'Rick and Morty' Season 4 Episode to Screen at Adult Swim Festival
The long-awaited return of beloved Adult Swim series "Rick and Morty" is slated for later this fall, but fans who attend the Adult Swim Festival will be able to secure an advance sneak peek of the new season.
Adult Swim revealed the lineup for its second annual event this week, which will take place in Los Angeles on November 15 and November 16. On the last day of the festivities, Adult Swim will screen a new episode from the upcoming fourth season of "Rick and Morty."
That sneak peek will be part of what Adult Swim has dubbed a "one-of-a-kind, 360-degree fan experience" that will run throughout the festival, which is also set to include:
... comedic performances, previews of your favorite shows, limited edition merch, exhilarating games, Robot Chicken Intergalactic Power Summit, Squidbillies 10 Man Bunkhouse Stampede, a discussion w/ ["Samurai Jack" creator] Genndy Tartakovsky, meet & greets, panels, the Meatwad Dome and more!
As the official festival promo video declares, the weekend is meant to be an "amazing, weird, and fun-filled adventure you can only get from Adult Swim." More information, including ticketing details, can be found here.
The full festival lineup (so far) is as follows:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15:
Dethklok
Captain Murphy
Geto Boys
Tim Hecker & The Konoyo Ensemble
Iron Reagan
HEALTH
Inter Arma
Speedy Ortiz
Cooly G
DAWN
Sarah Squirm
Conner O’Malley
Three Busy Debras
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16:
Jamie xx
Vince Staples
The Eric Andre Show Live!
Tierra Whack
Young Thug
Lil Nas X
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
CupcakKe
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Negative Gemini
No Joy
Joe Pera
Jena Friedman
Wham City
"Rick and Morty," which was recently renewed for a whopping 70 episodes, will return to the air on Adult Swim sometime in November (presumably after the festival).
[via: Adult Swim Fest, h/t Deadline]