Rick and Morty season 5

Main • Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez C-137 and Morty Smith Prime, the show's two lead characters. Rick is often shown as drunk and Morty is shown as nervous and unsure of himself, often in doubt of Rick's many extravagant adventures. • Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith, Morty and Summer's father and Rick's son-in-law. • Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Morty's older sister and Rick's granddaughter. • Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith, Morty and Summer's mother, Jerry's wife, and Rick's daughter. Recurring Guests ==Episodes==

Development Dan Harmon and Scott Marder said that season 5 would have a stronger sense of continuity than previous seasons. At a 2020 virtual Adult Swim festival, writer Scott Marder announced that "there's epic canon in season five coming" and that season four's Space Beth was set to be a main character in a future season (season 6). As of late October 2020, episodes were "pretty far along on [their] route to Adult Swim." A promotional animatic of Morty carrying a seemingly dead Rick across an alien planet was released in November 2020. Jeff Loveness, who wrote multiple episodes in season four, has been confirmed to be returning to write his last episodes for the series, including the season premiere. The season also delved deeper into Rick and Jerry's relationship. Casting Regulars Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke were confirmed to return as the Smith family, ==Release==

The season premiered on June 20, 2021. Justin Roiland, who voices the two main characters, said that he would like to air one episode a month, so as to lengthen the time that the show is on the air. He reiterated this in March 2021. Roiland also claimed that the wait between all the rest of the seasons would "never be [as] long again" as they were between many of the previous seasons. On July 13, 2021, the seventh episode, "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion", was leaked online in Canada through Amazon Prime Video, ahead of its official release date of August 1. It was removed shortly thereafter. ==Reception==

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season five has a 86% score based on 100 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: "Rick and Morty starts showing signs of fatigue with an uneven batch of adventures that are often more crude than clever, but a major shakeup to the status quo helps this season finish strong." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 89 out of 100, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Brandon Katz of Observer said "Rick and Morty persists not only for its inversion of sci-fi tropes, clever pop culture riffing and raw hilarity. It continues to hold our interest in a way few shows do because it knows we are all capable of great and terrible things." David Opie of Digital Spy praised the series premiere, saying "It's just as inventive as ever, and by not resetting the status quo, there's more room for character development." ==Notes==