Whilst you wait for season 5, you can also check out Solar Opposites, another animation from Rick and Morty’s other creator Justin Roiland. And if that doesn’t scratch the itch, the Rick and Morty team is still dropping brilliant shorts every now and then to keep us entertained.

When is Rick and Morty season five?

The wait is nearly over, as Rick and Morty will be hitting our screens again on 20 June 2021 at 11pm ET/PT.

Fans were worried that it would be a long time until we saw the show return after the long break between seasons 3 and 4, but Dan Harmon explained in an interview that the wait for season four is the longest one they’ll ever have in an interview to . 

“I don’t know how fast we can do it, but I know it will never be this long again,” he stated, explaining that the team was writing season five while the fourth was in production to help things move quicker. Similarly, they’re currently writing season six while season five goes through the animation process.

When season five arrives it should air on Adult Swim in the US, and most likely on E4 in the UK. Going by season four it will air a few days late for the UK, but if you can’t bear to even wait three or four days, it is possible to watch Adult Swim from the UK.

Is there a season five trailer?

Yes – the first full trailer shows off some of the hellraising adventures that are on the way, along with some appearances from upcoming guest stars:

There’s also a first look video from Adult Swim Con: an early animation run of what appears to be a clip from one of the upcoming episodes. It doesn’t look as slick as you might be used to from Rick and Morty, but it’s just as funny.

How many episodes will there be in season 5?

Despite the first season packing in 11 episodes, the other seasons of Rick and Morty have all featured 10 episodes, and season 5 is no different. 

However, co-creator Dan Harmon discussed the idea of longer seasons during the interview with EW that suggests there could be a little more than that on the way in the future eventually.

“I would like to think I’ve learned enough from my mistakes in season three that we could definitely do 14 now, but then I have to say, ‘Yeah but you’re the guy who says we can do 14 who turned out to be wrong so we’re not listening to you now’,” Harmon remarked.

“The nice healthy way to approach this is I want to prove it with the first 10 of season four – prove it to ourselves, to production, to the network – that it’s so easy that we’ll earn additional episodes.”

Whilst season 5 won’t be the one to do it this time, there is still hope that season 6 could pull off the trick.

Rick and Morty season 5 cast

The whole main cast returned for season 4, with Justin Roiland voicing both Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith and Chris Parnell taking on the role of Morty’s father, Jerry. Spencer Grammer is back as Morty’s sister Summer and, of course, it wouldn’t be complete without Sarah Chalke voicing Rick’s daughter, Beth.

We’re expecting all of them back for the fifth, but there’s been no specific confirmation of that.

Watch the best Rick and Morty shorts

The gap between the two halves of season four was frustrating, but it did bring a few bonuses: some great Rick and Morty shorts, which have now continued after the end of season 5.

The first was the actually-sort-of-amazing Pringles ad for the Super Bowl created by the Rick and Morty team:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ELLT17GYQ

Then there’s Jerryfest, a short film created by animator Paul Robertson and comedian Tom Walker. It may not be official official, but it was shared on the Rick and Morty Twitter account, and it’s well worth watching in its own right:

“Stay cool” – Jerry #rickandmorty @probzz

— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty)
March 11, 2020

Best of all is Samurai & Shogun, an official five-minute animated samurai take on the show, created (in Japanese!) by a Japanese animation studio:

After season five that was followed up by yet another anime short, Rick and Morty vs. Genocider. This one is even longer, from Tower of God director Takashi Sano, with a bit more plot to it than the last.