Rick and Morty (season 7)

The seventh season of the American adult animated television series Rick and Morty premiered on October 15, 2023, and will consist of ten episodes.

Rick and Morty
Season 7
Promotional poster
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes2
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
Original releaseOctober 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) –
present
Season chronology

The season was ordered before the fourth season of the show finished airing, in May 2020. It is the first season not to feature Justin Roiland providing any voice work, following his dismissal from the franchise in January 2023, though he is still credited as co-creator and executive producer. Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden were hired to replace him, and Tom Kenny was promoted to the main cast.

Cast and characters
Main article: List of Rick and Morty characters

Main
  • Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith, Morty and Summer's father and Rick's son-in-law.
  • Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Morty's older sister and Rick's granddaughter.
  • Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith and Space Beth, Morty and Summer's mothers, Jerry's wives, and Rick's daughter, respectively a horse surgeon and a space-faring adventurer, one of whom is a clone of the other.
  • Ian Cardoni as Rick Sanchez, one of the show's two lead characters. Rick is often shown as drunk, while seeking to track down Rick Prime, a version of himself from a parallel universe who killed his wife and daughter.
  • Harry Belden as Morty Smith, one of the show's two lead characters. Morty is often shown as nervous and unsure of himself, often in doubt of Rick's many extravagant adventures.
  • Tom Kenny as:

Guest

Episodes
See also: List of Rick and Morty episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [2]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [3]Prod.
code [4]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
621"How Poopy Got His Poop Back"Lucas GrayNick RutherfordOctober 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)TBA0.42[5]
Mr. Poopybutthole stays over at the Smith household after his divorce from Amy, but the Smith family grows tired of his uncontrolled alcoholism and order Rick to rectify the problem. Rick gathers up his friends Gearhead, Squanchy, Birdperson, and Gene in order to stage an intervention. Instead of intervening, Rick and his friends end up partying with Mr. Poopybutthole and are eventually joined by Hugh Jackman. However, Mr. Poopybutthole still cannot stop thinking about Amy and his son, so he convinces Rick and his friends to try and mend their relationship. They are shocked to find out Amy is in a relationship with Gul'karna, a Predator private investigator Mr. Poopybutthole hired to spy on her. Mr. Poopybutthole attempts to kidnap his son while Rick and his friends beat up Gul'karna. However, Mr. Poopybutthole realizes he's setting a terrible example for his son and returns him to Amy and Gul'Karna. Afterwards, Mr. Poopybutthole decides to sober up and move on from Amy while Rick and his friends go their separate ways once again.
Post-credits scene : Police attempt to stop Gene's lawnmower, which has been wreaking havoc ever since it was accidentally left to run on its own. One police officer is run over and killed attempting to shoot the lawnmower, and it runs out of gasoline and shuts down immediately after.
632"The Jerrick Trap"Kyounghee LimAlbro Lundy & James SicilianoOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)TBA0.47[6]
After Rick and Jerry get into an argument over whether Rick was born with his intelligence or not, Rick arranges to have their minds swap bodies to prove his point. However, this process causes Rick in Jerry's body to commit suicide in horror while Jerry in Rick's body accidentally kills himself due to misusing Rick's cybernetic enhancements. Rick's medical robot heals them, but the process ends up with both Rick and Jerry possessing half of each others' brains, blending their personalities. Meanwhile, Morty is captured by alien gangsters who realize their mistake and apologize to Rick. The half-Rick and half-Jerry go to pick Morty up, but their bickering causes the gangsters to sense weakness and attack the trio. They are able to fight their way back home, but the half-Rick and half-Jerry realize they're happier the way they are now and run away to go on adventures together, naming themselves Burger and Fries. When the gangsters kidnap Morty, Beth, and Summer, realizing they still have a responsibility to their family, Burger and Fries combine their bodies into the composite being Jerricky and rescues them. Afterwards, the Smith family force Jerricky to separate back into the normal Rick and Jerry, where they go back to bickering with each other.
Post-credits scene : It is revealed that Memory Rick from "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort" is trapped in Jerry's mind and tries to escape, but his efforts are hindered because of Jerry's belief that all technology is powered by gears and springs, preventing Memory Rick from fabricating the device he needs.
643"Air Force Wong"TBATBAOctober 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)TBATBD
654"That's Amorte"TBATBANovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)TBATBD
665"Unmortricken"TBATBANovember 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)TBATBD

The following titles for the season's episodes are "Rickfending Your Mort", "Wet Kuat Amortican Summer", "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie", "Mort: Ragnarick", and "Fear No Mort".[2]

Production

Development

The season is a part of a long-term deal between show creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and Adult Swim, confirming 70 new episodes would be released over an unspecified amount of seasons. Thirty of those episodes were aired as part of season four, season five and season six, leaving forty episodes remaining.[7]

Casting
See also: Justin Roiland § Firing from Adult Swim and Hulu

After charges of felony domestic abuse, which were subsequently dropped due to a lack of evidence,[8][9] Justin Roiland was removed from the show following the sixth season.[10] Adult Swim hired two new voice "sound alike" talent for the show's titular characters,[11] announced as unknown actors Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden on the season premiere. Cardoni was cast first due to his Rick impression, which Marder mentioned was difficult to cast as “everyone sounded like Macho Man Randy Savage or like a cousin of his. No one sounded exactly like Rick.” Belden was cast much later “after exhausting every possible resource”.[12][13]

Release

The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023.[11] The episode titles for season 7 were released through social media on August 31, 2023.[2]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season 7 has a 73% score based on 11 reviews.[14]

References
  1. "Rick and Morty: Hugh Jackman Remains in His Silly Voice Acting Bag". Den of Geek. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. Valentine, Evan. "Rick And Morty Season 7 Reveals Its Episode Titles". ComicBook. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. "Shows A-Z - rick & morty on adult swim". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Rick and Morty"]". United States Copyright Office.
  5. Rebecca Bunch (October 18, 2023). "Sunday Cable Ratings 10/15/23: Rick & Morty Ties Low in Premiere, Daryl Dixon Ties High in Finale, When Calls the Heart Rises". TV Ratings Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. Rebecca Bunch (October 25, 2023). "Sunday Cable Ratings 10/22/23: Fear the Walking Dead Rises in Midseason Premiere, Outrageous Pumpkins Steady for Finale, Under the Christmas Sky Modest on Hallmark". TV Ratings Guide. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2018). "'Rick And Morty' Gets Massive 70-Episode Renewal By Adult Swim; Creators Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland Ink New Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  8. "Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  9. "Domestic violence charges dropped against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. "Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland". Twitter. Rick and Morty. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  11. Hibberd, James. "'Rick and Morty' Season 7 Premiere Date Revealed Following Justin Roiland Scandal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  12. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rick-and-morty-ian-cardoni-harry-belden-justin-roiland-1235752378
  13. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-and-morty-new-voice-actors-revealed-casting-process-1235618102
  14. "Rick and Morty: Season 7". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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