Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty has been around since 2015, and long gaps between seasons haven’t been uncommon. Regardless, Rick and Morty season 8 is now just a month away, and Adult Swim is celebrating with an insane new trailer from the upcoming ten-episode season.
Story details are difficult to discern from the trailer, but it looks like Rick is going on at least one adventure with Space Beth, the version of his daughter who decided to follow in his footsteps as an adventurer. The show has been intentionally vague about whether Space Beth is the original or a clone, since another version of Beth is still on Earth with her family.
Speaking of other Beth, she’s briefly glimpsed writing while her husband, Jerry, is trapped in some kind of crystal. The trailer also hints at some kind of disturbing development for Jerry that has his family creeped out. For now, there’s no sign of Evil Morty, one of the show’s recurring villains. But there are familiar-looking creatures and just as much chaos as ever.
This will be the second season of Rick and Morty without co-creator Justin Roiland, who voiced both of the main characters. Roiland was forced out of the series in early 2023 over domestic abuse violence charges — which were ultimately dismissed — and sexual misconduct allegations. In his place, Ian Cardoni was cast as Rick’s new voice while Harry Belden took over as Morty. Chris Parnell co-stars as the voice of Jerry, with Sarah Chalke as both versions of Beth, Spencer Grammer as their daughter, Summer.
Adult Swim recently shared an April Fool’s Day special that featured live-action recreations of scenes from Rick and Morty. At the end of the special, it was announced that Rick and Morty season 8 will premiere on May 25 on Adult Swim.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.