Rick and Morty Showrunner Talks Season 6 Adding More Canon (Exclusive)

Rick and Morty sparked a lot of imaginations with the first few episodes of the sixth season, and the showrunner behind the series opened up about introducing more canonical threads into the newest episodes! Season 5 of the series ended with a huge change to the status quo, and Season 6 shook things up even further by not quickly resetting the events of the finale much like other seasons had done in the past. Instead, fans saw as the first half of this newest season not only bring in some major additions to the canon but tie each of the episodes into one another in some way.

With the greater attention to the overall story making Rick and Morty Season 6 stand out from the previous seasons, ComicBook.com got the chance to speak with executive producer and showrunner Scott Marder ahead of the final episodes of the season coming later this Sunday and had to ask about including more of these grander story elements while still trying to maintain the balance of the one-off episodic adventures Rick and Morty is also known for. 

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As Marder explained, coming in as a fan of a show gave him the perspective of the kinds of things fans had wanted to see in Rick and Morty, “I got to come onto it in season four as big a fan as anybody else. So I feel like I’m always thinking of what I want as a fan in my perfect season of this show.” And as for what we have seen in the newest season thus far, Marder details these additional elements that helped make it “perfect.” 

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“I’d say season six is the best front to back version of what I, as a creator/fan of this show would want in this show,” Marder continued. “[W]hich is a little bit of canon, a little bit of just light arcs, funny one offs, just a little bit of it all because I think this show’s got such depth. It’s so cool that it can do all these different things. So all of it’s intentional.” 

Rick and Morty Season 6 returns to Adult Swim with new episodes on Sunday, November 20th at 11:00PM EST, so hopefully we get even more of these canonical surprises! How are you liking all of the canon elements this season so far? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!