Rick and Morty Season 9 Trailer Teases the Wildest Ride Yet Ahead of the Adult Swim Premiere
Rick and Morty is blasting back to Adult Swim later this spring, and the first full Season 9 trailer just dropped, teasing a rowdy return after the delay that preceded Season 8.
Rick and Morty is rolling back onto Adult Swim this spring, and the first full Season 9 trailer finally dropped. The short version: it looks wild, the show seems back on a once-a-year rhythm after that brief hiccup before Season 8, and Adult Swim already has it locked in through Season 12. The trailer also leans hard into a very specific vibe for where the series is headed.
The trailer, and the vibe it sets
Adult Swim had been teasing behind-the-scenes snippets for a bit, but this is the first full look at Season 9. It is very much in chaos-gag mode, with the kind of one-off, high-concept detours that defined the early years. If you liked Season 8's reset away from heavy serialization, this backs that up: more standalone adventures, fewer long-haul lore threads.
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When and where to watch
- Premiere: Sunday, May 24 at 11:00pm ET/PT on Adult Swim
- Global rollout: airing across 170 countries in 42 languages
- Digital: new episodes available for purchase in the U.S. shortly after they air
- Streaming: the full Season 9 drops August 31 (platforms TBA)
- Catch-up: Seasons 1–8 are currently on Hulu and HBO Max
- The long game: Adult Swim has renewed the series through Season 12, and after a small delay leading into Season 8, it looks like the annual release cadence is back on track
What this means for the show
Seasons 1–7 loved to plant tiny seeds that paid off years later. Season 8 pivoted back to the early-days formula: mostly disconnected, go-for-broke episodes. Season 9 appears to keep that momentum. It is a trade-off. You might miss the slow-burn mythology and character teases, but the upside is a looser, weirder, more playful show week to week. With a lot more episodes to make through Season 12, that creative breathing room probably helps the series stay sharp.
Meanwhile, a spinoff is on deck
Adult Swim is also cooking up President Curtis, a new spinoff centered on the Keith David-voiced Commander-in-Chief. No date or window yet, just the promise of more presidential mayhem when it lands.