Season 3 DVD and Blu-ray cover Background COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States NO. OF EPISODES [1] 10 Broadcast ORIGINAL CHANNEL [adult swim] ORIGINAL RUN April 1 - October 1, 2017 Season Chronology ←PREVIOUS NEXT→ Season 2 Season 4

Season 3 is the third season of Rick and Morty. The season consists of 10 episodes. It was first announced by [adult swim] in August 2015, and premiered without warning on April 1, 2017, as an April Fools stunt. The first episode was looped for the entire night on its first airing on the channel.

The rest of the season started airing on July 30, 2017, nearly four months after the first episode aired. The season concluded with "The Rickchurian Mortydate" on October 1, 2017.

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Characters

Main

Rick (voiced by Justin Roiland) — A genius scientist and alcoholic whose inventions and experiments serve as the basis for the episodes.

(voiced by Justin Roiland) — A genius scientist and alcoholic whose inventions and experiments serve as the basis for the episodes. Morty (voiced by Justin Roiland) — Rick's impressionable grandson who is often dragged along on his grandfather's escapades.

(voiced by Justin Roiland) — Rick's impressionable grandson who is often dragged along on his grandfather's escapades. Jerry (voiced by Chris Parnell) — Morty's insecure father, whose disapproval of Rick's influence on Morty only deepens his marital troubles with Beth.

(voiced by Chris Parnell) — Morty's insecure father, whose disapproval of Rick's influence on Morty only deepens his marital troubles with Beth. Beth (voiced by Sarah Chalke) — Morty's holier-than-thou mother, a cardiac surgeon for horses.

(voiced by Sarah Chalke) — Morty's holier-than-thou mother, a cardiac surgeon for horses. Summer (voiced by Spencer Grammer) — Morty's angst-ridden older sister who occasionally joins Rick on his adventures.

Recurring

Jessica (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) — Morty's primary love interest, and classmate.

(voiced by Kari Wahlgren) — Morty's primary love interest, and classmate. Tricia Lange (voiced by Cassie Steele) — A classmate of Summer known for her large breasts.

Characters of the Day

Crew

Writers

Directors

Juan Meza-León: "The Rickshank Rickdemption," "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy," and "The ABC's of Beth"

Dominic Polcino: "Rickmancing the Stone" and "Tales From the Citadel"

Anthony Chun: "Pickle Rick," "Rest and Ricklaxation," and "The Rickchurian Mortydate"

Bryan Newton: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender" and "Morty's Mind Blowers"

Episodes

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Trivia

The season premiered without advance notice on April 1, 2017. It looped continually late into the night causing other [adult swim] programming to be postponed a week later.

Originally slated at 14 episodes, the season was shortened to 10.

Unlike the previous seasons, there is no Interdimensional Cable themed episode. Instead, a different anthological format premiered in " Morty's Mind Blowers "

" It is the highest viewed season so far, with every episode except for "The Rickshank Rickdemption" receiving over 2 million viewers on initial airing.

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