{"id":442536,"date":"2026-05-24T04:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/442536\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T04:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:57:13","slug":"rick-and-morty-season-9-release-date-how-to-watch-adult-swims-zany-sci-fi-satire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/442536\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Rick and Morty’ season 9: Release date & how to watch Adult Swim\u2019s zany sci-fi satire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disgruntled alcoholic super-scientist Rick Sanchez, his nerve-rattled grandson Morty and the whole dysfunctional Smith clan are returning for another round of interdimensional delirium when Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty<\/a>” season 9 lands this Sunday night, and we’ve got the lowdown on this fantastical frenzy of sci-fi shenanigans.<\/p>\n

And just in time for the addictive series’ sci-fi shenanigans, news was announced that longtime “Rick and Morty” director Jacob Hair will be helming an upcoming and long-rumored “Rick and Morty” feature film that will exist in its own continuity, ensuring that the Emmy-winning series will continue to evolve and expand into previously unexplored entertainment universes.<\/p>\n

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Let’s prepare for an existential plunge into the demented “Rick and Morty” multiverse to see what\u2019s new in their bizarro world this season!<\/p>\n

\"\"When Is “Rick and Morty” Season 9’s Release Date?<\/p>\n

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A harrowing scene from “Rick and Morty” season 9 (Image credit: Adult Swim)<\/p>\n

“Rick and Morty’s” season 9 arrives on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 11:00 p.m. ET\/PT, with the first installment of its 10-episode collection of wild alternate reality escapades.<\/p>\n

How To Watch “Rick And Morty” Season 9 <\/p>\n

“Rick and Morty” season 9 can be viewed weekly on the Cartoon Network’s late-night mature animation block, Adult Swim.<\/p>\n

Not long after, the show will migrate over to its streaming homes at HBO Max and Hulu, with episodes dropping each week starting on June 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

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If you’re going to be out of the country when the show debuts, you can still watch it on your streaming service of choice using a VPN. You’ll be able to connect to your streaming services, no matter where you are on Earth (though it won’t work on Mars, sorry).<\/p>\n

What Is The Plot Of “Rick and Morty” Season 9?<\/p>\n

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The floor is lava in a fiery scene from “Rick and Morty” season 9! (Image credit: Adult Swim)<\/p>\n

“‘Rick and Morty’ is back, baby! Season Nine is all certified bangers,” states the official synopsis. “No AI slop! Just Grade A organic slop, made by real humans with real human traits like back hair and cysts. Please watch, or we’ll have neglected our families for nothing.”<\/p>\n

Expect more drunken levity this season with a colorful descent into a veritable whirlwind of adventures that will take Rick and Morty toward surreal depths of portal-hopping immersion.<\/p>\n

The risqu\u00e9 theme park known as Boob World returns, the Smiths score a swimming pool, Trader Joe\u2019s’ parking lot becomes a battlezone, living room furniture runs amok, and we visit a strange alien summer camp for troubled teens!<\/p>\n

“Rick and Morty” Season 9 Teasers And Trailers<\/p>\n

Adult Swim has been rather generous with teasers and trailers for season 9 and it’s been the perfect hype machine.<\/p>\n

The first blood-pumping trailer for “Rick and Morty” season 9 dropped April 7, 2026, paired with Billy Idol’s \u201880s rock anthem “Rebel Yell.”<\/p>\n

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Then on April 15, Adult Swim revealed a cool trailer announcing all ten episodes featuring the rough animatics created for each of the corresponding chapters.<\/p>\n

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May 5 brought us the season 9 opening sequence which kept anticipation levels high.<\/p>\n

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And after multiple clips rolled out over the past month, the final trailer arrived May 12 with a cavalcade of kookiness!<\/p>\n

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\nWho Are The “Rick And Morty” Season 9 Cast And Creators?<\/p>\n

Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are the twisted original creators of “Rick and Morty,” with Scott Marder currently acting as the series showrunner and executive producer.<\/p>\n

The extreme “Rick and Morty” madness absolutely cannot exist without the incredibly talented cast of vocal actors bringing this crazy cartoon crowd to life.<\/p>\n

Season 9\u2019s line-up includes Ian Cardoni (Rick Sanchez), Harry Belden (Morty Smith), Chris Parnell (Jerry Smith), Sarah Chalke (Beth Smith\/Space Beth,) and Spencer Grammer (Summer Smith).<\/p>\n

As usual, expect many surprise cameos (Owen Wilson!) and special guests.<\/p>\n

Will There Be A “Rick and Morty” Season 10?<\/p>\n

Yes, there will not only be a tenth season, but co-creator Dan Harmon has confirmed that “Rick and Morty” has already been given the green light for a season 11 and 12!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disgruntled alcoholic super-scientist Rick Sanchez, his nerve-rattled grandson Morty and the whole dysfunctional Smith clan are returning for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-442536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}