Adult Swim used its San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel to announce a new Rick and Morty spinoff called President Curtis, starring Keith David.
The new adult animated comedy is co-created by Rick and Morty executive producers Dan Harmon and James Siciliano, and will see David reprise his longtime role as President Andre Curtis. Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Encanto) and Jim Rash (Community) also star.
At SDCC 2025, Harmon said: “It’s more X-Files than Doctor Who. It’s the level of sci-fi that would only be boring to Rick.”
Keith David takes the stage at Rick and Morty’s #SDCC panel to announce his President Curtis spinoff. pic.twitter.com/0I5ptFzQER
— IGN (@IGN) July 25, 2025
Keith David talks about starring as President Curtis in a Rick and Morty spinoff show. #SDCC pic.twitter.com/hlQQhNh1BQ
— IGN (@IGN) July 25, 2025
There’s no release window, but we do have a debut image, below.
“President Curtis has always been a blast to play,” said 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.”
President Curtis follows the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric staff as they tackle the kind of crises that Rick Sanchez “could never be bothered with,” from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.
“This is a series we would have greenlit even if it didn’t have anything at all to do with Rick and Morty,” insisted Michael Ouweleen, president, Adult Swim. “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,” commented 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.”
Rick and Morty returned for Season 8 in May, and recently released an episode in which previous DC Universe boss Zack Snyder met up with current DC Universe boss James Gunn for a chat ahead of the release of Superman.
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