Rick And Morty Season 7 Release Date, Cast, Plot, Trailer And More Details

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"Rick and Morty" is back, broh! Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of Adult Swim, has announced Season 7 of the award-winning animated comedy series. The road to this latest season has been tumultuous, with its star actor having been fired, but it seems the wheels of production have nonetheless turned apace.

When last we saw the scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson, Morty, both were voiced by Justin Roiland, and Rick ended the season by announcing that he would devote his life to tracking down his wife and child's killer. Rick may or may not change his mind on that front, but those close to the series have emphasized that fans should expect nothing about the general feel of the show to change, with Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen stating, "This season proves that the geniuses at work on 'Rick and Morty' are just getting started."

So, when does it air, who will the cast be, and what can fans expect from "Rick and Morty" Season 7?

With one massive exception, the main cast of Rick and Morty Season 7 will be the same as the previous six seasons. The hapless Jerry Smith continues to be voiced by Chris Parnell, unfulfilled horse doctor Beth Smith and her Space Beth clone by Sarah Chalke, and their daughter, Summer Smith, by Spencer Grammer. The supporting cast will almost certainly include series co-creator Dan Harmon, who has always taken on a few voices each season, including the fan-favorite character of Birdperson.

The elephant in the room, of course, is who will voice Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, both of whom were voiced in the first six seasons by series co-creator Justin Roiland. However, following assault charges against Roiland, which have since been dismissed, along with rumors of alleged unsavory behavior, Adult Swim cut ties with Roiland early this year. He no longer voices the titular Rick and Morty, with Adult Swim hiring two new actors to fill Roiland's shoes. Executive producer Steven Levy told fans at San Diego Comic Con (via Variety) that they were casting "sound-alikes," going on to add, "The characters are the same characters. No change." 

However, even now that we've gotten an official trailer for Season 7 (see below) and have heard their A+ impressions, we still don't know who's playing the two beloved characters. In fact, we won't know until the show actually airs. Why's that? As an anonymous Adult Swim source told The Hollywood Reporter, "We want the show to speak for itself. We believe in the strength of the season and our new voices, and we want to preserve the viewing experience for fans."

On September 25, 2023, Adult Swim released the action-packed trailer for "Rick and Morty" Season 7, giving us a highly anticipated glimpse of what's to come on the long-running animated sci-fi comedy. But there's also the matter of how Season 7 marks a monumental cast change. With Justin Roiland having been let go from the show, the Season 7 trailer debuts the efforts of two replacement actors, although their identities will remain concealed until the series premieres on October 15. Having said all that ... they sound pretty good! Whoever's voicing these guys, they've clearly put in the work to capture Roiland's unique vocal qualities.

Other than that big change, "Rick and Morty" looks to continue on in the fashion that made it such a hit. The trailer consists mostly of quick cuts and characters' sarcastic quips as they endure numerous weird and silly sci-fi scenarios. Season 7 will feature Rick turning himself into a head on a leg, Rick maybe hunting down the version of himself who killed his wife, and Rick sending his hologram to a therapy appointment. Plus, we'll see Morty getting kidnapped by aliens, Rick and Morty stoically slaughtering bad guys in a "Blade" homage, and Rick and Morty assisting the president, as well as Rick making some really good spaghetti and Jerry dealing with a "rake situation."