THE ANIME release date and voice cast announced along with new trailer

Warner Bros. Discovery and Adult Swim have finally announced when Rick and Morty: The Anime will premiere, and soon!

The English-language version of the series will premiere on Adult Swim at midnight on Thursday, August 15, followed by the Japanese-subtitled version on Adult Swim’s Toonami at midnight on August 17.

Screenplay and direction: Takashi Sano (God’s Tower), Rick and Morty: The Anime follows Rick, Morty and the rest of the Smith family on an intergalactic adventure. The 10-part series features original stories, some of which are inspired by the main Rick and Morty animated series. The synopsis reads:

In Rick and Morty: The Anime, a new series set in the world of “Rick and Morty,” Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be a timeless being.

In addition to the premiere date, Adult Swim also released the official trailer for Rick and Morty: The Anime, as well as the Japanese and English voice actors.

• Rick – Youhei Tadano / Joe Daniels
• Morty – Keisuke Chiba / Gabriel Regojo
• Summer – Akiha Matsui / Donna Bella Litton
• Jerry – Manabu Muraji / Joe Daniels
• Beth – Takako Fuji / Patricia Duran

The new episodes of Rick and Morty: The Anime will also be available to stream on Max and purchase on Digital the day after its debut on Adult Swim. Japanese repeat airings of new episodes will debut on Adult Swim’s Toonami block at midnight the following Saturday.

While Rick and Morty: The Anime will officially premiere next month, fans attending San Diego Comic-Con later this month will be able to get their first look at the highly anticipated series during an Adult Swim panel on Friday, July 26. The panel will include writer/director Takashi Sano, producers Joseph Chou and Takenari Maeda, and Adult Swim’s Head of Action and Anime Jason DeMarco, as they “Share details about the intergalactic adventure and show them how the new series on Adult Swim works in detail.”

Following the panel, fans can also attend “Adult Swim’s Night of New,” a special screening event where attendees can be among the first to experience a collection of new Adult Swim series, including the full premiere episode of Rick and Morty: The Anime. If you can’t make it, you can log on to Adult Swim’s YouTube channel, where the screening will be streamed live in real time, so you can watch the first episode of Rick and Morty: The Anime from home on July 26th.