Rick and Morty (season 7)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Original release | October 15, 2023 – present |
The seventh season of the American adult animated television series Rick and Morty premiered on October 15, 2023, and will consist of ten episodes.
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 as the voices of Rick and Morty respectively.
Contents
Cast and characters
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Main
- Chris Parnell as:
- Jerry Smith, Morty and Summer's father, Beth's husband, and Rick's son-in-law.
- Tom, a news anchor who criticizes the President with his co-host Shonda.
- Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Morty's older sister and Rick's granddaughter.
- Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith, Morty's and Summer's mother and Rick's daughter.
- Ian Cardoni as Rick Sanchez, one of the show's two lead characters and Morty's grandfather, often shown as drunk while seeking to track down Rick Prime, a version of himself from a parallel universe who killed his first wife and daughter.
- Harry Belden as Morty Smith, one of the show's two lead characters and Rick's grandson, often shown as nervous, unsure of himself and doubtful about Rick's extravagant adventures.
Recurring
- Tom Kenny as:
- Gene Gilligan, the Smith family's neighbor.
- Squanch "Squanchy", one of Rick's oldest friends.
- Gul'Karna, a Yautja private investigator from the Predator franchise whom Wayne hired to follow his ex-wife Amy, only for him to instead date her.
- Mr. Stabby, a sword-limbed talk show host who accidentally kills his audience when trying to take questions from them.
- Kari Wahlgren as:
- Diane Sanchez, Rick's deceased wife
- The voice of the A.I. behind Rick's Space Cruiser and Garage
- Jessica W., Morty's girlfriend and a "time god".
- Susan Sarandon as Dr. Helen Wong, the therapist to Rick and the Smith family.
Guest
- Jon Allen as Wayne "Mr. Poopybutthole", a long-time friend of the Smith family.
- Dan Harmon as:
- Birdperson, one of Rick's oldest friends.
- Ice-T/Water-T/Magma-T, a fictional version of the rapper who is an Alphabetrian.
- Scott Chernoff as Gearhead, one of Rick's oldest friends.
- Beck Bennett as The Sheriff, a sheriff who tracks down Gene's destructive runaway lawnmower.
- Hugh Jackman as Himself, Gene's cousin-in-law.[1]
- Lauren Tom as:
- Amy, Mr. Poopybutthole's ex-wife and Gul'Karna's girlfriend; Tom's casting is in reference to her role as Amy Wong in Futurama.
- Birddaughter, Birdperson's daughter with Tammy Gueterman.
- Keith David as Andre Curtis, the President of the United States.
- Christina Hendricks as Unity, an alien collective hive mind and Rick's ex-girlfriend.
- Debra Wilson as:
- Shonda, a news anchor who works with Tom and criticizes President Curtis.
- Sinistar-7, an elite member of the Numbericons and daughter of Emperor Dreadnaught
- Chris Romano as Slow Mobius, a family man able to slow down time.
- Ryan Hansen as The Observers
- Maria Bamford as:
- Churry
- Nana Smith, the grandmother of Jerry Smith who is dead.
- Glen Powell as Kuayle
- Echo Kellum as Brad
- Cassie Steele as Tricia Lange
- Aislinn Paul as Nancy
- Ice-T as Magma-Q, the Alphabetrian father of Ice-T/Water-T who was killed when the Numbericons attacked.
- Peter Serafinowicz as 8/Infinity
- Maurice LaMarche as Bigfoot
Episodes
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| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title [2] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [3] | Prod. code [4] |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 62 | 1 | "How Poopy Got His Poop Back" | Lucas Gray | Nick Rutherford | October 15, 2023 | RAM-701 | 0.42[5] |
| 63 | 2 | "The Jerrick Trap" | Kyounghee Lim | Albro Lundy & James Siciliano | October 22, 2023 | RAM-702 | 0.47[6] |
| 64 | 3 | "Air Force Wong" | Jacob Hair | Alex Rubens | October 29, 2023 | RAM-703 | 0.36[7] |
| 65 | 4 | "That's Amorte" | Lucas Gray | Heather Anne Campbell | November 5, 2023 | RAM-704 | 0.44[8] |
| 66 | 5 | "Unmortricken" | Jacob Hair | Albro Lundy & James Siciliano | November 12, 2023 | RAM-705 | 0.46[9] |
| 67 | 6 | "Rickfending Your Mort" | Jacob Hair | Cody Ziglar | November 19, 2023 | RAM-706 | 0.40[10] |
| 68 | 7 | "Wet Kuat Amortican Summer" | Kyounghee Lim | Alex Song-Xia | November 26, 2023 | RAM-707 | 0.49[11] |
| 69 | 8 | "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie" | Lucas Gray | Rob Schrab | December 3, 2023 | RAM-708 | 0.38[12] |
| 70 | 9 | "Mort: Ragnarick" | Kyounghee Lim | Jeremy Gilfor & Scott Marder | December 10, 2023 | RAM-709 | 0.29[13] |
| 71 | 10 | "Fear No Mort" | TBA | TBA | December 17, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
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.[14]
Casting
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After charges of felony domestic abuse, which were subsequently dropped due to a lack of evidence,[15][16] Justin Roiland was removed from the show prior to the seventh season.[17] Adult Swim hired two new voice "soundalike" talent for the show's titular characters,[18] 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".[19][20]
Mr. Poopybutthole, who was previously voiced by Roiland, is voiced by actor Jon Allen. Series writer Scott Marder said Allen's role provided room for some of Roiland's other replacements to focus on the main cast.[21] Starting with the episode "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie", the character Magma-Q, another character that was previously voiced by Roiland, is voiced by rapper Ice-T. In addition to voicing the aforementioned character, Ice-T also voices the show's parody of himself, Water-T, who was previously voiced by series co-creator Dan Harmon.[22]
Release
The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023.[18] 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, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The site’s critics consensus reads: "Recasting its titular pair with fairly seamless results, the famously unpredictable Rick and Morty settles into a holding pattern that nevertheless still yields plenty of amusing invention."[23] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 73 out of 100, based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]
Notes
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