‘Rick & Morty’ Lands Spinoff ‘President Curtis’ At Adult Swim

Keith David, who voices the President of the United States in Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, is getting his personal spinoff.

The Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable community has ordered President Curtis. The announcement got here as David made a shock look Friday on the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

The collection, co-created by Dan Harmon and James Siciliano, will see David reprise his position as President Andre Curtis, a longtime rival of the duo. He shall be joined by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz and Community’s Jim Rash within the voice solid.

President Curtis follows the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric employees as they deal with the sort of crises that Rick Sanchez might by no means be bothered with, from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.

Harmon and Siciliano function government producers alongside Danielle Uhlarik, Monica Mitchell and Steve Levy.

It is the most recent spinoff for the cult animated comedy, which has beforehand spun off The Vindicators, whereas Rick and Morty: The Anime launched final yr.

The eighth season of Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim in May, and Season 9 is presently in manufacturing.

“President Curtis has always been a blast to play,” mentioned David. “Getting to explore his world more deeply in this new series is a dream. I can’t wait for fans to see what kind of chaos he stirs up when Rick isn’t around to steal the spotlight.”

“This is a series we would have greenlit even if it didn’t have anything at all to do with Rick and Morty,” added Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen. “President Andre Curtis is just that good of a character. The rest of the world the team has fleshed out is super fun and totally stands on its own. We can’t wait for you to see it.”

“President Curtis has always been one of our favorite characters to write — he’s the only person in the multiverse who can go toe-to-toe with Rick and still hold office,” mentioned Harmon and Siciliano. “Now we finally get to go on sci-fi missions from Curtis’ point of view. And with Keith David leading the charge, it’s going to be a wild ride.”