Adult Swim Severs Ties With ‘Rick And Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland After Domestic Violence Charges Against Him Became Public - Deadline

Justin Roiland, co-creator, enforcement shaper and prima of Adult Swim’s flagship animated series Rick and Morty, is nary longer successful concern with the Warner Bros Discovery marque connected the bottommost of serious home unit allegations against him coming to airy earlier this month.

“Adult Swim has ended its relation with Justin Roiland,” a spokesperson said successful a connection Tuesday.

Following Roiland’s exit, Rick and Morty volition continue, with Rick, which had been voiced by Roiland, recast.

Co-created by Roiland and Dan Harmon, the deed bid received a monolithic 70-episode bid successful 2018 erstwhile Adult Swim besides signed caller semipermanent deals with Roiland and Harmon. The show, which has been renewed done Season 10, has completed six seasons, with 4 much to spell arsenic portion of the pickup.

There has been nary absorption yet from Hulu, wherever Roiland is co-creator/executive shaper and dependable formed subordinate of animated bid Solar Opposites. He besides is simply a performer connected the streamer’s animated drama Koala Man.

Roiland has been charged with 1 felony number of home artillery with corporal wounded and 1 felony number of mendacious imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud and/or deceit by the Orange County District Attorney’s office. The incidental successful question against a Jane Doe allegedly occurred successful January 2020, according to a May 2020 complaint. He pleaded not blameworthy to the charges successful October 2020. The semi-sealed lawsuit was kept retired of the nationalist until a proceeding January 12, 2023. Roiland, who was present, besides is required to be a scheduled April 27 hearing.

No proceedings day has been set, but Roiland could look up to 7 years successful situation if convicted.

Roiland’s lawyer has insisted that his lawsuit is innocent, noting that “we besides person each anticipation that this substance is connected people to beryllium dismissed erstwhile the District Attorney’s bureau has completed its methodical reappraisal of the evidence.”