Adult Swim Declares June 20 Global ‘Rick and Morty’ Day

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Season five set to premiere

Adult Swim Rick and Morty
New adventures for Morty and Rick start June 20 (Image credit: Adult Swim)

Season five of the animated hit Rick and Morty will have its premiere on June 20, and Adult Swim is looking to make a big deal out of it.

The AT&T-owned cable network is “officially” declaring June 20 as Rick and Morty Day, an occasion that will be marked all around the world.

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Adult Swim will mark Rick and Morty Day with sneak peeks, behind the scenes footage and special surprises across TV, digital, and social.

For those unfamiliar, Rick is a sociopathic scientist who drags his timid grandson Morty into dangerous adventures across the universe. What could go wrong?

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The show stars Justin Roiland, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer. 

Rick and Morty was created by Dan Harmon and Roiland, who also serve as executive producers.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.