Rick and Morty Season 8 Release Date, Trailer, Where to Watch
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Rick and Morty Season 8 is portalling into action this month. Read on for the premier date, as well as the full episode schedule, and where to watch.
In the eighth season of this adult-centric sci-fi sitcom, demented genius scientist Rick Sanchez returns for more cross-universal hijinks with his highly traumatised grandson Morty. As shown in the trailer, embedded below, they'll visit undersea enclaves, futuristic farms growing crystalline corn, and cities that appear to worship giant eggs.
According to the official synopsis, "Rick and Morty is back for season 8! Life has meaning again! Anything is possible! Look out for adventures with Summer, Jerry, Beth, and the other Beth. Maybe Butter Bot will get a new task? Whatever happens, you can't keep Rick and Morty down for long. People have tried!"
Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden are back as the voices of Rick and Morty respectively
Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden are back as the voices of Rick and Morty respectively
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Rick and Morty Season 8 Release Date
Rick and Morty Season 8 first airs on 25th May 2025. Tune in at 11pm EST on Adult Swim. It comes roughly a year and a half after the conclusion of season 7.
Where to Watch Rick and Morty Season 8
Rick and Morty Season 8 is exclusive to Adult Swim, so you can catch all the new episodes there. That's not all. The show has also been greenlit for seasons 9 and 10.
"Season 7 just represents one more brick in that road, and it's season 8, which is already written, when that comes out, I think it'll be even more so," co-creator Dan Harmon tells The Verge.
"It'll feel like a return to form and kind of like a 'we're back, baby' kind of feeling, and hopefully, season 9 will be that but, you know, even more so. But it'll be because it's been a gradual process of just trying to get our wind in our sails again."
Rick and Morty Season 8 Episode Schedule
Check below for the full release dates of all ten episodes in Rick and Morty Season 8.
S8.E1: Summer of All Fears -Sun, May 25, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E2: Valkyrick - Sun, Jun 1, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E3: The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly - Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E4: The Last Temptation of Jerry - Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E5: Cryo Mort a Rickver - Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E6: The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button - Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E7: Ricker Than Fiction - Sun, Jul 6, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E8: Nomortland - Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E9: Morty Daddy - Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 11pm EST
S8.E10: Hot Rick - Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 11pm EST
Rick and Morty Season 8 Cast
Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden are back as the voices of Rick and Morty respectively. After Justin Roiland was axed from the show for alleged misconduct following season 6, season 8 marks the second time they're playing the characters. They're joining series mainstays Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer and Sarah Chalke.
Ian Cardoni - Rick
Harry Belden - Morty
Chris Parnell - Jerry Smith
Spencer Grammer - Summer Smith
Sarah Chalke - Beth Smith
Ice-T: Magma-Q
Keith David: The President
Peter Serafinowicz: Oxygen-S/Eight/Infinity
Rick and Morty Season 8 Trailer
Check out the latest trailer for Rick and Morty Season 8, featuring shootouts, city riots, and more inter-dimensional travel. And. if you were wondering, the song is Tryouts for the Human Race by Sparks.
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