Chris Parnell's Rick And Morty Contract Gives Him The Confidence To Get Creative

Whether it's animation or live-action, the majority of Hollywood productions come along with a changing expiration date. Meaning, most cast and crew members know that they will be filming an entire season without the knowledge of whether or not the show will be going any further. That makes it difficult for any actor to map out their character's ongoing development. However, the cast of "Rick and Morty" was lucky enough to be offered a work contract that extends the future of the series for at least 70 more episodes.  

Parnell now enjoys being able to tackle the details of his character in a very unique way. "Creatively, when you know that you're going to be doing more episodes ... it gives you more confidence in it and it gives you a sense of being able to commit fully to breaking new stories and things like that," he told Screen Rant. "You're not sitting around wondering, 'Oh, are we gonna do more, I wanna keep going,'" continued Parnell, "but are they gonna keep paying us?" With that question answered, the cast is now free to concentrate on making each season better than the last.

At least one of Parnell's co-stars shares this happiness for additional time of creativity, including knowing the job isn't ending any time soon. Spencer Grammer, who plays Jerry's daughter Summer, spoke about it in the same interview. "Usually, you don't have that, usually it's season by season, you don't find out that you're gonna be doing 70 more episodes of something, so it was exciting," she said. That sense of security just adds another layer of comfort that comes with the freedom given to these performers for this Adult Swim hit series.