Rick and Morty: Synopsis, Cast, Trailers, Awards, Release Dates
Rick and Morty is an American animated adult sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Adult Swim. Roiland voices the titular characters. The series was first released in 2013.

The series focuses on the antics of Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. As the titular character, the episodes bring to light a few stories of their time at the Smith residence and adventures across the universe.

The current fifth season, which comprises ten episodes, premiered on June 20, 2021. It is not yet available on major streaming platforms. But it can be watched on the Adult Swim's website or app with a valid cable subscription.

The show initially airs on the Adult Swim channel. Rick and Morty's four seasons are available to stream on Hulu On-demand, HBO Max, and Netflix. The availability per country varies.

The show is available only with Hulu and HBO Max for streaming in America. However, Netflix streams the show in many other countries like Australia and India.

Rick Sanchez is a genius alcoholic, mad, sociopathic, and irresponsible scientist. His grandson Morty Smith is a 14-year-old worried child who isn't so bright.

After having been away for almost 20 years, Rick Sanchez, the main character of the show, shows up and moves in with his daughter Beth. While she welcomes him, her husband, Jerry, isn't too happy. As Sanchez uses the house garage as his laboratory, Jerry's worries are increased. Furthermore, as Rick takes Morty on his adventures, Jerry faces more worries, as Rick's adventures are quite dangerous.

The show follows their endless misadventures and escapades through multi-dimensions and intergalactic planets. They explore the limitless universes together, causing mayhem and getting themselves into trouble.

On September 5, 2021, season 5 episodes 9 and 10 premiered as a two-part finale. Episode 9, 'Forgetting Sarick Mortshall', and Episode 10, 'Rickmurai Jack' were the show's first hour-long finale.

As part of a long-term arrangement with the show's creators, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, Adult Swim, had announced a renewal of Rick and Morty for 70 more episodes on May 10, 2018. The timeline, however, is not yet disclosed. Hence, following the announcement, fans know that there remains a lot to be seen in the series. Thus, season 6 is confirmed.

The primary voice cast for the show includes Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland), Morty Smith (Justin Roiland), Summer Smith (Spencer Grammer), Beth Smith (Sarah Chalke), and Jerry Smith (Chris Parnell).

The Adult Swim show has won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program in 2018 and 2020. It has also won the Best Animated Series Critics Choice Award 2018 in Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.

Additionally, Lee Harting won Best Edited Animation – Non-theatrical by the American Cinema Editors USA, 2021 for the episode - Rick and Morty: Rattlestar Ricklactica (2019).

Ryan Ridley and Dan Guterman won the Annie Award in 2018 for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production. The episode was Rick and Morty: The Ricklantis Mixup (2017).

Justin Roiland won BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series in 2015. This show has further won many nominations and awards under different categories.

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Genre
Animation Sitcom, Science Fiction, Adventure, Black Comedy

Release Date
December 2, 2013

Certificate
16+

Cast (V.O.)
Justin Roiland, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, and Chris Parnell

Director(s)
Justin Roiland, John Rice, Jeff Myers, Bryan Newton, Stephen Sandoval, Wes Archer, Dominic Polcino, Juan Meza-León, Anthony Chun, Erica Hayes, Jacob Hair, Kyounghee Lim, Lucas Gray, and Douglas Olsen

IMDb Ratings
9.2/10

Country of Origin
United States

Countries where available
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom

Total Seasons
5

Total Number of Episodes
51

Episode Length
~ 23 minutes

Upcoming Season
N/A

Filming Location
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