Rick and Morty season 7 explained

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Network:Adult Swim
Episode List:List of Rick and Morty episodes

The seventh season of the American adult animated television series Rick and Morty premiered on October 15, 2023 and concluded on December 17, 2023. It consisted of ten episodes.

The season was ordered before the fourth season of the show finished airing, in May 2020. It is the first season not to feature Justin Roiland providing any voice work, following his dismissal from the franchise in January 2023, though he and his company, Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!, is still credited in the end credits. Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden were hired to replace him as the voices of Rick and Morty respectively.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Rick and Morty characters.

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of Rick and Morty episodes.

Production

Development

The season is a part of a long-term deal between show creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and Adult Swim, confirming 70 new episodes would be released over an unspecified number of seasons. Thirty of those episodes were aired as part of season four, season five and season six, leaving forty episodes remaining.[1]

Casting

After charges of felony domestic abuse, which were subsequently dropped due to a lack of evidence,[2] [3] Justin Roiland was removed from the show prior to the seventh season.[4] Adult Swim hired two new voice "soundalike" talent for the show's titular characters, announced as unknown actors Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden on the season premiere. Cardoni was cast first due to his Rick impression, which, series writer Scott Marder mentioned, was difficult to cast as "everyone sounded like Macho Man Randy Savage or like a cousin of his. No one sounded exactly like Rick". Belden was cast much later "after exhausting every possible resource".[5] [6]

Mr. Poopybutthole/Wayne P.B., who was previously voiced by Roiland, is voiced by actor Jon Allen. Marder said Allen's role provided room for some of Roiland's other replacements to focus on the main cast.[7] Starting with the episode "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie", the character Magma-Q, another character that was previously voiced by Roiland, is voiced by rapper Ice-T.

Release

The seventh season premiered on October 15, 2023.[8] The episode titles for season 7 were released through social media on August 31, 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season 7 has a 75% score based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The site’s critics consensus reads: "Recasting its titular pair with fairly seamless results, the famously unpredictable Rick and Morty settles into a holding pattern that nevertheless still yields plenty of amusing invention."[9] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 73 out of 100, based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Reviewing the first two episodes, Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone noted that the characters who had new voice actors sounded virtually indistinguishable from their appearances in previous seasons.[11] Jake Kleinman for Inverse agreed, finding the voice swap did not impact the show, but did describe the writing and trajectory of the series as disappointing.[12] Alison Foreman, writing for IndieWire, was disappointed that the creatives chose to "maintain the status quo" rather than taking the show in a new direction even after Roiland's removal from the series.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Rick And Morty' Gets Massive 70-Episode Renewal By Adult Swim; Creators Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland Ink New Deal. Andreeva. Nellie. May 10, 2018. Deadline Hollywood. June 17, 2019. May 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180510190308/https://deadline.com/2018/05/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episode-order-creators-dan-harmon-justin-roiland-deal-adult-swim-1202386828/. live.
  2. Web site: Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges. The Guardian. March 22, 2023. March 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230126/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/23/rick-and-mortys-justin-roiland-cleared-of-domestic-violence-charges. live .
  3. Web site: Domestic violence charges dropped against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland. CBC. CBC News. March 23, 2023. March 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323125427/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/roiland-charges-dropped-1.6788094. live .
  4. Web site: Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland.. Twitter. Rick and Morty. August 24, 2023. July 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230726155258/https://twitter.com/RickandMorty/status/1618009508420386817. live.
  5. Web site: 'Rick and Morty': Replacements for Justin Roiland Revealed in Season 7 Premiere. Thompson. Jaden. October 15, 2023. Variety. October 30, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231105070901/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rick-and-morty-ian-cardoni-harry-belden-justin-roiland-1235752378/. live .
  6. Web site: How 'Rick and Morty' Cast Its New Voice Stars. Goldberg. Lesley. October 15, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter. October 30, 2023. October 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231029191003/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-and-morty-new-voice-actors-revealed-casting-process-1235618102/. live.
  7. Web site: Valdez. Nick. 2023-10-16. Rick and Morty: Mr. Poopybutthole New Voice Actor Revealed. 2023-10-17. ComicBook.com. Paramount. December 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231205074948/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-mr-poopybutthole-new-voice-john-allen/. live.
  8. Web site: Hibberd. James. 'Rick and Morty' Season 7 Premiere Date Revealed Following Justin Roiland Scandal. The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2023. August 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826122358/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-morty-season-7-premiere-return-date-1235573874/. live.
  9. Web site: Rick and Morty: Season 7. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. November 21, 2023. October 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231017154103/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rick_and_morty/s07. live.
  10. Web site: Rick & Morty - Season 7. Metacritic. November 21, 2023. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104140841/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/rick-morty/season-7/. live.
  11. Web site: Sepinwall. Alan. 2023-10-12. 'Rick and Morty' Is Back and Doesn't Miss Justin Roiland One Bit. 2023-12-24. Rolling Stone. en-US. December 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224053242/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/rick-and-morty-season-7-review-justin-roiland-assault-dan-harmon-adult-swim-1234851196/. live.
  12. Web site: 2023-10-12. 'Rick and Morty' Season 7 Review: The Once-Brilliant Cartoon Runs Out of Steam. 2023-12-24. Inverse. en. December 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224053242/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-season-7-review. live.
  13. Web site: Foreman. Alison. 2023-10-12. ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 7 Is Hardly Genius — Unless One of These New Sound-Alikes Is a Woman. 2023-12-24. IndieWire. en-US. December 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224053242/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/rick-and-morty-season-7-review-1234915998/. live.

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