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Rick and Morty spin off President Curtis It clearly has a high approval rating, even before the series was released.
During Friday’s San Diego Comic-Con panel for the upcoming Adult Swim animated series, the team made the announcement President Curtis It has been renewed for a second season and is currently in production. Keith David leads the voice cast as President Andre Curtis for the project, which premieres its first season on Sunday, immediately following the series’ ninth season finale. Rick and Mortywith episodes set to stream the next day on HBO Max.
David sat on the panel alongside co-stars Stephanie Beatrice and Jim Rash, as well as co-writers and executive producers Dan Harmon and James Siciliano. President Curtis It is part of Rick and Morty universe and focuses on the titular Commander-in-Chief, who has been a staple of the main series since David’s introduction during the fan-favorite Season 2 episode “Get Schwifty.”
President Curtis It follows the leader of the free world and his quirky staff as they navigate a host of crises, including inter-dimensional diplomacy, paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena. Season 2 is set to introduce dangerous new threats, complex alliances, and a host of strange missions. Danielle Olaric, Monica Mitchell and Steve Levy executive produce the show along with Harmon and Siciliano.
“President Curtis has quickly proven that he deserves another term!” Adult Swim President Michael Ouellen said in a statement. “With Keith David’s inimitable, endearing performance and the creativity of Dan, James and the entire show team, this series and this boss are what people need more of — even if they don’t know it yet.”
Rick and Morty It was launched in 2013 and has been renewed until season 12. Hollywood Reporter It was reported last month that showrunner Jacob Hare was in talks to helm an animated version of the series for Warner Bros. Television.
“We would definitely like to do a second season,” Siciliano said. THR on President Curtis During a recent interview. “Hopefully we’ll be going for a long time.”
In his review of President Curtis to THRsenior television critic Daniel Feinberg wrote that the series “delivers a reasonable amount of entertainment” and that later episodes in the first season are “funnier, wilder and better focused than the opener.”
