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‘Rick and Morty’ season 3 premiere drops for real on April Fools’ Day

This is not a drill.

Michelle Jaworski

After waiting for more than a year for a new season or any news about when Rick and Morty will return, Adult Swim finally indulged fans with the greatest April Fools’ Day gift of all.

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This is not a drill—and it’s not a joke: The season 3 premiere is on Adult Swim right now. 

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Rick and Morty’s Twitter made the surprise announcement at 8pm Saturday night just as the first airing of the new episode on Adult Swim’s website was about to start.

 

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Adult Swim’s livestream even included the message, “You can stop bugging us now,” to fans who’ve been nagging the network and co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland (Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith) nonstop about it. Harmon even revealed their master plan the night before after a fan complained about the lack of information on season 3.

https://twitter.com/danharmon/status/848331549045133312

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The premiere episode, which will air on a loop until midnight (ET/PT) and in certain locations—sorry guys—finally delivers. Nathan Fillion guest stars as Rick finally reveals why he let himself become imprisoned—and how he escapes.

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It sure was. Now where’s the rest of season 3?

You can watch the season premiere on Adult Swim’s website.

 
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