Season 8 of Rick and Morty wrapped on a surprisingly emotional note, with Rick confronting his buried guilt over the loss of his late wife Diane and the damage he has done to his family. The finale saw him reckon with a manifestation of “Memory Rick” and Beth’s own fractured psyche, resolving with a rare moment of vulnerability and self‑awareness for the usually nihilistic mad scientist. 

The adventures continue in Season 9, but with that new chapter on the horizon, the big question is whether it will stream on Netflix?

Rick and Morty Season 9, or any season for that matter, is not slated to stream on Netflix, especially under the current licensing weather. The new season will premiere on May 24, 2026, on Adult Swim and Max (formerly HBO Max) in the United States, airing weekly at 11 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time. 

Episodes are set to roll out across a ten‑episode run, continuing the sci‑fi comedy’s pattern of shorter, tightly packed seasons. Streaming rights for the show are currently tied to Max and Hulu in the U.S., having been pulled from Netflix by the end of 2025, with the full new season expected to land on those platforms after a slight window.

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While the season 9 anticipation is catching steam, elsewhere people are catching up to a viral Rick and Morty trend.

A vibrant TikTok dance craze is sweeping the platform under the name 'Rick and Morty Dance,' turning the animated series into a viral meme‑dance sensation in 2026. The trend traces back to a late‑March 2026 AI‑animated “dance battle” clip on TikTok that shows Rick and Morty, along with other Cartoon Network characters, grooving to an upbeat remix of The Smiths’ 'Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now,' produced by a user named @dwellsnyc.

Remixed with a Yeat-style beat, the lyrics “I was looking for a job” loop has become the core of the challenge. The trend has been noted to have begun in March 2026 and has since spread across millions of videos, with creators doing their own versions of the Rick and Morty moves, often layered with popular “brainrot” text and meme edits.

Music and entertainment outlets have flagged it as one of the platform’s biggest dance‑meme hybrids of the year, helping keep the show’s aesthetic front‑and‑center even as Season 9’s hype and release date build anticipation.

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