It took a very long time, however Rick and Morty Season 8 is lastly heading to streaming in September. I am excited to let all my non-cable-having mates watch the most recent episodes and provides me their ideas on all the things from James Gunn and Zack Snyder’s cameo to that wild episode of Jerry touring by the completely different dimensions.
Thankfully, the wait to look at Rick and Morty Season 8 on-line is sort of over. Whereas I am joyful about that, the current information about one other Grownup Swim collection has me somewhat miffed. Smiling Pals Season 3 is coming to streaming rather a lot faster than Rick and Morty did, and I really feel a way about that.
Smiling Pals Season 3 Will Stream Episodes On HBO Max The Subsequent Day
Smiling Pals Season 3 lastly obtained a premiere date at Grownup Swim, in addition to some thrilling information about when followers will have the ability to stream it with an HBO Max subscription. With the premiere set for Sunday, October fifth, new episodes will probably be launched the next day on the streamer.
That is undoubtedly nice information for many who minimize the twine, as they will have the ability to be a part of the excitement about new episodes with the remainder of the fandom quickly sufficient. Check out the announcement, together with a brand new picture of the season beneath:
Smiling Pals Season 3 arrives October fifth | Subsequent Day HBO Max pic.twitter.com/jWdxDguDLyAugust 28, 2025
Not a ton to assemble from that one image which may inform us what to anticipate when Smiling Pals returns to the 2025 TV schedule, but it surely’s nice all the identical to see something new. So I undoubtedly do not take challenge with Smiling Pals getting excellent news right here. It is extra about not all exhibits having fun with that very same rolloutl
Why’s The Wait For Rick And Morty Season 8 To Hit Streaming So Lengthy?
I am a bit salty to see the preferential streaming plan for Smiling Pals Season 3. Whereas the wait is sort of over, Rick and Morty Season 8 will hit streaming on September 1st, over a month after the season ended on Grownup Swim. If we’re counting from the time it premiered, it has been about 4 months.
Whereas followers will not be joyful that Smiling Pals will get a extra quick transfer to streaming and Rick and Morty did not, I am positive there are causes behind the scenes for why that occurred. The latter is, for sure, extra of a mainstream success, and due to this fact may need extra viewers prepared to DVR and even keep up late at evening to look at new episodes on Grownup Swim as they premiere. Linear viewing remains to be an vital metric for lots of networks, even with streaming additionally having its personal place.
To not generalize the Smiling Pals viewers, however I really feel their fandom might skew youthful than the Rick and Morty crowd, and possibly towards a crowd that will a lot sooner stream than tune in to look at it on premiere evening. There are in all probability quantity crunchers behind the scenes that determine all this out beforehand, although I nonetheless want we may simply get all Grownup Swim exhibits on streaming the day after they stream.
Catch the Season 3 premiere of Smiling Pals on Sunday, October fifth. With only a few extra days to attend till Rick and Morty Season 8 hits the streamer, now could be pretty much as good a time as any to revisit the greatest episodes of the collection.