‘Rick and Morty’ Is Getting a Presidential Spin-Off

As Rick and Morty continues to roll out its wonderful eighth season, followers now have much more to look ahead to than Rick and Morty seasons 9, 10, 11, and 12. President Curtis, a spin-off that includes one of many present’s recurring supporting characters, is formally a go at Grownup Swim. And sure, the legendary Keith David will likely be again voicing the POTUS.

The President’s clashes with Rick go all the best way again to the season two episode “Get Schwifty”—and he’s popped up a number of occasions since then, often beefing with Rick and/or getting himself concerned in one thing very un-presidential. There was that point he remodeled right into a turkey, in addition to the time he dropped a lightsaber on the precise unsuitable angle and really almost destroyed the Earth’s core. He not too long ago tried out being a hive thoughts as a part of an ill-fated scheme to boost his approval rankings. Additionally, don’t ask him to take a selfie with you. Simply don’t.

President Curtis was co-created by Rick and Morty government producers Dan Harmon and James Siciliano. Based on an Grownup Swim press launch, the sequence “follows the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric workers as they sort out the type of crises Rick Sanchez may by no means be bothered with—from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.”

Members of that eccentric workers will embrace characters voiced by Group‘s Jim Rash and Brooklyn 9-9‘s Stephanie Beatriz.

David appeared on the Rick and Morty San Diego Comedian-Con panel to announce the information. Within the press launch, he sounded as excited as followers will certainly be. “President Curtis has all the time been a blast to play. Attending to discover his world extra deeply on this new sequence is a dream. I can’t anticipate followers to see what sort of chaos he stirs up when Rick isn’t round to steal the highlight.”

Harmon and Siciliano known as President Curtis “one in every of our favourite characters to jot down,” noting, “He’s the one particular person within the multiverse who can go toe-to-toe with Rick and nonetheless maintain workplace. Now we lastly get to go on sci-fi missions from Curtis’ viewpoint. And with Keith David main the cost, it’s going to be a wild journey.”

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