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Rick and Morty
Season 5
Starring
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
Original releaseJune 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the animated television series Rick and Morty was developed by Adult Swim. It will consist of ten episodes. 50 more episodes have been confirmed as part of a deal at Adult Swim that renewed the series for 70 additional episodes in May 2018. The series stars Justin Roiland as both titular characters. The season premiered on June 20, 2021.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Rick and Morty characters

Main

Recurring

  • Kari Wahlgren as Jessica, Morty's long-time crush whom he seldom has the courage to ask out.[3]

Guests

  • Dan Harmon as Birdperson / Phoenixperson, one of Rick's allies previously transformed into a killing machine by Tammy Gueterman.[3]
    • Harmon also portrays Mr. Nimbus, Rick's long-time enemy who will be introduced in the season.[4]
  • Jim Gaffigan as Hoovy
  • Alison Brie as Planetina, a environmental super-heroine who Morty has a crush on.

Episodes

See also: List of Rick and Morty episodes

The season will consist of ten episodes.[5] The latter five are titled "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion", "Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular", "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort", "Forgetting Sarick Mortshall", and "Rickmurai Jack".[6]

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [7]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [8]U.S. viewers
(millions)
421"Mort Dinner Rick Andre"Jacob HairJeff LovenessJune 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)N/A
432"Mortyplicity"Lucas GrayAlbro LundyJune 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)N/A
443"A Rickconvenient Mort"Juan Meza-LéonRob SchrabJuly 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)N/A
454"Rickdependence Spray"UnknownUnknownJuly 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)N/A
465"Amortycan Grickfitti"UnknownUnknownJuly 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)N/A

Production

Development

Digital Spy revealed that the season would have more of a continuity than the rest of the series, not unlike season three, when Rick escaped from an alien prison. Rick and Morty writer Scott Marder announced that "there's epic canon in season five coming" and that season four's Space Beth is set to be a major character in the season in 2020 at a virtual Adult Swim festival.[9] As of late October 2020, episodes were "pretty far along on [their] route to Adult Swim."[10] A promotional animatic of Morty carrying a seemingly dead Rick across an alien planet was released in November 2020.[4] Other animatics, including one that appears to be from the same episode as Rick is in the same condition he is in in the first picture, have been released as well.[10] A final animatic shows Morty confessing his feelings for Jessica as their spaceship crashes into the ocean. Once it does, Rick's long-time nemesis Mr. Nimbus greets them.[11] Sixth and seventh seasons have been confirmed to already be in development. The show will consist of the next ten out of 70 episodes originally ordered by Adult Swim in May 2018 after the premiere of the third season.[12]

Casting

Along with the seasons' announcement, regulars Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke were confirmed to return as the Smith family,[1] with other characters including new addition to the cast, Mr. Nimbus.[4] In January 2021, it was revealed that series creator Dan Harmon and Kari Wahlgren, a recurring voice in the series, would return to reprise their roles of Birdperson, Rick's old friend turned enemy after being reprogrammed by Tammy Gueterman, and Jessica, Morty's crush throughout the show, respectively.[3] Space Beth, a popular character from the finale of the previous season, voiced by Chalke, has the possibility to return for the season.[9] Guest stars during the season will include Timothy Olyphant, Christina Ricci, and Alison Brie.[13]

Writing

In October 2020, show creator Dan Harmon revealed that one of the episodes, written by Rob Schrab, in the upcoming season will be about Morty's relationship with a woman who is not Jessica, and said that Morty "really feels heartache on a level a man his age shouldn’t… my Emmy is going to that one." Schrab's writing for the episode was "very tender." Harmon also noted that production was happening ahead of schedule.[14] Jeff Loveness, who wrote multiple episodes in season four, has been confirmed to be returning to write his last episodes for the series, including the season premiere.[15] The season will also delve deeper into Rick and Jerry's relationship.[16]

Release

The season premiered on June 20, 2021.[17] Justin Roiland, who voices the two main characters, said that he would like to air one episode a month, so as to lengthen the time that the show is on the air.[18] He reiterated this in March 2021. Roiland also claimed that the wait between all the rest of the seasons would "never be [as] long again" as they were between many of the previous seasons.[19]

Reception

David Opie of Digital Spy praised the series premiere, saying "It's just as inventive as ever, and by not resetting the status quo, there's more room for character development."[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "When is Rick and Morty season 5 coming out?". Hidden Remote. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "Rick and Morty Star Sarah Chalke Teases More Space Beth in Season 5". Anime. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. ^ a b c Balwinder (2021-02-08). "Rick and Morty Season 5 - Release Date, Trailer & Cast". Sea Wall A Life. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ a b c "FIRST LOOK: 'Rick and Morty' Season 5". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ "When is Rick and Morty season 5 released? When the next episodes will drop on Netflix". Radio Times. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Rick and Morty [@RickandMorty] (May 24, 2021). "Here's all ten episode titles of Rick and Morty Season Five, premiering June 20th only on @adultswim" (Tweet). Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Rick and Morty: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved June 24, 2021. Click the "Episode Guide" tab to view all listed episodes.
  8. ^ "Rick and Morty – Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Joe Anderton (2020-11-16). "Rick and Morty bosses promise "epic" and "awesome" season 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  10. ^ a b October 2020, Harry Shepherd 29. "Rick and Morty season 5: release date, cast, and what else we know". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Hema. "Rick and Morty Season 5 Release Date, Dan Harmon Teases Fans With New Episodes | Oracle Globe". Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  12. ^ "'Rick and Morty' posts a scene from upcoming season 5 online". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  13. ^ Pearce, Tilly (June 8, 2021). "Exclusive – Rick and Morty season 5 to feature Timothy Olyphant, Alison Brie and Christina Ricci". Radio Times. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "'Rick And Morty' Season 5 Is Actually On Schedule For Once". Boss Hunting. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  15. ^ Loveness, Jeff [@jeffloveness] (September 20, 2019). "Today was my last day at Rick and Morty. I wrote 5 episodes and worked with amazing people. I hope you like it" (Tweet). Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "'Rick and Morty' Season 5: here's everything we know so far". Happy Mag. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  17. ^ Adult Swim [@adultswim] (March 30, 2021). "Now you can start asking us about season 6. Rick and Morty return for season 5 on Sunday, June 20 at 11 pm ET on Adult Swim" (Tweet). Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "'Rick & Morty' Creator Justin Roiland Wants To Release An Episode Every Month". Boss Hunting. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  19. ^ Plante, Corey. "Everything you need to know about 'Rick and Morty' Season 5". Inverse. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  20. ^ Opie, David (2021-06-14). "Rick and Morty season 5 premiere starts to fix the show's biggest problem". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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