<P> Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science - fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's late - night programming block Adult Swim . The series follows the misadventures of cynical mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his fretful, easily influenced grandson Morty Smith, who split their time between domestic family life and interdimensional adventures . Roiland voices the series' eponymous characters, with the voice talent of Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke providing the rest of the family . It premiered on December 2, 2013 . </P> <P> The series originated from an animated short parody film of Back to the Future, titled The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti and created by Roiland for Channel 101, a short film festival co-founded by Harmon . When Adult Swim approached Harmon for television show ideas, he and Roiland decided to develop a program based on the short, while making a few alterations . </P> <P> In January 2014, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 26, 2015 . In August 2015, Adult Swim renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 10 episodes . It premiered unannounced on April 1, 2017, with the second episode of the season airing on July 30, 2017, and the other eight episodes following weekly . The show has received universal critical acclaim for its originality, creativity, and humor . </P> <P> The show revolves around the adventures of the members of the Smith household, consisting of Rick Sanchez, an eccentric and alcoholic mad scientist, who eschews many ordinary conventions such as school, marriage and love; Morty Smith, Rick's 14 - year - old grandson, a kind but easily distressed boy, whose naive but grounded moral compass plays counterpoint to Rick's Machiavellian ego; Summer Smith, Morty's 17 - year - old sister, a more conventional teenager who worries about improving her status among her peers and sometimes follows Rick and Morty on their adventures; Beth Smith, Rick's daughter, a generally level - headed person and assertive force in the household, who is dissatisfied with her marriage and self - conscious about her professional role as a horse doctor; and Jerry Smith, Beth's husband, a simple - minded and insecure person, who disapproves of Rick's influence over his family . </P>

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