Adult Swim says it is ending its collaboration with Rick and Morty Co-creator – and voice of both title characters – Justin Roiland, who is currently facing charges of domestic violence. “Adult Swim has ended its relationship with Justin Roiland,” the company said in a statement from Marie Moore, senior vice president of communications.
development on Rick and Morty will continue without the involvement of Roiland. The Hollywood Reporter says Roiland’s roles will be recast and that co-creator Dan Harmon will serve as the series’ sole creator.
Roiland is charged with domestic violence in connection with an incident in January 2020. NBC News reports about the arrest and charges earlier this month, citing a criminal complaint filed by the district attorney in May 2020 in Orange County, California. Roiland is charged with two felonies: a charge of “domestic assault” and a charge of “false detention through threats, violence, fraud and/or deception.” If convicted, Roiland faces years in prison. the Rick and Morty Co-Creator was arrested in August 2020 and released on $50,000 bail. Roiland pleaded not guilty to both counts at his indictment on October 14, 2020.
According to the official Rick and Morty Twitter account, the rest of the creative team is currently developing Season 7 of the show. Season 6 premiered in September 2022 and ran for 10 episodes. In 2018, after the show’s third season, Adult Swim ordered another 70 episodes of Rick and Mortywhich would extend the show through season 10.
