Rick & Morty: Adult Swim parts ways with showrunner Justin Roiland
Rick and Morty co-creator, executive producer and voice actor Justin Roiland has been fired from Adult Swim following allegations of domestic violence.
Despite the departure of Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty will continue for four more seasons with a new voice cast. Interview sessions should begin over the next few days to find the new voices of Rick Sanchez, a cynical and quirky scientist, and Morty Smith, a restless and easily influenced boy. If Justin Roiland is always credited as a co-creator, his partner Dan Harmon will now be the series’ sole showrunner.
— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) January 24, 2023
Justin Roiland was charged by the District Attorney’s Office of Orange County, California with domestic violence and incarceration with threats, violence, fraud and/or deceit. According to a complaint filed in May 2020, the alleged crimes were committed against Jane Doe in January 2020. In October 2020, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. The partially closed case was hidden from the public until the January 12 hearing. Justin Roiland, who was present, is also scheduled to attend a new hearing set for April 27.
Justin Roiland leaves Squanch Games
As first-person shooter comedy High On Life became the biggest third-party game launch on Xbox Game Pass and the biggest single-player game launch in the history of Microsoft’s service, Squanch Games has to pull out of its little cloud due to Justin Roiland, who decided to step down as part of the accusation. in domestic violence:
We’ve received Justin Roiland’s resignation. The passionate Squanch Games team will continue to develop games that our fans will love while continuing to support and improve High On Life.
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