Keith David, who voices the President of the USA in Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, is getting his own spinoff.
The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable network has ordered President Curtis. The announcement came as David made a surprise appearance at the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
The series, which is co-created by Dan Harmon and James Siciliano, will see him reprise his role as President Andre Curtis, a longtime rival of the duo. He will be joined by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz and Community’s Jim Rash.
President Curtis follows the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric staff as they tackle the kind of crises that Rick Sanchez could never be bothered with – from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.
Harmon and Siciliano serve as executive producers alongside Danielle Uhlarik, Monica Mitchell and Steve Levy.
It is the latest spinoff for the cult animated comedy, which has previously spun off The Vindicators, while Rick and Morty: The Anime launched last year.
The eighth season of Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim in May and season nine is currently in production.
“President Curtis has always been a blast to play,” said David. “Getting to explore his world more deeply in this new series is a dream. I can’t wait for fans to see what kind of chaos he stirs up when Rick isn’t around to steal the spotlight.”
“This is a series we would have greenlit even if it didn’t have anything at all to do with Rick and Morty,” added Michael Ouweleen, President, Adult Swim. “President Andre Curtis is just that good of a character. The rest of the world the team has fleshed out is super fun and totally stands on its own. We can’t wait for you to see it.”
“President Curtis has always been one of our favorite characters to write — he’s the only person in the multiverse who can go toe-to-toe with Rick and still hold office,” said Harmon and Siciliano. “Now we finally get to go on sci-fi missions from Curtis’ point of view. And with Keith David leading the charge, it’s going to be a wild ride.”
