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Rick and Morty Season 8 Episode 2 Release Date, Where to Watch
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Rick and Morty Season 8 is now officially underway. In this article you'll see when and where to watch episode 2, Valkyrick.
It follows episode 1, Summer of all Fears, which aired 25 May, 2025. In that episode, we see Rick use a variety of unorthodox methods to discipline the kids. According to the official episode 2 synopsis, "Space Beth calls her dad for a ride."
Space Beth was introduced in the season 4 finale, Star Mort Rickturn of the Jed, after Rick clones his daughter Beth Smith (Sarah Chalke). You can see where her and Rick's often rocky relationship goes in episode 2, details of which you'll find below.
Rick and Morty return in season 8
Rick and Morty return in season 8
Adult Swim
Rick and Morty Season 8 Episode 2 Release Date
The second episode of Rick and Morty Season 8 is called Valkyrick and airs Sunday, Jun 1, 2025, 11pm EST on Adult Swim.
Rick and Morty Season 8 Release Date
Rick and Morty Season 8 premiered on 25th May 2025, airing at 11pm EST on Adult Swim. It came 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, so Adult Swim is now the show's home.
"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," co-creator Dan Harmon tells The Verge. "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 1m35 trailer for Rick and Morty season 8, featuring shootouts, riots, and more inter-dimensional travel. If you were wondering, the song is Tryouts for the Human Race by Sparks.
