Rick and Morty season 6

Final season with Justin Roiland as Rick and Morty.

The sixth season of the adult animated series Rick and Morty debuted on September 4, 2022. It marks the last season featuring Justin Roiland as the voices of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, following his dismissal on January 24, 2023, over domestic violence allegations. The season had been greenlit in May 2020, before the fourth season concluded.

Quick Facts

Season number

Showrunner

Scott Marder

Starring

Justin Roiland
Chris Parnell
Spencer Grammer
Sarah Chalke

Episodes

Network

Adult Swim

First aired

4 September 2022

Last aired

11 December 2022

Facts from the source article.

Cast and characters

Justin Roiland voiced Rick Sanchez C-137 and Morty Smith Prime, the main characters. Chris Parnell portrayed Jerry Smith 5126, Morty's and Summer's father. Spencer Grammer played Summer Smith C-131, Morty's older sister. Sarah Chalke voiced Beth Smith C-131, Morty's and Summer's mother. Keith David appeared as President Andre Curtis, and Paul Giamatti as Story Lord.

Production

The season is part of a long-term deal between Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and Adult Swim, confirming 70 new episodes over an unspecified number of seasons; ten aired as season four, ten as season five, leaving fifty remaining. In February 2020, Roiland announced the sixth season was underway. The second episode, "Rick: A Mort Well Lived", featured Peter Dinklage as a guest star. Writing continued over Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic; Dan Harmon said production was "pretty far along" by November 2020, and by March 2021 they were "very late" in writing. On January 24, 2023, amid felony charges against Roiland, Adult Swim cut ties and fired him, making this his final season on the show.

Reception

Critics gave the sixth season of Rick and Morty a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 62 reviews, with an average score of 7.50 out of 10. The site’s consensus notes that the season is framed by notable serialized storylines while having fun in the middle, questioning whether the show’s most toxic genius can truly change. On Metacritic, the season earned an 86 out of 100 from four reviews, which qualifies as “universal acclaim.” It also received a nomination at the Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animated Series.