President Curtis is an American adult animated science-fiction comedy television series created by James Siciliano and Dan Harmon for Adult Swim. A spin-off of Rick and Morty, based on the character of the same name by Wes Archer and Tom Kauffman, the series follows Andre Curtis, the president of the United States, and his staff as they respond to interdimensional, paranormal and other unexplained crises. Keith David reprises his role as Curtis, with Stephanie Beatriz and Jim Rash also starring. Adult Swim announced the series at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025, following a surprise appearance by David during the Rick and Morty panel.
The series premiered on July 26, 2026, with new episodes every Sunday. Episodes will become available on HBO Max the following day. In July 2026 ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.
Contents
Premise
The series follows President Andre Curtis and his staff as they handle crises that his nemesis generally avoids, including inter-dimensional diplomacy, paranormal investigations, and unexplained phenomena.
With the exception of the pilot episode, the end credits show President Curtis in the shower singing about the episode's content to the tune of this show's theme song. Like Rick and Morty, each episode after the pilot has a post-credits scene.
Voice cast
Main
Keith David as President Andre Curtis, the President of the United States and former Marine who served in Afghanistan.
Stephanie Beatriz as Rho Banks, Curtis' White House Chief of Staff and a cyborg.
Jim Rash as Special Agent Francis O'Doyle, a by the book half-leprechaun U.S. Secret Service agent.
Recurring characters
Dan Bakkedahl as Special Agent Alan Chomps, a U.S. Secret Service agent who gets transformed into a werewolf
David Cross as Dr. Finch, a government scientist and inventor
Alanna Ubach as Janice, Curtis' calm and hyper-efficient secretary.
Returning characters
Ian Cardoni as Rick Sanchez
Harry Belden as Morty Smith
Guest stars
Scott Adsit as Adam the Moon-Baby (in "Pilot")
Carlos Alazraqui as Count Dracula (in "Triangle")
Diedrich Bader as Martin Popple (in "Purchase"), Tony the Vampire (in "Purchase"), Party Leader Tony (in "David"), Soldier (in "David")
Iris Bahr as Commandante Dulac (in "Purchase")
Troy Baker
Maria Bamford as Soul Ganderer (in "Triangle")
Eric Bauza as John Wilkes Booth Clone (in "Ghosts")
Alex Brightman as Peterson (in "Hollow")
Mikey Day as Logan Parks ("Ghosts")
Grey DeLisle as Francis O'Doyle's Mother (in "Ex")
Chris Diamantopoulos as Bob (in "Triangle"), Demon Inmate (in "Triangle")
Ryan Elder as Chet Simmons (in "David")
Nat Faxon as Michael in Accounting (in "Purchase", "David")
Janeane Garofalo as Chief Usher Cherri (in "David")
Jon Glaser as Chef Matteo (in "David")
Dan Harmon as Stanley Kubrick (in "Pilot")
David Herman as Abraham Lincoln's ghost (in "Ghosts")
John Michael Higgins as Ken Jeffries (in "Triangle")
Production
Background
Wes Archer and Tom Kauffman created Curtis for the Rick and Morty episode "Get Schwifty" as an unnamed stand-in for then-U.S. president Barack Obama. The character was given the surname Curtis in the show's fifth season and the first name Andre in its seventh season.
Harmon later said that Curtis' subsequent appearances were influenced by Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and by "the idea of a cartoonishly bad president". The character was initially depicted as a composite of Obama and Trump before developing into a distinct character over later seasons.
Development
Adult Swim announced the series after Keith David made a surprise appearance at the network's Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2025. Harmon and Siciliano said the spin-off would allow them to present science-fiction stories from Curtis' perspective and further develop the character's world. The series' executive producers are Harmon, Siciliano, Danielle Uhlarik, Monica Mitchell and Steve Levy.
Harmon said the series was designed to stand on its own rather than duplicate Rick and Morty, comparing the relationship between the two programs to those between Doctor Who and The X-Files. Harmon and Siciliano also said Rick and Morty appear in the premiere but do not return during the remainder of the first season.
Lighthouse Studios provides animation services for Green Portal Productions. The studio had previously animated episodes from the seventh through ninth seasons of Rick and Morty.
In July 2026, Adult Swim renewed the series for a second season.
Release
President Curtis premiered on Adult Swim on July 26, immediately following the ninth-season finale of Rick and Morty, with episodes streaming on HBO Max the following day. The series had its world-premiere screening at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 24, 2026. The first season will consist of ten episodes.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
