Back in January 2023, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland was fired from the Adult Swim show shortly after he made headlines for facing domestic violence charges (that court case was dismissed by March). Because Roiland also voiced the two title characters, among many others, a search began to find his replacement for the forthcoming Season 7 and beyond. Now Steve Levy, one of Rick & Morty’s executive producers, has shared an update on how recasting is going.
Levy was among the Rick & Morty team members on the show’s panel for San Diego Comic-Con, and on the subject of who will be taking over as the adventuring mad scientist and his neurotic grandson, he had this to say to the audience (via THR):
