Fans are rejoicing at the news last week that Adult Swim has ordered a whopping 70 new episodes of the animated comedy series “Rick and Morty.” This is renewal/cancellation season, but a 70-episode renewal? That’s pretty much unheard of.
The press release from Adult Swim says that “Rick and Morty,” created by Dan Harmon (“Community”) and Justin Roiland, is what a “modern day hit” looks like, in our fast-evolving media universe.
According to Adult Swim, “Rick and Morty” was “the #1 comedy across all of television in 2017 with millennials and has become a multiplatform sensation not just on television, but across digital, gaming, livestreaming, retail and fan experiences.”
If you haven’t seen it, “Rick and Morty” is, as Adult Swim says, a comedy “that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe.”
