‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’ Spinoff Series Debuts First Footage

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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com The expansive “Rick and Morty” multiverse just got a little bit bigger. The hit Adult Swim animated series just debuted the first-ever footage from the hotly anticipated anime spinoff series simply titled, “Rick and Morty: The Anime.” According to the teaser, the new anime-inspired show will debut with 10 episodes on Adult Swim and HBO Max “sometime this year.” Additional plot details, including a plotline for all the participating legacy characters, were also announced during Warner Bros.

Discovery’s 2024 upfront. “In ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’, a new series from the world of “Rick and Morty,” Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be an atemporal being.” Absent from mention was the often ridiculed character Jerry Smith, so his absence could be entirely intentional but the new series creators.

Takashi Sano is the spinoff director and previously helmbed the anime shorts “Rick and Morty vs. Genocider” and “Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil).” The early preview of “Rick and Morty: The Anime” shows Morty on a new planet with a new alien species, who are all celebrating the fact that he saved their planet.

Morty toys and holograms are prominently displayed all over their world. A sign with the words “Happy Independence Day” and a picture of Morty’s face is strung across a building while the alien species radio explains that Morty is about to be honored.