The RICK AND MORTY Creative Team is Already Developing Season 9 and Update on Justin Roiland's Recasting

With Rick and Morty Season 7 headed for its premiere on Adult Swim soon, the show’s creative team recently showed up at Comic-Con to celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary and while there, they offered an update on the future of the series.

It was revealed during the panel at the Adult Swim Festival on the Green at Comic-Con that Rick and Morty Season 7 is “in the can,” Season 8 has been fully written, and they have now started developing Season 9! Executive producer Steve Levy explained during the panel that part of Rick and Morty Season 9 has already been written.

When the animated comedy was renewed for 70 episodes, it came with a promise that there would no longer be a lengthy wait in between new seasons like in the early years. They have a more streamlined process of developing the show, and it’s working!

Levy also offered an update on recasting Justin Roiland’s character Rick, saying: “We are closing in on the end of our process of the recast. It’s gonna be great. I am thoroughly impressed with everything that’s going on, including all the work on season seven.”

When asked by a fan whether the new voices would be similar to Roiland’s versions, he said: “It’s soundalikes. The characters are the same characters — no change.”

A release date for Rick and Morty Season 7 has yet to be announced, but you can check out the first six seasons on Max and Hulu.