson explained that the characters are often drawn with odd or asymmetrical features, in order to avoid looking "too normal to live in the *Rick and Morty* universe."[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-40) When recording dialogue, Roiland does a considerable amount of improvisation, in order to make the characters feel more natural.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-41) ### Roiland's firing In January 2023, it was reported that Roiland was charged with felony [domestic battery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_battery "Domestic battery") and [false imprisonment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_imprisonment "False imprisonment") in [Orange County, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_California "Orange County, California"), in connection with an alleged incident in January 2020 toward an unnamed woman he was reportedly dating at the time. A hearing was scheduled for April 27, 2023.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-42)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-43) Following the public revelation of the indictment, allegations were made against Roiland's personal conduct regarding his behavior to minors on social media.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-44) The same month, Adult Swim announced that they had cut ties with Roiland and fired him from the show stating that the seventh season's production would continue and that his roles would be recast.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-45)[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-46) In March 2023, the Orange County District Attorney's office dropped all criminal charges against Roiland due to insufficient evidence.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-47) During [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con") 2023, producer Steve Levy stated that Roiland's voice work will be replaced by "soundalikes" but there will otherwise be no changes in the characters.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-48) Adult Swim revealed the new voices of Rick and Morty with its seventh season trailer in September 2023, but the new actors were not announced until the season’s premiere in October.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-49) When the seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023, it was revealed that the new actors were [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") as Rick and [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") as Morty.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-50) ## Themes and analysis ### Comedic style The general formula of *Rick and Morty* consists of the juxtaposition of an extremely selfish, alcoholic grandfather dragging his grandson along for interdimensional adventures, intercut with domestic family drama.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) Co-creator [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") has described the series as a cross between [Matt Groening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening "Matt Groening")'s two shows *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* and *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")*, balancing family life with heavy science fiction.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) Comparisons have been drawn to *[House of Cosbys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cosbys "House of Cosbys")*, a show created by Justin Roiland, for having similar bits such as characters announcing themselves ([Mr. Meeseeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks "Mr. Meeseeks")/Curiosity Cosby).[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-51) The series is inspired by British-style storytelling, as opposed to traditional American family TV stories.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Harmon has stated that his inspiration behind much of the concept and humor for the series comes from various British television series, such as *[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_\(TV_series\) "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)")* and *[Doctor Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who "Doctor Who")*. He figures that the audience will only understand developments from Morty's point of view, but stated "we don't want to be the [companions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_\(Doctor_Who\) "Companion (Doctor Who)"). We want to hang out with [the Doctor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor_\(Doctor_Who\) "The Doctor (Doctor Who)"), we idolize the Doctor, but we don't think like him, and that's really interesting."[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Schwartz_2013-11-25-52) Occasionally, characters will acknowledge an episode's narrative or hint at the presence of a [fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "Fourth wall"), suggesting that they are aware of the fact that they are characters of a TV show. Thereunder, Troy Patterson of *[The New Yorker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker "The New Yorker")* notes that *Rick and Morty* "supplies an artful answer to the question of what follows [postmodernism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism "Postmodernism"): a decadent regurgitation of all its tropes, all at once, leavened by some humanistic wistfulness."[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-53) Sean Sebastian of *[Junkee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkee "Junkee")* says that the show can be both hilarious and deeply disturbing at the same time as it excels at the "intersection between big ideas, flippancy and wit."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Junkee_28-07-15-54) ### Philosophy The series addresses the insignificance of human existence as compared to the size of the universe, with no recognizable divine presence, as described by [Lovecraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft "H. P. Lovecraft")'s philosophy of [cosmicism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmicism "Cosmicism").[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-55) Genovesi (Bonn University) describes the series as exhibiting a [nihilistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilistic "Nihilistic") world-view.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-56) The characters of the show deal with cosmic horror and existential dread, either by asserting the utility of science over magic or by choosing a life in ignorant bliss.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-57) However, as Joachim Heijndermans of *Geeks* notes, none of them appear able to handle the [absurd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism "Absurdism") and chaotic nature of the universe, as Jerry gets by through [denial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial "Denial"), and Rick is a "depressed, substance-addicted, suicidal mess".[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-58) Harmon describes Rick as a [self-interested anarchist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualist_anarchism "Individualist anarchism"), who does not like being told what to do.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-59) He believes that the character's life on a larger scale has caused him [mental illness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_illness "Mental illness"),[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Schwartz_2013-11-25-52) and opines that "the knowledge that nothing matters—while accurate—gets you nowhere".[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-60) Mental illness is a theme that is drawn on several times throughout the show, one scene in particular has Rick's therapist deliver a fiery explanation of his fundamental immaturity.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-61)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-62) Matthew Bulger of *The Humanist* notes that the creators of the series are trying to communicate the message that we need to focus on human relationships and not preoccupy our minds with unanswerable questions, in order to find a sense of purpose and live a better life.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-63) Eric Armstrong of *The New Republic* notes that Morty represents the audience, as he is "mostly there to react to Rick's deranged schemes". The character is transformed by the truths he discovers during his interdimensional adventures with his grandfather. Rather than sinking into depression, Morty accepts these truths that empower him to value his own life.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-64) ## Release ### Broadcast In May 2012, Adult Swim unveiled its development slate that included a *Rick and Morty* [pilot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot "Television pilot") from Harmon and Roiland,[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-65) which was eventually picked up to series in October 2012, as one of the network's first primetime original shows.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-66) The first season premiered in December 2013 and concluded in April 2014. It comprised eleven episodes (including the pilot), and aired Mondays at 10:30 pm [ET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone "Eastern Time Zone")/[PT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone "Pacific Time Zone").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-67) Two months earlier, in February 2014, the show had been renewed for a second season, with the press release noting that *Rick and Morty* consistently outperformed direct competition in its time slot.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-68) Season two aired Sundays at 11:30 pm ET/PT, from July to October 2015, and comprised ten episodes.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-69) In an interview with *[The Hollywood Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter "The Hollywood Reporter")*, Roiland said that *Rick and Morty* will remain "a big priority above anything else" for him in the future, and expressed his intention to keep the show growing.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-70) Adult Swim renewed *Rick and Morty* for a third season in August 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-71) The two co-creators and executive producers expressed their delight at the series' popularity.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-72) The season premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of an [April Fools' Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day "April Fools' Day") prank. The remaining episodes began airing weekly almost four months later, continuing in the same time slot from season two, and the initial airing concluded in October 2017.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-73) Although it was originally intended for the season to consist of fourteen episodes, as a result of production delays it eventually comprised only ten.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-74) Following the conclusion of the show's third season, co-creators Harmon and Roiland wanted to have assurance that there would be many more seasons of *Rick and Morty* in the future, so that they would be able to focus on the show and minimize their involvement in other projects.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-75) Additionally, Harmon had expressed his wish for the upcoming fourth season to consist of more than ten episodes.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonSeason4-76) In May 2018, after prolonged contract negotiations, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-77)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-78) Roiland was confident that this big renewal deal would allow the creators to minimize the gaps between seasons to no more than a year,[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:0-79) as they would be able to schedule their time around the show and "keep the machine going."[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-80) In January 2023, it was confirmed that the long-term deal had renewed the series through to a tenth season.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-81) In January 2024, it was revealed that due to the recent [Writers Guild strike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike "2023 Writers Guild of America strike"), production was delayed and thus made it so the eighth season of the regular series would not be released until 2025, though an [anime series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_The_Anime "Rick and Morty: The Anime") would in 2024.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-82)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-83) At a [New York Comic Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Comic_Con "New York Comic Con") panel in 2024, it was announced that the series had been renewed for an additional two seasons, through a 12th season.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-84) In May 2019, the fourth season of *Rick and Morty* was announced to debut in November 2019.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-85) The fourth season consisted of ten episodes split across two airings.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-86) The first five episodes began airing on November 10, 2019,[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-87) while the remaining five episodes began airing on May 3, 2020.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-88) The sixth season premiered on September 4, 2022.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Season6Premiere-89) The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-90) The eighth season premiered on May 25, 2025.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-91) ### Streaming service and home media The show is available to watch in its entirety on [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") in a number of countries, while the first four seasons are available to stream in the United States on both [Hulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu "Hulu") and [HBO Max](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_Max "HBO Max").[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Inverse_04-14-17-92) Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim made a [livestream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming "Live streaming") [marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_\(media\) "Marathon (media)") of *Rick and Morty* available to watch on its official website in select regions,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-93) hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-94) In the United Kingdom, public-service broadcaster [Channel 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4 "Channel 4") outbid Netflix and began airing the series with season 4, which represents its first pickup by an international television channel.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-95) Season 4 was originally scheduled to premiere on Channel 4 in January 2020; viewer complaints resulted in the broadcaster moving the first episode forward to November 20 on [E4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E4_\(TV_channel\) "E4 (TV channel)").[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-96) In Canada, the series initially premiered on [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim_\(Canadian_TV_channel\) "Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)") on January 10, 2016.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-97) In [Quebec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec "Quebec"), it premiered on [TĂ©lĂ©toon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon "TĂ©lĂ©toon")'s [TĂ©lĂ©toon la nuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon_la_nuit "TĂ©lĂ©toon la nuit") block on May 18, 2018.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-98) The 10-episode third season, was released on DVD (2-disc set) and [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") (single BD-50 disc) on May 15, 2018. Special features include exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, "inside the episode", the origins of *Rick and Morty*, and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-99) Uncensored versions of the show are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes "ITunes") and [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com"), with the digital releases of each season containing bonus material.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Inverse_04-14-17-92) ## Reception ### Critical response | Season | [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") | [Metacritic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic "Metacritic") | |---|---|---| | [1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_1#Reception "Rick and Morty season 1") | 97% (29 reviews)[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-100) | 85 (8 reviews)[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-101) | | [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_2#Reception "Rick and Morty season 2") | 91% (117 reviews)[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-102) | —N/a | | [3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_3#Reception "Rick and Morty season 3") | 96% (175 reviews)[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-103) | —N/a | | [4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_4#Reception "Rick and Morty season 4") | 96% (107 reviews)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-104) | 84 (5 reviews)[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-105) | | [5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_5#Reception "Rick and Morty season 5") | 86% (100 reviews)[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-106) | 86 (5 reviews)[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-107) | | [6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_6#Reception "Rick and Morty season 6") | 91% (62 reviews)[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-108) | 86 (4 reviews)[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-109) | | [7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_7#Reception "Rick and Morty season 7") | 77% (13 reviews)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-110) | 73 (6 reviews)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-111) | | [8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_8#Reception "Rick and Morty season 8") | 93% (14 reviews)[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-112) | —N/a | *Rick and Morty* has been met with critical acclaim. It holds an average approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") for the entire series.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RottenTomatoes-113) David Weigand of *[San Francisco Chronicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle "San Francisco Chronicle")* described it as "offbeat and occasionally coarse... the take-away here is that it works". He praised the animation direction by James McDermott for being "fresh, colorful and as wacky as the script", and states that the series possesses "shades of *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")*, *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* and even *[Beetlejuice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice "Beetlejuice")*", ultimately opining that its humor felt "entirely original".[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Weigand_2013-11-26-114) [Neil Genzlinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Genzlinger "Neil Genzlinger") of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* praised the series and stated that it was "Grandparenting at its unhinged finest."[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Genzlinger_2013-12-01-115) In a review shortly after the second-season premiere, Sean Sebastian of *Junkee* said that although the crude animation and over-the-top voice acting might have discouraged some viewers from continuing to watch, *Rick and Morty* is "exceptionally well-made" and that "the more you dissect it, the more you find it has to say."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Junkee_28-07-15-54) Todd Spangler of *[Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_\(magazine\) "Variety (magazine)")* gave the series a lukewarm review; saying that though it "often seems 
 frenetic at the expense of being witty", it represents "a welcome attempt to dream just a little bigger".[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Spangler_2013-12-01-116) David Sims of *[The A.V. Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A.V._Club "The A.V. Club")* gave the series an "A−". In reviewing the first two episodes, he praised its "clean, simple style" of animation, and said the series has "a dark, sick sensibility". He praised its "effort to give each character a little bit of depth", and applauded Roiland's voice talent.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Sims_2013-12-02-117) ### Ratings *Rick and Morty* has been a ratings hit since season one,[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-118) with viewership doubling and tripling over their first six episodes.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-119) The third season ended with the best ratings in Adult Swim history,[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-120) an 81 percent increase in overall viewers over the second season.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Fortune_10-01-2017-121) According to a [Nielsen poll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_poll "Nielsen poll"), the third season was the most watched television comedy of adults between the ages of 18 and 24.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-122)[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-123) The president of Adult Swim said that *Rick and Morty* "goes beyond just appealing to [millennials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials "Millennials")," with statistics suggesting that people of every age tune in to the show.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Fortune_10-01-2017-121) The fourth season started relatively strong, with its premiere reaching 2.33 million viewers (the show's average is 2.51 million).[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-124) However, interest soon appeared to taper off after the network decided to split the season in half causing a steep drop in the season's second half—about a 40% drop in viewership from the third season.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-125) The fourth episode of the fourth season saw 1.62 million viewers, which was noted to not be impressive in its own right, but in that it showed consistent viewership especially when competing against shows like *[The Walking Dead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_\(TV_series\) "The Walking Dead (TV series)")* in the same time slot.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-126) The season five premiere episode was posted on YouTube and received 1.7 million views within the first 12 hours.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-127) The television premiere saw 1.9 million views.[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-128) The premiere of season six was shown on September 4, 2022, and saw the highest ratings in telecast for women aged 18 to 24 and 18 to 34 and non-sports telecast for male viewers age 18 to 24 and 18 to 34. The episode was also the number two most-viewed non-sports program overall for viewers age 18 to 49.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-129) ### Industry impact Several former *Rick and Morty* storyboard artists and crew members proceeded to develop their own shows or work on major new productions. Creator Justin Roiland and [showrunner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrunner "Showrunner") Mike McMahan have gone on to co-create *[Solar Opposites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Opposites "Solar Opposites")*, an animated sci-fi sitcom that has been frequently compared to *Rick and Morty*.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-130)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) McMahan also went on to create *[Star Trek: Lower Decks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Lower_Decks "Star Trek: Lower Decks")*. Writer [Michael Waldron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Waldron "Michael Waldron") would go on to write for *[Loki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_\(TV_series\) "Loki (TV series)")*, *[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange_in_the_Multiverse_of_Madness "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness")*, *[Avengers: Doomsday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Doomsday "Avengers: Doomsday")*, and *[Avengers: Secret Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Secret_Wars "Avengers: Secret Wars")* and has said that he and his colleagues are "cashing in on our 'Rick and Morty' street cred."[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) Show alumnus Jeff Loveness became a writer for *[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania")*.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) Erica Hayes, the show's storyboard writer and director,[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-132) went on to work for Netflix's *[Big Mouth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mouth_\(American_TV_series\) "Big Mouth (American TV series)")*.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-133)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-134) *[Gravity Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Falls "Gravity Falls")* creator [Alex Hirsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hirsch "Alex Hirsch"), who worked on the episode "[Big Trouble in Little Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Little_Sanchez "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez")", would become an executive producer of [*Inside Job*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Job_\(2021_TV_series\) "Inside Job (2021 TV series)"), another show that has had comparisons drawn to *Rick and Morty* for being similarly themed. [Pete Michels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Michels "Pete Michels"), director of over twenty *Rick and Morty* episodes, was also a director of two episodes of *Inside Job*.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-135)\[*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources "Wikipedia:Verifiability")*\] ### Awards and nominations | Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2014 | [IGN Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN_Awards "IGN Awards") | Best TV Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-136) | | 2015 | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Annie_Awards "42nd Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | Nominated | [\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-officialnoms-137) | | | IGN Awards | Best Animated Series | Won | [\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-138) | | | | 2017 | [Teen Choice Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Teen_Choice_Awards "2017 Teen Choice Awards") | [Choice Animated TV Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Choice_Award_for_Choice_Animated_Series "Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Series") | Nominated | [\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-139) | | | IGN Awards | TV series of the year | Nominated | [\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_TVSOTY-140) | | | | Best TV Episode | "[The Ricklantis Mixup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ricklantis_Mixup "The Ricklantis Mixup")" | Nominated | [\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BTVE-141) | | | | Best Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BAS-142) | | | | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BCS-143) | | | | | Best Comedic TV Performance | [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") | Won | [\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BCTVP-144) | | | | 2018 | [Critics' Choice Television Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards "8th Critics' Choice Television Awards") | [Best Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series") | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-145) | | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Annie_Awards "45th Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")" | Won | [\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-146) | | | [Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_for_Writing_in_an_Animated_Television/Broadcast_Production "Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production") | Ryan Ridley and Dan Guterman (for "[The Ricklantis Mixup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ricklantis_Mixup "The Ricklantis Mixup")") | Won | | | | | [Golden Reel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPSE_Golden_Reel_Awards "MPSE Golden Reel Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form | Hunter Curra, Kailand Reily, Andrew Twite, Joy Elett, Jeff Halbert, and Konrad Pinon (for "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")") | Nominated | [\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-147) | | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Saturn_Awards "44th Saturn Awards") | [Best Animated Series or Film on Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series_on_Television "Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television") | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-148) | | | [Teen Choice Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Teen_Choice_Awards "2018 Teen Choice Awards") | [Choice Animated TV Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Choice_Award_for_Choice_Animated_Series "Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Series") | Nominated | [\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-149) | | | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon"), [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland"), Delna Bhesania, Barry Ward, [Keith Crofford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Crofford "Keith Crofford"), [Mike Lazzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazzo "Mike Lazzo"), Ryan Ridley, [Dan Guterman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Guterman "Dan Guterman"), [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan"), Tom Kauffman, [Ollie Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie_Green "Ollie Green"), [J. Michael Mendel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Mendel "J. Michael Mendel"), [Jessica Gao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Gao "Jessica Gao"), [Wes Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Archer "Wes Archer"), Anthony Chun, and Nathan Litz (for "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")") | Won | [\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-150) | | | [Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Interactive_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program") | "[Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_Virtual_Rick-ality "Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality")" | Nominated | | | | | 2020 | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Mike McMahan, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Rick Mischel, Richard Grieve, Mike Lazzo, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Wes Archer, Michael Waldron, Nick Rutherford, Lee Harting, Ollie Green, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, [Jeff Loveness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Loveness "Jeff Loveness"), and Albro Lundy (for "[The Vat of Acid Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode "The Vat of Acid Episode")") | Won | | | 2021 | [Critics' Choice Super Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Critics%27_Choice_Super_Awards "1st Critics' Choice Super Awards") | Best Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-151) | | Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series | Justin Roiland | Nominated | | | | | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Annie_Awards "48th Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | *Rick and Morty* (for "[The Vat of Acid Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode "The Vat of Acid Episode")") | Nominated | [\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-152) | | | [American Cinema Editors Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Awards_2021 "American Cinema Editors Awards 2021") | [Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Award_for_Best_Edited_Animation_\(Non-Theatrical\) "American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)") | Lee Harting (for "[Rattlestar Ricklactica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlestar_Ricklactica "Rattlestar Ricklactica")") | Won | [\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-153) | | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_Saturn_Awards "46th Saturn Awards") | [Best Animated Series on Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series_on_Television "Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television") | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-154) | | | 2022 | [American Cinema Editors Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Awards_2022 "American Cinema Editors Awards 2022") | [Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Award_for_Best_Edited_Animation_\(Non-Theatrical\) "American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)") | Lee Harting (for "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion") | Nominated | [\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-155) | | [Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Hollywood_Critics_Association_TV_Awards "2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards") | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-156) | | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, Richard Grieve, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Jeff Loveness, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Anne Lane, Albro Lundy, Nick Rutherford, Steve Levy, Lee Harting, David Marshall, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for "[Mort Dinner Rick Andre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Dinner_Rick_Andre "Mort Dinner Rick Andre")") | Nominated | [\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-157) | | | [Artios Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Artios_Awards "38th Artios Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Series | Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee | Nominated | [\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-158) | | | 2023 | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_Annie_Awards "50th Annie Awards") | [Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | "[Night Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Family "Night Family")" | Nominated | [\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Annie2023-159) | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, [Heather Anne Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Anne_Campbell "Heather Anne Campbell"), Steve Levy, Albro Lundy, [Alex Rubens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rubens "Alex Rubens"), Nick Rutherford, James Siciliano, Rob Schrab, Sydney Ryan, Anne Lane, Deirdre Brenner, Lee Harting, Jonathan Roig, Monica Mitchell, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for "Night Family") | Nominated | [\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-160) | | | [The Astra Creative Arts TV Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Astra_Creative_Arts_TV_Awards "1st Astra Creative Arts TV Awards") | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-161) | | | 2024 | [Golden Reel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Reel_Awards_2023 "Golden Reel Awards 2023") | [Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Reel_Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_in_Sound_Editing_%E2%80%93_Sound_Effects,_Foley,_Music,_Dialogue_and_ADR_for_Short_Form_Animation_Broadcast_Media "Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Animation Broadcast Media") | Hunter Curra, James A. Moore, Corbin Bumeter, and Ricardo Watson (for "Unmortricken") | Nominated | [\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-162) | | 2025 | [Artios Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40th_Artios_Awards "40th Artios Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Program for Television | Robert McGee, Ruth Lambert, and Sara Jane Sherman | Nominated | [\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-163) | ## Other media and products Main article: [*Rick and Morty* (franchise)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)") *Rick and Morty* is part of a wider merchandising franchise.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-164) ### Possible feature film Show creator Justin Roiland said in 2019 that he would love to make an [R-rated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system#R-rated "Motion Picture Association film rating system") *Rick and Morty* [feature film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film "Feature film").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-165) In June 2021, producer Scott Marder confirmed that the creators and crew hope to eventually produce a feature film, with Roiland stating that it is more a question of "when", rather than "if".[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-166) In 2022, American filmmaker [Zack Snyder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder "Zack Snyder") expressed interest in directing a *Rick and Morty* science fiction movie.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-167) ### Spin-off series On May 20, 2021, Adult Swim announced a short [spin-off](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_\(media\) "Spin-off (media)") series centred on the [Vindicators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vindicators "The Vindicators") team (Supernova, Vance Maxiumus, Alan Rails, Crocubot and Noob Noob) previously seen on the episode, "[Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindicators_3:_The_Return_of_Worldender "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender")" to be in development, alongside spin-offs from other Adult Swim shows like *[Aqua Teen Hunger Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force "Aqua Teen Hunger Force")*, *[Robot Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken "Robot Chicken")*, and *[Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Pretty_Face_Is_Going_to_Hell "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell")*. The 10-episode series, *Vindicators 2* was released in July 2022.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-168)[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-169) On May 18, 2022, Adult Swim announced there would be a full spin-off series based on the anime shorts, *[Rick and Morty: The Anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_The_Anime "Rick and Morty: The Anime")*, directed by Takashi Sano.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-170) On July 25, 2025, a [spin-off series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Curtis_\(TV_series\) "President Curtis (TV series)") focusing on [President Curtis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_President_\(Rick_and_Morty\) "The President (Rick and Morty)") was announced at [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con").[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-171) ### Cameos #### Film Rick and Morty, both voiced by Roiland, have a [cameo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance "Cameo appearance") in 2021's *[Space Jam: A New Legacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy "Space Jam: A New Legacy")*, as they claim to have experimented on the [Tasmanian Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil_\(Looney_Tunes\) "Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)") but say they were disgusted by the results; thus, they voluntarily give him back to [LeBron James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James "LeBron James") and the [Looney Tunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes "Looney Tunes") by dropping him on their rocket's windshield.[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-172) #### Television Rick and Morty were featured in the [couch gag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch_gag "Couch gag") at the beginning of "[Mathlete's Feat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathlete%27s_Feat "Mathlete's Feat")", the final episode of the [twenty-sixth season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_26 "The Simpsons season 26") of *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")*. Said opening involved Rick accidentally killing the family when he crash-lands into their living room causing Morty to go on a mission to bring them back to life.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-173) ### Comics Main article: [*Rick and Morty* (comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(comics\) "Rick and Morty (comics)") On April 1, 2015, a *Rick and Morty* comic book adaptation debuted with its first monthly issue, entitled "BAM!"[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-comicbookdb-174) The series was initially written by Zac Gorman and illustrated by CJ Cannon.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Comicbook-175) Artist [Tom Fowler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fowler_\(cartoonist\) "Tom Fowler (cartoonist)") wrote a multi-issue story arc that began in March 2016.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-176) Using the television series' established premise of alternate timelines, the first two volumes of the comic book expressly features the Rick and Morty (and supporting cast) of a different timeline, allowing the comics to tell stories without conflicting with the [canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_\(fiction\) "Canon (fiction)") of the show.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-177) From the third volume onwards, with the departure of Gorman as writer and his replacement with [Kyle Starks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Starks "Kyle Starks"), the series switched focus to display the off-screen adventures of the specific Rick and Morty of the television series, keeping in the canon of the show, with the Ricks and Mortys of different timelines forming the basis for backup stories.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:60-178) On August 29, 2018, a four-issue crossover comic with the fantasy tabletop role-playing game *[Dungeons & Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons "Dungeons & Dragons")* was released. The series titled *[Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_\(IDW_Publishing\)#Crossovers "Dungeons & Dragons (IDW Publishing)")* is co-written by [Jim Zub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Zub "Jim Zub") and [Patrick Rothfuss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Rothfuss "Patrick Rothfuss"), and art by [Troy Little](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Little "Troy Little").[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-179) A sequel mini-series, titled *Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape,* was published in September 2018.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-180) It was written by Jim Zub and Sarah Stern with art by Troy Little.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-181) The *Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition*, by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" [Eisner Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Award "Eisner Award").[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-182) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg/250px-McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg) McDonald's chicken nuggets and original [szechuan sauce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szechuan_sauce_\(McDonald%27s\) "Szechuan sauce (McDonald's)") ### Product tie-ins [McDonald's Szechuan Sauce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szechuan_sauce_\(McDonald%27s\) "Szechuan sauce (McDonald's)") returned to their menu nearly twenty years later after being referenced numerous times in "[The Rickshank Rickdemption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rickshank_Rickdemption "The Rickshank Rickdemption")", the [Season 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_3 "Rick and Morty season 3") premiere.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-183) The sauce was announced to return to all McDonald's stores on February 26, 2018 due to popular demand from *Rick and Morty* fans.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-184) On March 31, 2022, it once again returned to stores, featured as an app-only exclusive until April 4.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-185)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-186) Adult Swim and [Wendy's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy%27s "Wendy's") have collaborated to create commercials featuring the titular duo.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-187)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-188) They have also created Morty themed food trucks and restaurants.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-189)[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-190) In 2022, Wendy's offered *Rick and Morty*\-inspired combo meals exclusively on [Uber Eats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Eats "Uber Eats") and brought back their "Portal Time Lemon Lime" soft drink to promote the series' sixth season.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-191) The promotion also featured a giveaway of *Rick and Morty* merchandise.[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-192) Adult Swim released a promotional video advertising *[Death Stranding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Stranding "Death Stranding")*. 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Simpsons")* (2011) *[Robot Chicken DC Comics Special](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken_DC_Comics_Special "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special")* (2012) *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")* (2013) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* (2014) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* (2015) *[Bob's Burgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers "Bob's Burgers")* (2016) *[Rick and Morty]()* (2017) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2018) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2019) *[Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_\(TV_series\) "Primal (TV series)")* (2020) *[Arcane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_\(TV_series\) "Arcane (TV series)")* (2021) *[Bob's Burgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers "Bob's Burgers")* (2022) *[Blue Eye Samurai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Eye_Samurai "Blue Eye Samurai")* (2023) *[Bob's Burgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers "Bob's Burgers")* (2024) *[Common Side Effects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Side_Effects "Common Side Effects")* (2025) | | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Template:Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Template talk:Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Special:EditPage/Template:Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series")[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series") | | | *[Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(2009_TV_series\) "Archer (2009 TV series)")* (2011) *[Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(2009_TV_series\) "Archer (2009 TV series)")* (2012) *[Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(2009_TV_series\) "Archer (2009 TV series)")* (2013) *[Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(2009_TV_series\) "Archer (2009 TV series)")* (2014) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2015) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2016) *[Rick and Morty]()* (2017) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2018) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2019) *[BoJack Horseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman "BoJack Horseman")* (2020) *[What If...?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_If...%3F_\(TV_series\) "What If...? (TV series)")* (2021) *[Harley Quinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn_\(TV_series\) "Harley Quinn (TV series)")* (2022) *[Scott Pilgrim Takes Off](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_Takes_Off "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off")* (2023) *[X-Men '97](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_%2797 "X-Men '97")* (2024) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* (2025) | | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Template:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Template talk:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Special:EditPage/Template:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program")[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | | | 1970s | *[Halloween Is Grinch Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night "Halloween Is Grinch Night")* (1978) *[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe_\(1979_film\) "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film)")* (1979) | | 1980s | *[Carlton Your Doorman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Your_Doorman "Carlton Your Doorman")* (1980) *[Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_a_Circus,_Charlie_Brown "Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown")* (1981) *[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat")* (1982) *[Ziggy's Gift](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy%27s_Gift "Ziggy's Gift")* (1983) *[Garfield on the Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_on_the_Town "Garfield on the Town")* (1984) *[Garfield in the Rough](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_in_the_Rough "Garfield in the Rough")* (1985) *[Garfield's Halloween Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield%27s_Halloween_Adventure "Garfield's Halloween Adventure")* (1986) *[Cathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_\(TV_special\) "Cathy (TV special)")* (1987) *[A Claymation Christmas Celebration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Claymation_Christmas_Celebration "A Claymation Christmas Celebration")* (1988) *[Garfield's Babes and Bullets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield%27s_Babes_and_Bullets "Garfield's Babes and Bullets")* (1989) | | 1990s | *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Life on the Fast Lane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Fast_Lane "Life on the Fast Lane")") (1990) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_vs._Lisa_and_the_8th_Commandment "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment")") (1991) *[Claymation Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymation_Easter "Claymation Easter")* (1992) *[Batman: The Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series "Batman: The Animated Series")* ("[Robin's Reckoning: Part I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%27s_Reckoning "Robin's Reckoning")") (1993) *The Roman City* (1994) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Lisa's Wedding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%27s_Wedding "Lisa's Wedding")") (1995) *[Pinky and the Brain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain "Pinky and the Brain")* ("[A Pinky and the Brain Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pinky_and_the_Brain_Christmas "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas")") (1996) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Homer's Phobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer%27s_Phobia "Homer's Phobia")") (1997) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Trash of the Titans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_of_the_Titans "Trash of the Titans")") (1998) *[King of the Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill "King of the Hill")* ("[And They Call It Bobby Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_They_Call_It_Bobby_Love "And They Call It Bobby Love")") / *[Todd McFarlane's Spawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McFarlane%27s_Spawn "Todd McFarlane's Spawn")* (1999) | | 2000s | | | | | | Program (Less Than One Hour) | *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Behind the Laughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Laughter "Behind the Laughter")") (2000) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[HOMR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOMR "HOMR")") (2001) *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")* ("[Roswell That Ends Well](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_That_Ends_Well "Roswell That Ends Well")") (2002) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Three Gays of the Condo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gays_of_the_Condo "Three Gays of the Condo")") (2003) *[Samurai Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack "Samurai Jack")* ("The Birth of Evil") (2004) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* ("[Best Friends Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Friends_Forever_\(South_Park\) "Best Friends Forever (South Park)")") (2005) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seemingly_Never-Ending_Story "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story")") (2006) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* ("[Make Love, Not Warcraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft "Make Love, Not Warcraft")") (2007) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Moonshine_of_the_Simpson_Mind "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind")") (2008) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* ("[Margaritaville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaritaville_\(South_Park\) "Margaritaville (South Park)")") (2009) | | Program (One Hour or More) | *[Walking with Dinosaurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_with_Dinosaurs "Walking with Dinosaurs")* (2000) *[Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Big_Al "The Ballad of Big Al")* (2001) *[Walking with Prehistoric Beasts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_with_Beasts "Walking with Beasts")* (2002) *[Chased by Dinosaurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Giants_/_The_Giant_Claw "Land of Giants / The Giant Claw")* (2003) *[Star Wars: Clone Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars "Star Wars: Clone Wars")* (Volume 1: Chapters 1-20) (2004) *[Star Wars: Clone Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars "Star Wars: Clone Wars")* (Volume 2: Chapters 21-25) (2005) *[Before the Dinosaurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_with_Monsters "Walking with Monsters")* (2006) *[Camp Lazlo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lazlo "Camp Lazlo")* ("[Where's Lazlo?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lazlo:_Where%27s_Lazlo%3F "Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?")") (2007) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* ([*Imaginationland: The Movie*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginationland_Episode_I#Imaginationland:_The_Movie "Imaginationland Episode I")) (2008) *[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster%27s_Home_for_Imaginary_Friends "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends")* ("[Destination: Imagination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination:_Imagination "Destination: Imagination")") (2009) | | 2010s | *[Prep & Landing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prep_%26_Landing "Prep & Landing")* (2010) *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")* ("[The Late Philip J. Fry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Philip_J._Fry "The Late Philip J. Fry")") (2011) *[The Penguins of Madagascar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguins_of_Madagascar "The Penguins of Madagascar")* ("[The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguins_of_Madagascar_\(season_2\)#ep99 "The Penguins of Madagascar (season 2)")") (2012) *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* ("[Raising the Bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Bar_\(South_Park\) "Raising the Bar (South Park)")") (2013) *[Bob's Burgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers "Bob's Burgers")* ("[Mazel-Tina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel-Tina "Mazel-Tina")") (2014) *[Over the Garden Wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Garden_Wall "Over the Garden Wall")* (2015) *[Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(2009_TV_series\) "Archer (2009 TV series)")* ("[The Figgis Agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_\(season_7\)#ep76 "Archer (season 7)")") (2016) *[Bob's Burgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers "Bob's Burgers")* ("[Bob Actually](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Actually "Bob Actually")") (2017) *[Rick and Morty]()* ("[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")") (2018) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Mad About the Toy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_About_the_Toy "Mad About the Toy")") (2019) | | 2020s | *[Rick and Morty]()* ("[The Vat of Acid Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode "The Vat of Acid Episode")") (2020) *[Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_\(TV_series\) "Primal (TV series)")* ("[Plague of Madness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Madness "Plague of Madness")") (2021) *[Arcane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_\(TV_series\) "Arcane (TV series)")* ("When These Walls Come Tumbling Down") (2022) *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* ("[Treehouse of Horror XXXIII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXIII "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII")") (2023) *[Blue Eye Samurai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Eye_Samurai "Blue Eye Samurai")* ("The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride") (2024) *[Arcane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_\(TV_series\) "Arcane (TV series)")* ("The Dirt Under Your Nails") (2025) | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Justin_Roiland "Template:Justin Roiland") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Justin_Roiland "Template talk:Justin Roiland") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Justin_Roiland "Special:EditPage/Template:Justin Roiland")[Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") | | |---|---| | TV series created | *[House of Cosbys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cosbys "House of Cosbys")* (2005) *[Rick and Morty]()* (2013–2022) *[Solar Opposites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Opposites "Solar Opposites")* (2020–2022) | | Video games | *[Accounting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting_\(video_game\) "Accounting (video game)")* (2016) *[Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_Virtual_Rick-ality "Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality")* (2017) *[Trover Saves the Universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trover_Saves_the_Universe "Trover Saves the Universe")* (2019) *[High on Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_on_Life_\(video_game\) "High on Life (video game)")* (2022) | | Characters | [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez") [Morty Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith") [Mr. Meeseeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks "Mr. Meeseeks") | | Related | [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101") [Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland%27s_Solo_Vanity_Card_Productions! "Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!") [Squanch Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squanch_Games "Squanch Games") [*Rick and Morty* franchise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)") (2013–2022) | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Dan_Harmon "Template:Dan Harmon") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Dan_Harmon "Template talk:Dan Harmon") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Dan_Harmon "Special:EditPage/Template:Dan Harmon")[Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") | | |---|---| | TV series created | *[Heat Vision and Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_Vision_and_Jack "Heat Vision and Jack")* (1999) *[The Sarah Silverman Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarah_Silverman_Program "The Sarah Silverman Program")* (2007–2010) *[Acceptable.TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptable.TV "Acceptable.TV")* (2007) *[Community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_\(TV_series\) "Community (TV series)")* (2009–2015) *[Rick and Morty]()* (2013–present) *[Great Minds with Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Minds_with_Dan_Harmon "Great Minds with Dan Harmon")* (2016) *[HarmonQuest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonQuest "HarmonQuest")* (2016–2019) *[Strange Planet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Planet_\(TV_series\) "Strange Planet (TV series)")* (2023) *[Krapopolis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapopolis "Krapopolis")* (2023–present) *[President Curtis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Curtis_\(TV_series\) "President Curtis (TV series)")* (TBA) | | Films written | *[Monster House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_House_\(film\) "Monster House (film)")* (2006) | | Related | [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101") *[Harmontown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmontown "Harmontown")* ([film](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harmontown_\(2014_documentary\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Harmontown (2014 documentary) (page does not exist)")) [*Rick and Morty* franchise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)") [Starburns Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburns_Industries "Starburns Industries") | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Adult_Swim_original_programming "Template:Adult Swim original programming") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Adult_Swim_original_programming "Template talk:Adult Swim original programming") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Adult_Swim_original_programming "Special:EditPage/Template:Adult Swim original programming")[Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim "Adult Swim") [original programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Adult_Swim "List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim") | | |---|---| | Current | *[Robot Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken "Robot Chicken")* (since 2005) *[Off the Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_the_Air_\(TV_series\) "Off the Air (TV series)")* (since 2011) *[Rick and Morty]()* (since 2013) *[Primal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_\(TV_series\) "Primal (TV series)")* (since 2019) *[Smiling Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiling_Friends "Smiling Friends")* (since 2022) *[My Adventures with Superman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Adventures_with_Superman "My Adventures with Superman")* (since 2023) *[Ninja Kamui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Kamui "Ninja Kamui")* (since 2024) *[Common Side Effects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Side_Effects "Common Side Effects")* (since 2025) *[Oh My God... Yes\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_God..._Yes! "Oh My God... Yes!")* (since 2025) *[Lazarus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_\(Japanese_TV_series\) "Lazarus (Japanese TV series)")* (since 2025) *[Women Wearing Shoulder Pads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Wearing_Shoulder_Pads "Women Wearing Shoulder Pads")* (since 2025) *[Haha, You Clowns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haha,_You_Clowns "Haha, You Clowns")* (since 2025) *[Rooster Fighter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Fighter "Rooster Fighter")* (since 2026) | | Former | | | | | | 2000s debuts | *[12 oz. Mouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_oz._Mouse "12 oz. Mouse")* (2005–06; 2018; 2020) *[Aqua Teen Hunger Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force "Aqua Teen Hunger Force")* ([alternate titles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force#Alternate_titles "Aqua Teen Hunger Force")) (2000–2015; 2023) *[Assy McGee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assy_McGee "Assy McGee")* (2006–08) *[Baby Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Blues_\(American_TV_series\) "Baby Blues (American TV series)")* (2002) *[The Boondocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_\(TV_series\) "The Boondocks (TV series)")* (2005–14) *[The Brak Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brak_Show "The Brak Show")* (2001–03) *[Delocated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delocated "Delocated")* (2009–13) *[The Drinky Crow Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drinky_Crow_Show "The Drinky Crow Show")* (2008–09) *[Fat Guy Stuck in Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Guy_Stuck_in_Internet "Fat Guy Stuck in Internet")* (2008) *[Frisky Dingo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisky_Dingo "Frisky Dingo")* (2006–08) *[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Birdman,_Attorney_at_Law "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law")* (2001–07; 2018) *[Home Movies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Movies_\(TV_series\) "Home Movies (TV series)")* (2001–04) *[Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy,_the_Daughter_of_the_Devil "Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil")* (2005–07) *[Metalocalypse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalocalypse "Metalocalypse")* (2006–13) *[Minoriteam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoriteam "Minoriteam")* (2006) *[Mission Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Hill_\(TV_series\) "Mission Hill (TV series)")* (2002) *[Moral Orel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Orel "Moral Orel")* (2005–08; 2012) *[The Oblongs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oblongs "The Oblongs")* (2002) *[Perfect Hair Forever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Hair_Forever "Perfect Hair Forever")* (2004–07; 2014) *[Saul of the Mole Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_of_the_Mole_Men "Saul of the Mole Men")* (2007) *[Sealab 2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealab_2021 "Sealab 2021")* (2001–05) *[Space Ghost Coast to Coast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Ghost_Coast_to_Coast "Space Ghost Coast to Coast")* (2001–04) *[Squidbillies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squidbillies "Squidbillies")* (2005–21) *[Stroker & Hoop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroker_%26_Hoop "Stroker & Hoop")* (2004–05) *[Superjail\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superjail! "Superjail!")* (2008–14) *[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_and_Eric_Awesome_Show,_Great_Job! "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!")* (2007–10; 2017) *[Titan Maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_Maximum "Titan Maximum")* (2009) *[Tom Goes to the Mayor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Goes_to_the_Mayor "Tom Goes to the Mayor")* (2004–06) *[The Venture Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venture_Bros. 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| *Rick and Morty* | | |---|---| | [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Rick_and_Morty.svg/250px-Rick_and_Morty.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rick_and_Morty.svg) | | | Genre | [Adult animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_animation "Adult animation") [Animated sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") [Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_fiction "Adventure fiction") [Black comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy "Black comedy") [Satire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire "Satire")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Chand-1) [Science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_on_television "Science fiction on television") [Surreal comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_comedy "Surreal comedy") | | Created by | [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") | | Showrunners | Dan Harmon (seasons 1–3) Justin Roiland (seasons 1–3) [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan") (season 4)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-3) Scott Marder (season 5–present)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-4) | | Voices of | Justin Roiland [Chris Parnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Parnell "Chris Parnell") [Spencer Grammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Grammer "Spencer Grammer") [Sarah Chalke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Chalke "Sarah Chalke") [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") | | Composer | Ryan Elder | | Country of origin | United States | | Original language | English | | No. of seasons | 8 | | No. of episodes | 81 ([list of episodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rick_and_Morty_episodes "List of Rick and Morty episodes")) | | Production | | | Executive producers | Dan Harmon Justin Roiland James A. Fino (seasons 1–2) Joe Russo II (seasons 1–2) Mike McMahan (season 4) Scott Marder (season 5–present) Steve Levy (season 7–present) Albro Lundy (season 7–present) James Siciliano (season 7–present) Monica Mitchell (season 8–present) | | Producers | Kenny Micka (pilot) [J. Michael Mendel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Mendel "J. Michael Mendel") (seasons 1–5) Sydney Ryan (seasons 5–6) Deirdre Brenner (season 7–present) | | Running time | 22 minutes | | Production companies | [Williams Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_Street "Williams Street") [Harmonious Claptrap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") [Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland%27s_Solo_Vanity_Card_Productions! "Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!") [Starburns Industries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburns_Industries "Starburns Industries") (seasons 1–2) Rick and Morty, LLC. (seasons 2–3)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-5) Green Portal Productions (seasons 4–5) | | Original release | | | Network | [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim "Adult Swim") | | Release | December 2, 2013 – present | ***Rick and Morty*** is an American [adult animated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_animation "Adult animation") [science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction") [sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_sitcom "Animated sitcom") created by [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") and [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") for [Cartoon Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network "Cartoon Network")'s nighttime programming block [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim "Adult Swim"). The series follows the misadventures of [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez"), a cynical [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), and his good-hearted but fretful grandson [Morty Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith"), who split their time between domestic life and [interdimensional](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_hypothesis "Interdimensional hypothesis") adventures that take place across an infinite number of realities, often traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and on Rick's [flying saucer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_saucer "Flying saucer"). The general concept of *Rick and Morty* relies on two conflicting scenarios: domestic family drama and a [misanthropic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy "Misanthropy") grandfather dragging his grandson into [hijinks](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/high_jinks#Noun "wikt:high jinks"). Roiland initially voiced Morty and Rick with [Chris Parnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Parnell "Chris Parnell") as Jerry, [Spencer Grammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Grammer "Spencer Grammer") as Summer and [Sarah Chalke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Chalke "Sarah Chalke") as Beth also star. The series originated from an animated [short](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_film "Short film") [parody film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film "Parody film") of *[Back to the Future](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future "Back to the Future")* created by Roiland for [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101"), a short film festival Harmon co-founded. A [seventh season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_7 "Rick and Morty season 7") was confirmed as part of a long-term deal with Cartoon Network that ordered 70 new episodes, and by 2024 renewed the series through a twelfth season. Adult Swim cut ties with Roiland in 2023 amid allegations of domestic abuse and recast his roles with [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") and [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") taking over beginning with the seventh season premiering in October 2023. Since its debut, the series has received critical acclaim for its writing, originality, creativity, and humor. It has been nominated for three [Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") and won the award in 2018 and 2020. The series has also received two [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Awards "Annie Awards"). At times, the series has been the most viewed television comedy for adults between 18 and 24. The popularity of *Rick and Morty* has made it a hundred-million dollar [merchandising and media franchise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_\(franchise\) "Rick and Morty (franchise)"). Premise and main characters The show revolves around the adventures of the members of the Smith household, which consists of parents [Jerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Smith_\(Rick_and_Morty\) "Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty)") and [Beth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Smith "Beth Smith"), their children [Summer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Smith "Summer Smith") and [Morty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morty_Smith "Morty Smith"), and Beth's father, [Rick Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez "Rick Sanchez"), who lives with them as a guest. The family lives in a suburb outside of Seattle, Washington,[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-6) with the characters traveling to other planets and dimensions through portals and Rick's flying saucer.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-7) Rick is an eccentric and alcoholic [mad scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scientist "Mad scientist"), who eschews many ordinary conventions such as school, marriage, love, and family.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-8) He frequently goes on adventures with his 14-year-old grandson, Morty, a kind-hearted but easily distressed boy, whose naĂŻve but grounded moral compass plays counterpoint to Rick's [Machiavellian](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Machiavellian "wikt:Machiavellian") ego.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-9)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-10) Morty's 17-year-old sister, Summer, is a more conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers and sometimes follows Rick and Morty on their adventures.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-11) The kids' mother, Beth, is a generally level-headed person and assertive force in the household, though self-conscious about her professional role as a horse surgeon. She is dissatisfied with her marriage to Jerry, a simple-minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-12) Different versions of the characters inhabit other dimensions throughout the show's [multiverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universes_in_fiction "Parallel universes in fiction") and their personal characteristics can vary from one reality to another.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-13) The show's original Rick identifies himself as "Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C-137", in reference to his original universe, but this does not apply to any other member of the Smith household.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-14) For instance, in the first-season episode "[Rick Potion \#9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Potion_No._9 "Rick Potion No. 9")", after turning the entire world population into monsters, Rick and Morty move to a different dimension, leaving the original Summer, Beth and Jerry behind.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-15) Episodes A medley of various series music tracks from *[MultiVersus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiVersus "MultiVersus")*. Production Development [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/250px-Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Harmon_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Justin_Roiland%2C_XOXO_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Justin_Roiland%2C_XOXO_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Roiland,_XOXO_2015_\(cropped\).jpg) Creators Dan Harmon (left) and Justin Roiland (right) *Rick and Morty* was created by [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") and [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon"). The duo first met at [Channel 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_101 "Channel 101"), a non-profit monthly short film festival in Los Angeles co-founded by Harmon.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) At Channel 101, participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot, and a live audience decides which pilots continue as a series. Roiland, then a producer on reality programming, began submitting content to the festival a year after its launch, in 2004. His pilots typically consisted of [shock value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_value "Shock value")—"sick and twisted" elements that received a confused reaction from the audience.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Nevertheless, Harmon took a liking to his humor and the two began collaborating. In 2006, Roiland was fired from working on a television series he regarded as creatively stifling, and funneled his creative energies into creating a webisode for Channel 101. The result was *The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti*, an animated short starring parodies of [Doc Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Brown "Emmett Brown") and [Marty McFly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_McFly "Marty McFly"), characters from the [*Back to the Future* film trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_\(franchise\) "Back to the Future (franchise)").[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Czajkowski_2013-11-12-20) In the short, which Harmon would dub "a bastardization, a pornographic vandalization", Doc Smith urges Mharti to perform [oral sex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_sex "Oral sex") on him in order to go back in time.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) The audience reacted to it wildly, and Roiland began creating more shorts involving the characters, which soon evolved beyond his original intentions and their obvious origin within the film from which it was culled.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Harmon would later create and produce *[Community](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_\(TV_series\) "Community (TV series)")*, an [NBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC "NBC") sitcom,[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-23) while Roiland would work primarily in voice acting for [Disney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel "Disney Channel")'s *[Fish Hooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_Hooks "Fish Hooks")* and [Cartoon Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network "Cartoon Network")'s *[Adventure Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time "Adventure Time")*.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-24) In 2012, Harmon was briefly fired from *Community*. Adult Swim, searching for a more prime-time, "hit" show,[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) shortly afterward approached Harmon, who initially viewed the channel as unfit for his style. He was also unfamiliar with animation and his process for creating television focused more heavily on dialogue, characters, and story.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Instead, he phoned Roiland to inquire if he had any ideas for an animated series. Roiland immediately brought up the idea of using the Doc and Mharti characters, renamed Rick and Morty.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) At first, Roiland wanted the show's run time to consist of one eleven-minute segment, but Adult Swim pushed for a half-hour program.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) Harmon felt the best way to extend the voices into a program would be to build a family around the characters, while Adult Swim development executive [Nick Weidenfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Weidenfeld "Nick Weidenfeld") suggested that Rick be Morty's grandfather. Having pitched multiple television programs that did not get off the ground, Roiland was initially very unreceptive to others attempting to give notes on his pitch.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21) Prior to developing *Rick and Morty*, he had created three failed animated pilots for [Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company "Fox Broadcasting Company"), and he had begun to feel "burned out" with developing television.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) The first draft was completed in six hours on the [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") lot in Dan Harmon's unfurnished *Community* office. The duo had worked out the basics of the story that day, sold the pilot, and then sat down to write.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RoilandCommentary-27) Roiland, while acknowledging a tendency for procrastination, encouraged Harmon to stay and write the entire first draft. "We were sitting on the floor, cross-legged with laptops and I was about to get up and go home and he said, 'Wait, if you go home, it might take us three months to write this thing. Stay here right now and we can write it in six hours.' He just had a premonition about that," recalled Harmon.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) In the beginning, Adult Swim was unsure of Roiland doing both voices, partially due to the undeveloped nature of the character of Morty. Harmon wrote four short premises in which Morty took a more assertive role and sent it to [Mike Lazzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazzo "Mike Lazzo"). For the first season, Adult Swim placed a tamer-than-usual [TV-14](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV-14 "TV-14") rating on the program, which was initially met with reluctance from the show's staff. The network's reason behind the rating was that it would soon begin broadcasting in prime-time, competing with major programs.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) Many later episodes have received [TV-MA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV-MA "TV-MA") ratings, with the first being the episode "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate" in [season 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_2 "Rick and Morty season 2"). The theme song for *Rick and Morty* by Ryan Elder was originally used in a rejected Cartoon Network pilot Roiland made called "Dog World", which was referenced in the episode "[Lawnmower Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnmower_Dog "Lawnmower Dog")".[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RyanElderComposer-28) Writing [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/250px-Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_McMahan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg) Mike McMahan at 2019 [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con") Harmon has noted that the writers' room at the show's studio bears a striking resemblance to the one used for *Community*.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) In comparing the two, he noted that the writing staff of *Rick and Morty* was significantly smaller, and more "rough and tumble verbally".[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) The first season writing staff consisted of Roiland, Harmon, Tom Kauffman, Ryan Ridley, Wade Randolph, and Eric Acosta, while writer's assistant [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan") was also given writing credit. Described as a "very, very tiny little writers' room with a lot of heavy lifting from everybody," the show's writing staff, like many Adult Swim productions, is not unionized with the [Writers Guild of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America "Writers Guild of America"),[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) though in 2022 production staff at *Rick & Morty* filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board in a bid to join [The Animation Guild](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animation_Guild,_IATSE_Local_839 "The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-30) The writing staff first meets and discusses ideas, which evolve into a story.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Discussions often include anecdotes from personal life as well as thoughts on the science fiction genre.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-lat-22) After breaking the story—which consists of developing its consistency and logical beginning, middle, and conclusion—a writer is assigned to create an outline. Roiland and Harmon do a "pass" on the outline, and from there the episode undergoes several more drafts. The final draft of the script is last approved by either of the co-creators.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Harmon has admitted that his perfectionism can sometimes be disruptive and cause writing schedule delays. For the most part, this was the reason why the third season of the show consisted of only 10 episodes instead of 14, as was initially intended.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-31)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-32) Many episodes are structured with use of a story circle, a Harmon creation based largely on [Joseph Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell "Joseph Campbell")'s [monomyth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth "Monomyth"), or The Hero's Journey. Its two-act structure places the [act break](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_structure "Act structure") at an odd location in the stages of the monomyth: after The Meeting with the Goddess, instead of Atonement with the Father. Roiland has stated his and Harmon's intentions for the series to lack traditional [continuity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_\(fiction\) "Continuity (fiction)"), opting for discontinuous storylines "not bound by rules".[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-33) He has also confirmed that the writers avoid revisiting old [tropes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trope_\(literature\) "Trope (literature)") from the show's past, "in fear of that coming off as disingenuous fan service."[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-34) In producing the series' first season, episodes were occasionally written out of order. For example, "Rick Potion \#9" was the second episode written for the series, but was instructed to be animated as the fifth, as it would make more sense within the series' continuity.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Animation and voice recording Animation for the show is done using [Toon Boom Harmony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_Boom_Animation#Harmony "Toon Boom Animation"), a vector-based 2D [puppet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_animation "Cutout animation") software, which is a more economical option than traditional hand-drawn animation.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-35) The post-production work is done in [Adobe After Effects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_After_Effects "Adobe After Effects"), and background art is done in [Adobe Photoshop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop "Adobe Photoshop").[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-36) Production of animation was handled by [Bardel Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardel_Entertainment "Bardel Entertainment") in Vancouver, Canada for the first eighth seasons, [Mercury Filmworks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Filmworks "Mercury Filmworks") in Ottawa, Canada since the ninth season, and by Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny, Ireland since the seventh season.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-37)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-38) Roiland's cartooning style is heavily indebted to *The Simpsons*, a factor he acknowledged in a 2013 interview, while also comparing his style to that of [Pendleton Ward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_Ward "Pendleton Ward") (*[Adventure Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time "Adventure Time")*) and [J. G. Quintel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Quintel "J. G. Quintel") (*[Regular Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_Show "Regular Show")*): "You'll notice mouths are kind of similar and teeth are similar, but I think that's also a stylistic thing that ... all of us are kind of the same age, and we're all inspired by *The Simpsons* and all these other shows we're kind of subconsciously tapping into."[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) [John Kricfalusi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kricfalusi "John Kricfalusi")'s *[The Ren & Stimpy Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show "The Ren & Stimpy Show")* was another strong influence for *Rick and Morty*, which is why, according to Roiland, the small "w-shaped mouths" that the characters occasionally make is a reference to a similar expression that Ren frequently makes.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RoilandKricfalusi-39) Talking about the style guide the animators of the show have to follow, season three art director Jeffrey Thompson explained that the characters are often drawn with odd or asymmetrical features, in order to avoid looking "too normal to live in the *Rick and Morty* universe."[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-40) When recording dialogue, Roiland does a considerable amount of improvisation, in order to make the characters feel more natural.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-41) Roiland's firing In January 2023, it was reported that Roiland was charged with felony [domestic battery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_battery "Domestic battery") and [false imprisonment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_imprisonment "False imprisonment") in [Orange County, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_California "Orange County, California"), in connection with an alleged incident in January 2020 toward an unnamed woman he was reportedly dating at the time. A hearing was scheduled for April 27, 2023.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-42)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-43) Following the public revelation of the indictment, allegations were made against Roiland's personal conduct regarding his behavior to minors on social media.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-44) The same month, Adult Swim announced that they had cut ties with Roiland and fired him from the show stating that the seventh season's production would continue and that his roles would be recast.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-45)[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-46) In March 2023, the Orange County District Attorney's office dropped all criminal charges against Roiland due to insufficient evidence.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-47) During [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con") 2023, producer Steve Levy stated that Roiland's voice work will be replaced by "soundalikes" but there will otherwise be no changes in the characters.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-48) Adult Swim revealed the new voices of Rick and Morty with its seventh season trailer in September 2023, but the new actors were not announced until the season’s premiere in October.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-49) When the seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023, it was revealed that the new actors were [Ian Cardoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cardoni "Ian Cardoni") as Rick and [Harry Belden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belden "Harry Belden") as Morty.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-50) Themes and analysis Comedic style The general formula of *Rick and Morty* consists of the juxtaposition of an extremely selfish, alcoholic grandfather dragging his grandson along for interdimensional adventures, intercut with domestic family drama.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-hitfix-21)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-crave-25) Co-creator [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon") has described the series as a cross between [Matt Groening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening "Matt Groening")'s two shows *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")* and *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")*, balancing family life with heavy science fiction.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-split-29) Comparisons have been drawn to *[House of Cosbys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cosbys "House of Cosbys")*, a show created by Justin Roiland, for having similar bits such as characters announcing themselves ([Mr. Meeseeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks "Mr. Meeseeks")/Curiosity Cosby).[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-51) The series is inspired by British-style storytelling, as opposed to traditional American family TV stories.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-vulture-19) Harmon has stated that his inspiration behind much of the concept and humor for the series comes from various British television series, such as *[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_\(TV_series\) "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)")* and *[Doctor Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who "Doctor Who")*. He figures that the audience will only understand developments from Morty's point of view, but stated "we don't want to be the [companions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_\(Doctor_Who\) "Companion (Doctor Who)"). We want to hang out with [the Doctor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor_\(Doctor_Who\) "The Doctor (Doctor Who)"), we idolize the Doctor, but we don't think like him, and that's really interesting."[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Schwartz_2013-11-25-52) Occasionally, characters will acknowledge an episode's narrative or hint at the presence of a [fourth wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall "Fourth wall"), suggesting that they are aware of the fact that they are characters of a TV show. Thereunder, Troy Patterson of *[The New Yorker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker "The New Yorker")* notes that *Rick and Morty* "supplies an artful answer to the question of what follows [postmodernism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism "Postmodernism"): a decadent regurgitation of all its tropes, all at once, leavened by some humanistic wistfulness."[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-53) Sean Sebastian of *[Junkee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkee "Junkee")* says that the show can be both hilarious and deeply disturbing at the same time as it excels at the "intersection between big ideas, flippancy and wit."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Junkee_28-07-15-54) Philosophy The series addresses the insignificance of human existence as compared to the size of the universe, with no recognizable divine presence, as described by [Lovecraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft "H. P. Lovecraft")'s philosophy of [cosmicism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmicism "Cosmicism").[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-55) Genovesi (Bonn University) describes the series as exhibiting a [nihilistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilistic "Nihilistic") world-view.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-56) The characters of the show deal with cosmic horror and existential dread, either by asserting the utility of science over magic or by choosing a life in ignorant bliss.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-57) However, as Joachim Heijndermans of *Geeks* notes, none of them appear able to handle the [absurd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism "Absurdism") and chaotic nature of the universe, as Jerry gets by through [denial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial "Denial"), and Rick is a "depressed, substance-addicted, suicidal mess".[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-58) Harmon describes Rick as a [self-interested anarchist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualist_anarchism "Individualist anarchism"), who does not like being told what to do.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-59) He believes that the character's life on a larger scale has caused him [mental illness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_illness "Mental illness"),[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Schwartz_2013-11-25-52) and opines that "the knowledge that nothing matters—while accurate—gets you nowhere".[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-60) Mental illness is a theme that is drawn on several times throughout the show, one scene in particular has Rick's therapist deliver a fiery explanation of his fundamental immaturity.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-61)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-62) Matthew Bulger of *The Humanist* notes that the creators of the series are trying to communicate the message that we need to focus on human relationships and not preoccupy our minds with unanswerable questions, in order to find a sense of purpose and live a better life.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-63) Eric Armstrong of *The New Republic* notes that Morty represents the audience, as he is "mostly there to react to Rick's deranged schemes". The character is transformed by the truths he discovers during his interdimensional adventures with his grandfather. Rather than sinking into depression, Morty accepts these truths that empower him to value his own life.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-64) Release Broadcast In May 2012, Adult Swim unveiled its development slate that included a *Rick and Morty* [pilot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot "Television pilot") from Harmon and Roiland,[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-65) which was eventually picked up to series in October 2012, as one of the network's first primetime original shows.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-66) The first season premiered in December 2013 and concluded in April 2014. It comprised eleven episodes (including the pilot), and aired Mondays at 10:30 pm [ET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone "Eastern Time Zone")/[PT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone "Pacific Time Zone").[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-67) Two months earlier, in February 2014, the show had been renewed for a second season, with the press release noting that *Rick and Morty* consistently outperformed direct competition in its time slot.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-68) Season two aired Sundays at 11:30 pm ET/PT, from July to October 2015, and comprised ten episodes.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-69) In an interview with *[The Hollywood Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter "The Hollywood Reporter")*, Roiland said that *Rick and Morty* will remain "a big priority above anything else" for him in the future, and expressed his intention to keep the show growing.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-70) Adult Swim renewed *Rick and Morty* for a third season in August 2015, shortly after a successful second-season premiere.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-71) The two co-creators and executive producers expressed their delight at the series' popularity.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-72) The season premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017, as part of an [April Fools' Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day "April Fools' Day") prank. The remaining episodes began airing weekly almost four months later, continuing in the same time slot from season two, and the initial airing concluded in October 2017.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-73) Although it was originally intended for the season to consist of fourteen episodes, as a result of production delays it eventually comprised only ten.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-74) Following the conclusion of the show's third season, co-creators Harmon and Roiland wanted to have assurance that there would be many more seasons of *Rick and Morty* in the future, so that they would be able to focus on the show and minimize their involvement in other projects.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-75) Additionally, Harmon had expressed his wish for the upcoming fourth season to consist of more than ten episodes.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-HarmonSeason4-76) In May 2018, after prolonged contract negotiations, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-77)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-78) Roiland was confident that this big renewal deal would allow the creators to minimize the gaps between seasons to no more than a year,[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:0-79) as they would be able to schedule their time around the show and "keep the machine going."[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-80) In January 2023, it was confirmed that the long-term deal had renewed the series through to a tenth season.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-81) In January 2024, it was revealed that due to the recent [Writers Guild strike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike "2023 Writers Guild of America strike"), production was delayed and thus made it so the eighth season of the regular series would not be released until 2025, though an [anime series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_The_Anime "Rick and Morty: The Anime") would in 2024.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-82)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-83) At a [New York Comic Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Comic_Con "New York Comic Con") panel in 2024, it was announced that the series had been renewed for an additional two seasons, through a 12th season.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-84) In May 2019, the fourth season of *Rick and Morty* was announced to debut in November 2019.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-85) The fourth season consisted of ten episodes split across two airings.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-86) The first five episodes began airing on November 10, 2019,[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-87) while the remaining five episodes began airing on May 3, 2020.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-88) The sixth season premiered on September 4, 2022.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Season6Premiere-89) The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-90) The eighth season premiered on May 25, 2025.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-91) Streaming service and home media The show is available to watch in its entirety on [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix") in a number of countries, while the first four seasons are available to stream in the United States on both [Hulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu "Hulu") and [HBO Max](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_Max "HBO Max").[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Inverse_04-14-17-92) Following the conclusion of the show's third season, Adult Swim made a [livestream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_streaming "Live streaming") [marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_\(media\) "Marathon (media)") of *Rick and Morty* available to watch on its official website in select regions,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-93) hoping to dissuade viewers from watching other illegal livestreams.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-94) In the United Kingdom, public-service broadcaster [Channel 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4 "Channel 4") outbid Netflix and began airing the series with season 4, which represents its first pickup by an international television channel.[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-95) Season 4 was originally scheduled to premiere on Channel 4 in January 2020; viewer complaints resulted in the broadcaster moving the first episode forward to November 20 on [E4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E4_\(TV_channel\) "E4 (TV channel)").[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-96) In Canada, the series initially premiered on [Adult Swim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim_\(Canadian_TV_channel\) "Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)") on January 10, 2016.[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-97) In [Quebec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec "Quebec"), it premiered on [TĂ©lĂ©toon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon "TĂ©lĂ©toon")'s [TĂ©lĂ©toon la nuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon_la_nuit "TĂ©lĂ©toon la nuit") block on May 18, 2018.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-98) The 10-episode third season, was released on DVD (2-disc set) and [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") (single BD-50 disc) on May 15, 2018. Special features include exclusive commentary and animatics for every episode, "inside the episode", the origins of *Rick and Morty*, and an exclusive "inside the recording booth" session.[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-99) Uncensored versions of the show are also available to purchase on various digital platforms, including [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes "ITunes") and [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com "Amazon.com"), with the digital releases of each season containing bonus material.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Inverse_04-14-17-92) Reception Critical response *Rick and Morty* has been met with critical acclaim. It holds an average approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes") for the entire series.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-RottenTomatoes-113) David Weigand of *[San Francisco Chronicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle "San Francisco Chronicle")* described it as "offbeat and occasionally coarse... the take-away here is that it works". He praised the animation direction by James McDermott for being "fresh, colorful and as wacky as the script", and states that the series possesses "shades of *[Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")*, *[South Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park "South Park")* and even *[Beetlejuice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice "Beetlejuice")*", ultimately opining that its humor felt "entirely original".[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Weigand_2013-11-26-114) [Neil Genzlinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Genzlinger "Neil Genzlinger") of *[The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")* praised the series and stated that it was "Grandparenting at its unhinged finest."[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Genzlinger_2013-12-01-115) In a review shortly after the second-season premiere, Sean Sebastian of *Junkee* said that although the crude animation and over-the-top voice acting might have discouraged some viewers from continuing to watch, *Rick and Morty* is "exceptionally well-made" and that "the more you dissect it, the more you find it has to say."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Junkee_28-07-15-54) Todd Spangler of *[Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_\(magazine\) "Variety (magazine)")* gave the series a lukewarm review; saying that though it "often seems 
 frenetic at the expense of being witty", it represents "a welcome attempt to dream just a little bigger".[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Spangler_2013-12-01-116) David Sims of *[The A.V. Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A.V._Club "The A.V. Club")* gave the series an "A−". In reviewing the first two episodes, he praised its "clean, simple style" of animation, and said the series has "a dark, sick sensibility". He praised its "effort to give each character a little bit of depth", and applauded Roiland's voice talent.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Sims_2013-12-02-117) Ratings *Rick and Morty* has been a ratings hit since season one,[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-118) with viewership doubling and tripling over their first six episodes.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-119) The third season ended with the best ratings in Adult Swim history,[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-120) an 81 percent increase in overall viewers over the second season.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Fortune_10-01-2017-121) According to a [Nielsen poll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_poll "Nielsen poll"), the third season was the most watched television comedy of adults between the ages of 18 and 24.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-122)[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-123) The president of Adult Swim said that *Rick and Morty* "goes beyond just appealing to [millennials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials "Millennials")," with statistics suggesting that people of every age tune in to the show.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Fortune_10-01-2017-121) The fourth season started relatively strong, with its premiere reaching 2.33 million viewers (the show's average is 2.51 million).[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-124) However, interest soon appeared to taper off after the network decided to split the season in half causing a steep drop in the season's second half—about a 40% drop in viewership from the third season.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-125) The fourth episode of the fourth season saw 1.62 million viewers, which was noted to not be impressive in its own right, but in that it showed consistent viewership especially when competing against shows like *[The Walking Dead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_\(TV_series\) "The Walking Dead (TV series)")* in the same time slot.[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-126) The season five premiere episode was posted on YouTube and received 1.7 million views within the first 12 hours.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-127) The television premiere saw 1.9 million views.[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-128) The premiere of season six was shown on September 4, 2022, and saw the highest ratings in telecast for women aged 18 to 24 and 18 to 34 and non-sports telecast for male viewers age 18 to 24 and 18 to 34. The episode was also the number two most-viewed non-sports program overall for viewers age 18 to 49.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-129) Industry impact Several former *Rick and Morty* storyboard artists and crew members proceeded to develop their own shows or work on major new productions. Creator Justin Roiland and [showrunner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrunner "Showrunner") Mike McMahan have gone on to co-create *[Solar Opposites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Opposites "Solar Opposites")*, an animated sci-fi sitcom that has been frequently compared to *Rick and Morty*.[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-130)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) McMahan also went on to create *[Star Trek: Lower Decks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Lower_Decks "Star Trek: Lower Decks")*. Writer [Michael Waldron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Waldron "Michael Waldron") would go on to write for *[Loki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_\(TV_series\) "Loki (TV series)")*, *[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange_in_the_Multiverse_of_Madness "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness")*, *[Avengers: Doomsday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Doomsday "Avengers: Doomsday")*, and *[Avengers: Secret Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Secret_Wars "Avengers: Secret Wars")* and has said that he and his colleagues are "cashing in on our 'Rick and Morty' street cred."[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) Show alumnus Jeff Loveness became a writer for *[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania")*.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:1-131) Erica Hayes, the show's storyboard writer and director,[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-132) went on to work for Netflix's *[Big Mouth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mouth_\(American_TV_series\) "Big Mouth (American TV series)")*.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-133)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-134) *[Gravity Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Falls "Gravity Falls")* creator [Alex Hirsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hirsch "Alex Hirsch"), who worked on the episode "[Big Trouble in Little Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Little_Sanchez "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez")", would become an executive producer of [*Inside Job*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Job_\(2021_TV_series\) "Inside Job (2021 TV series)"), another show that has had comparisons drawn to *Rick and Morty* for being similarly themed. [Pete Michels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Michels "Pete Michels"), director of over twenty *Rick and Morty* episodes, was also a director of two episodes of *Inside Job*.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-135)\[*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources "Wikipedia:Verifiability")*\] Awards and nominations | Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2014 | [IGN Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN_Awards "IGN Awards") | Best TV Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-136) | | 2015 | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Annie_Awards "42nd Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | Nominated | [\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-officialnoms-137) | | | IGN Awards | Best Animated Series | Won | [\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-138) | | | | 2017 | [Teen Choice Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Teen_Choice_Awards "2017 Teen Choice Awards") | [Choice Animated TV Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Choice_Award_for_Choice_Animated_Series "Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Series") | Nominated | [\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-139) | | | IGN Awards | TV series of the year | Nominated | [\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_TVSOTY-140) | | | | Best TV Episode | "[The Ricklantis Mixup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ricklantis_Mixup "The Ricklantis Mixup")" | Nominated | [\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BTVE-141) | | | | Best Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BAS-142) | | | | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BCS-143) | | | | | Best Comedic TV Performance | [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland") | Won | [\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-IGN17_BCTVP-144) | | | | 2018 | [Critics' Choice Television Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards "8th Critics' Choice Television Awards") | [Best Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series "Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series") | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-145) | | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Annie_Awards "45th Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")" | Won | [\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-146) | | | [Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_for_Writing_in_an_Animated_Television/Broadcast_Production "Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production") | Ryan Ridley and Dan Guterman (for "[The Ricklantis Mixup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ricklantis_Mixup "The Ricklantis Mixup")") | Won | | | | | [Golden Reel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPSE_Golden_Reel_Awards "MPSE Golden Reel Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation Short Form | Hunter Curra, Kailand Reily, Andrew Twite, Joy Elett, Jeff Halbert, and Konrad Pinon (for "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")") | Nominated | [\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-147) | | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Saturn_Awards "44th Saturn Awards") | [Best Animated Series or Film on Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series_on_Television "Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television") | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-148) | | | [Teen Choice Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Teen_Choice_Awards "2018 Teen Choice Awards") | [Choice Animated TV Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Choice_Award_for_Choice_Animated_Series "Teen Choice Award for Choice Animated Series") | Nominated | [\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-149) | | | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | [Dan Harmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon "Dan Harmon"), [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland "Justin Roiland"), Delna Bhesania, Barry Ward, [Keith Crofford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Crofford "Keith Crofford"), [Mike Lazzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lazzo "Mike Lazzo"), Ryan Ridley, [Dan Guterman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Guterman "Dan Guterman"), [Mike McMahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McMahan "Mike McMahan"), Tom Kauffman, [Ollie Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie_Green "Ollie Green"), [J. Michael Mendel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Mendel "J. Michael Mendel"), [Jessica Gao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Gao "Jessica Gao"), [Wes Archer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Archer "Wes Archer"), Anthony Chun, and Nathan Litz (for "[Pickle Rick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickle_Rick "Pickle Rick")") | Won | [\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-150) | | | [Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Interactive_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program") | "[Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_Virtual_Rick-ality "Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality")" | Nominated | | | | | 2020 | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Mike McMahan, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Rick Mischel, Richard Grieve, Mike Lazzo, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Wes Archer, Michael Waldron, Nick Rutherford, Lee Harting, Ollie Green, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, [Jeff Loveness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Loveness "Jeff Loveness"), and Albro Lundy (for "[The Vat of Acid Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode "The Vat of Acid Episode")") | Won | | | 2021 | [Critics' Choice Super Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Critics%27_Choice_Super_Awards "1st Critics' Choice Super Awards") | Best Animated Series | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-151) | | Best Voice Actor in an Animated Series | Justin Roiland | Nominated | | | | | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Annie_Awards "48th Annie Awards") | [Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | *Rick and Morty* (for "[The Vat of Acid Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode "The Vat of Acid Episode")") | Nominated | [\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-152) | | | [American Cinema Editors Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Awards_2021 "American Cinema Editors Awards 2021") | [Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Award_for_Best_Edited_Animation_\(Non-Theatrical\) "American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)") | Lee Harting (for "[Rattlestar Ricklactica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlestar_Ricklactica "Rattlestar Ricklactica")") | Won | [\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-153) | | | [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_Saturn_Awards "46th Saturn Awards") | [Best Animated Series on Television](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Animated_Series_on_Television "Saturn Award for Best Animated Series on Television") | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-154) | | | 2022 | [American Cinema Editors Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Awards_2022 "American Cinema Editors Awards 2022") | [Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors_Award_for_Best_Edited_Animation_\(Non-Theatrical\) "American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animation (Non-Theatrical)") | Lee Harting (for "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion") | Nominated | [\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-155) | | [Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Hollywood_Critics_Association_TV_Awards "2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards") | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie | *Rick and Morty* | Won | [\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-156) | | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Keith Crofford, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, Richard Grieve, Rob Schrab, James Siciliano, Jeff Loveness, Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel, Anne Lane, Albro Lundy, Nick Rutherford, Steve Levy, Lee Harting, David Marshall, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for "[Mort Dinner Rick Andre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Dinner_Rick_Andre "Mort Dinner Rick Andre")") | Nominated | [\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-157) | | | [Artios Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Artios_Awards "38th Artios Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Series | Ruth Lambert and Robert McGee | Nominated | [\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-158) | | | 2023 | [Annie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_Annie_Awards "50th Annie Awards") | [Best Mature Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_General_Audience_Animated_Television_Production "Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production") | "[Night Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Family "Night Family")" | Nominated | [\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Annie2023-159) | | [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") | [Outstanding Animated Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program") | Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Scott Marder, Ollie Green, Walter Newman, [Heather Anne Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Anne_Campbell "Heather Anne Campbell"), Steve Levy, Albro Lundy, [Alex Rubens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rubens "Alex Rubens"), Nick Rutherford, James Siciliano, Rob Schrab, Sydney Ryan, Anne Lane, Deirdre Brenner, Lee Harting, Jonathan Roig, Monica Mitchell, Jacob Hair, Nathan Litz, and Wes Archer (for "Night Family") | Nominated | [\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-160) | | | [The Astra Creative Arts TV Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Astra_Creative_Arts_TV_Awards "1st Astra Creative Arts TV Awards") | Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or Television Movie | *Rick and Morty* | Nominated | [\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-161) | | | 2024 | [Golden Reel Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Reel_Awards_2023 "Golden Reel Awards 2023") | [Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Reel_Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_in_Sound_Editing_%E2%80%93_Sound_Effects,_Foley,_Music,_Dialogue_and_ADR_for_Short_Form_Animation_Broadcast_Media "Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Animation Broadcast Media") | Hunter Curra, James A. Moore, Corbin Bumeter, and Ricardo Watson (for "Unmortricken") | Nominated | [\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-162) | | 2025 | [Artios Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40th_Artios_Awards "40th Artios Awards") | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Program for Television | Robert McGee, Ruth Lambert, and Sara Jane Sherman | Nominated | [\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-163) | *Rick and Morty* is part of a wider merchandising franchise.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-164) Possible feature film Show creator Justin Roiland said in 2019 that he would love to make an [R-rated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system#R-rated "Motion Picture Association film rating system") *Rick and Morty* [feature film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film "Feature film").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-165) In June 2021, producer Scott Marder confirmed that the creators and crew hope to eventually produce a feature film, with Roiland stating that it is more a question of "when", rather than "if".[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-166) In 2022, American filmmaker [Zack Snyder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder "Zack Snyder") expressed interest in directing a *Rick and Morty* science fiction movie.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-167) Spin-off series On May 20, 2021, Adult Swim announced a short [spin-off](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_\(media\) "Spin-off (media)") series centred on the [Vindicators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vindicators "The Vindicators") team (Supernova, Vance Maxiumus, Alan Rails, Crocubot and Noob Noob) previously seen on the episode, "[Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindicators_3:_The_Return_of_Worldender "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender")" to be in development, alongside spin-offs from other Adult Swim shows like *[Aqua Teen Hunger Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force "Aqua Teen Hunger Force")*, *[Robot Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken "Robot Chicken")*, and *[Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Pretty_Face_Is_Going_to_Hell "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell")*. The 10-episode series, *Vindicators 2* was released in July 2022.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-168)[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-169) On May 18, 2022, Adult Swim announced there would be a full spin-off series based on the anime shorts, *[Rick and Morty: The Anime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty:_The_Anime "Rick and Morty: The Anime")*, directed by Takashi Sano.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-170) On July 25, 2025, a [spin-off series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Curtis_\(TV_series\) "President Curtis (TV series)") focusing on [President Curtis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_President_\(Rick_and_Morty\) "The President (Rick and Morty)") was announced at [San Diego Comic-Con](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con "San Diego Comic-Con").[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-171) Cameos Film Rick and Morty, both voiced by Roiland, have a [cameo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance "Cameo appearance") in 2021's *[Space Jam: A New Legacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy "Space Jam: A New Legacy")*, as they claim to have experimented on the [Tasmanian Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil_\(Looney_Tunes\) "Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)") but say they were disgusted by the results; thus, they voluntarily give him back to [LeBron James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James "LeBron James") and the [Looney Tunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes "Looney Tunes") by dropping him on their rocket's windshield.[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-172) Television Rick and Morty were featured in the [couch gag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch_gag "Couch gag") at the beginning of "[Mathlete's Feat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathlete%27s_Feat "Mathlete's Feat")", the final episode of the [twenty-sixth season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_26 "The Simpsons season 26") of *[The Simpsons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons "The Simpsons")*. Said opening involved Rick accidentally killing the family when he crash-lands into their living room causing Morty to go on a mission to bring them back to life.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-173) Comics On April 1, 2015, a *Rick and Morty* comic book adaptation debuted with its first monthly issue, entitled "BAM!"[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-comicbookdb-174) The series was initially written by Zac Gorman and illustrated by CJ Cannon.[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-Comicbook-175) Artist [Tom Fowler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fowler_\(cartoonist\) "Tom Fowler (cartoonist)") wrote a multi-issue story arc that began in March 2016.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-176) Using the television series' established premise of alternate timelines, the first two volumes of the comic book expressly features the Rick and Morty (and supporting cast) of a different timeline, allowing the comics to tell stories without conflicting with the [canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_\(fiction\) "Canon (fiction)") of the show.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-177) From the third volume onwards, with the departure of Gorman as writer and his replacement with [Kyle Starks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Starks "Kyle Starks"), the series switched focus to display the off-screen adventures of the specific Rick and Morty of the television series, keeping in the canon of the show, with the Ricks and Mortys of different timelines forming the basis for backup stories.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-:60-178) On August 29, 2018, a four-issue crossover comic with the fantasy tabletop role-playing game *[Dungeons & Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons "Dungeons & Dragons")* was released. The series titled *[Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_\(IDW_Publishing\)#Crossovers "Dungeons & Dragons (IDW Publishing)")* is co-written by [Jim Zub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Zub "Jim Zub") and [Patrick Rothfuss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Rothfuss "Patrick Rothfuss"), and art by [Troy Little](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Little "Troy Little").[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-179) A sequel mini-series, titled *Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape,* was published in September 2018.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-180) It was written by Jim Zub and Sarah Stern with art by Troy Little.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-181) The *Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition*, by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" [Eisner Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Award "Eisner Award").[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-182) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg/250px-McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McDonald%27s_Szechwan_Sauce.jpg) McDonald's chicken nuggets and original [szechuan sauce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szechuan_sauce_\(McDonald%27s\) "Szechuan sauce (McDonald's)") Product tie-ins [McDonald's Szechuan Sauce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szechuan_sauce_\(McDonald%27s\) "Szechuan sauce (McDonald's)") returned to their menu nearly twenty years later after being referenced numerous times in "[The Rickshank Rickdemption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rickshank_Rickdemption "The Rickshank Rickdemption")", the [Season 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty_season_3 "Rick and Morty season 3") premiere.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-183) The sauce was announced to return to all McDonald's stores on February 26, 2018 due to popular demand from *Rick and Morty* fans.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-184) On March 31, 2022, it once again returned to stores, featured as an app-only exclusive until April 4.[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-185)[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-186) Adult Swim and [Wendy's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy%27s "Wendy's") have collaborated to create commercials featuring the titular duo.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-187)[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-188) They have also created Morty themed food trucks and restaurants.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-189)[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-190) In 2022, Wendy's offered *Rick and Morty*\-inspired combo meals exclusively on [Uber Eats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Eats "Uber Eats") and brought back their "Portal Time Lemon Lime" soft drink to promote the series' sixth season.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-191) The promotion also featured a giveaway of *Rick and Morty* merchandise.[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty#cite_note-192) Adult Swim released a promotional video advertising *[Death Stranding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Stranding "Death Stranding")*. 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