Rick and Morty Season 8 Confirmed: Adult Swim Teases Release Date, Cast Shake-Ups & Multiverse Mayhem

Adult Swim has confirmed that Rick and Morty Season 8 blasts off on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, reclaiming its signature late-night slot with 10 weekly episodes that will roll out through July 27. The new season continues the 70-episode mega-renewal first announced in 2018, leaving 20 episodes still to come after this summer run. New voices, same multiverse chaos • Ian Cardoni (Rick Sanchez) and Harry Belden (Morty Smith) return after debuting in Season 7, taking over from co-creator Justin Roiland. • Spencer Grammer (Summer), Chris Parnell (Jerry) and Sarah Chalke (Beth/Space Beth) round out the core cast. • Adult Swim’s teaser hints at “Portal People,” a fresh title sequence, and a premiere that puts Summer in the driver’s seat of the family’s latest catastrophe. Episode release calendar 1. May 25 – “Eight-Bit Summer” 2. June 1 3. June 8 4. June 15 5. June 22 6. June 29 7. July 6 8. July 13 9. July 20 10. July 27 How to watch live or stream • U.S. cable viewers: tune in to Adult Swim Sundays at 11 p.m. ET/PT. • Next-day streaming: new episodes hit Max every Monday. • Cord-cutters: Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV all carry Adult Swim for live viewing. What to expect Showrunner Scott Marder promises more serialized payoffs after last season’s “Rick Prime” arc, while writers tease cameos from Evil Summer and a bottle episode set entirely inside Rick’s garage lab. Adult Swim has also announced a May 9 fan screening in Atlanta featuring a life-size Plumbus photo booth and exclusive Season 8 merch giveaways, building hype ahead of the multiverse’s wildest summer yet.