Adult Swim, Rick and Morty cut ties with Justin Roiland following domestic abuse charges

Adult Swim has ended its relationship with Justin Roiland after the Rick and Morty co-creator was charged with felony domestic abuse. 

"Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland," said Mairie Moore, Supervisor of Communications at Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Boomerang.

According to Variety, the show will continue on at Adult Swim and the roles of Rick and Morty, both voiced by Roiland, will be recast. Co-creator Dan Harmon is expected to take over.

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Per Variety, Roiland was charged with "one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and/or deceit." Roiland appeared in court earlier this month for a pre-trial hearing.

Adult Swim renewed Rick and Morty back in 2018 for an additional 70 episodes, with the series expected to hit 100 episodes. Season 6 ended in December 2022, with 61 episodes of the show aired thus far.

Roiland also helms the Hulu animated series Solar Opposites, which was renewed for a fifth season last fall. Hulu has yet to make a statement about the fate of the show.