As if it wasnโt already a deeply foreign concept for fans to learn that Adult Swimโs Rick And Morty season 5 was on schedule for release โ and from notorious procrastinator / co-creator Dan Harmon, no less โ staff writer Alex Rubens has revealed production is so far ahead, the writing process for Rick And Morty season 7 has already begun.
โAm I allowed to say we started writing Rick And Morty season 7? If not, we didnโt and Iโm not,โ Rubens tweets.
Dan Harmon himself has previously alluded to the fact that both season 6 and season 7 was in the works during a panel session at the Adult Swim Festival last November โ which, in conjunction with Rubenโs little spill, is confirmation enough.
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โI think weโre working on [Rick And Morty] season 7 right now, I canโt even keep track,โ Harmon admitted.
โI wouldnโt know if I were spoiling season 5 or season 6.โ
โWeโre more on schedule than weโve ever been. [COVID-19] kind of makes you have to focus on the whole process when you donโt have this office environment anymore.โ
โEveryone has to run this bee colony remotely, so the honey just gets made more consistentlyโฆ Itโs working for us.โ
While the direction of Rick And Morty season 5 has yet to be discerned, a smattering of hints have been offered in the past year or so. Responding to Alex Rubenโs revelation, one fan light-heartedly speculated that the titular Rick Sanchez dies of โmulti-dimensional cancerโ after episode 3, prompting the show to simply be called Morty thereafter; to which Rubens sarcastically โ or not-so-sarcastically โ replied: โJesus Christ, switch to DMs, these are enormous spoilers.โ
In a more sincere exchange, show producer and writer Scott Marder has teased some โepic canonโ on the way in the upcoming season 5.
โFans are gonna, like, get knocked over by the canon weโre about to hit them with,โ says Marder.
โAll the stuff weโre doing is so awesome.โ
Given the showโs only real narrative through-line involves the Intergalactic Federation, Bird Personโs resurrection as Phoenix Person along with Tammy the Spy, and Evil Morty โ the first two having been somewhat resolved across the latest season โ weโre hedging our bets on the canon involving regular old Morty C-137โs Machiavellian alternate.
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Additionally, during last yearโs Comic-Con at Home virtual panel, Dan Harmon offered the following:
โThereโs an episode in season 5 where Morty has a relationship with another female character thatโs not Jessica. Itโs just a great little story and my very, very longtime friend and collaborator Rob Schrab wrote itโฆ Heโs also a very tender writer โ a juvenile John Hughes. He really feels heartache on a level a man his age shouldnโtโฆ my Emmy is going to that one.โ
While the exact Rick And Morty season 5 release date has not yet been revealed (nor season 6 or season 7 for obvious reasons) โ not even so much as a hint beyond the basic reassurance that season 5 is โcoming soonโ โ itโs safe to assume thereโs plenty of animated content with the same comedic DNA coming our wayโฆ especially considering the fact both co-creators have now branched out with their very own animated projects.
It was recently announced that Dan Harmon is developing a series set in mythical ancient Greece, centred on a โflawed family of humans, gods, and monstersโ who attempt to run one of the worldโs first cities โwithout killing each otherโ. Justin Roiland, on the other hand, is churning out the sophomore instalment of Solar Opposites for Hulu, which follows a family of aliens who take refuge in middle America and must learn to adapt. Hooray for content!
In 2018, Adult Swim commissioned a total of 70 new episodes. After the conclusion of the fourth season, another 60 remains on the docket.
