By VPN Super Team | Last updated August 19, 2026

No. Rick and Morty has never been a Netflix title in the United States, and by early 2026 it's leaving most of the Netflix libraries that did carry it. The show's real home is HBO Max, with Hulu carrying it too.

If that's all you needed, you have it. The rest of this page covers where to actually watch, which countries still have it on Netflix (for now), why it's disappearing, and how to keep your streaming private wherever you're logging in from.

Where Does Rick and Morty Actually Stream in the US?

HBO Max is the show's primary home. It carries every season, including season 8, and it's the platform Warner Bros. Discovery is using to keep the show on its own service rather than re-licensing new seasons out to Netflix. Hulu carries the full catalog too, and it also shows up on YouTube TV and through an HBO Max add-on channel on Amazon. JustWatch's US listing tracks all of this in one place if you want to check current pricing before committing to one.

None of that is new information if you've searched around already. What's easy to miss is that Adult Swim, the network that made the show in the first place, still runs it: full episodes rotate through the Adult Swim app and website, free and ad-supported, no login required. If you'd rather own the episodes outright, full seasons are available to buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

Which Netflix Libraries Still Have Rick and Morty in 2026?

Netflix's international rights were never uniform, and the picture is actively shrinking. Here's where things stood as of August 2026.

This is a purely informational snapshot, not a recommendation to route your connection through any particular country to reach it. Warner Bros. Discovery's ownership situation is still unsettled, and licensing lists like this one change on short notice.

Why Is Rick and Morty Leaving Netflix?

Short version: Warner Bros. Discovery owns the show, and it's pulling its catalog back onto its own platform as older Netflix licensing deals expire.

The December 30–31, 2025 exit affected eleven markets at once, which is a bigger single-day drop than the show has seen before. Whats-on-Netflix's departure tracker has the market-by-market breakdown if you want the source list. That same coverage notes Warner Bros. Discovery's own ownership situation is unsettled right now, which adds a layer of uncertainty on top of the usual licensing math. Whether the remaining Netflix countries follow the December wave on a similar timeline isn't confirmed. Treat any specific date past what's listed here as unverified until Netflix or Warner Bros. Discovery says so directly.

When Does the Next New Season Land?

Season 8 premiered as an HBO Max exclusive, not on Netflix, which is consistent with the ownership shift above. Season 9 is reportedly moving up from its original timeline, according to press coverage from later in 2026, though Warner Bros. Discovery hasn't put out an official date yet. If you're waiting on new episodes, HBO Max is where they'll land first, not Netflix, regardless of where you're watching from.

Keeping HBO Max and Hulu Private While You Travel

The bigger risk in most of this is usually the network you're connected to, not which streaming service you're using.

A common version of this: you're on hotel Wi-Fi trying to catch up on an episode before a flight, or on a shared network at a conference during a break. Public and semi-public networks are the least controlled part of the whole setup. Anyone else on that network can potentially see more of your traffic than you'd want, and some hotel and airport networks throttle streaming traffic because it's bandwidth-heavy.

A streaming VPN doesn't change what your HBO Max or Hulu subscription includes. What it does is encrypt the connection between your device and the network you're on, so the people sharing that Wi-Fi with you aren't watching your traffic along with their own show. That's as true on a work trip as on a vacation. Turn it on before connecting to any network you don't personally manage, not just when you plan to stream.

The same logic applies to your home ISP. Some providers throttle known streaming traffic during peak hours, which shows up as random buffering that has nothing to do with your Wi-Fi signal. Encrypting the connection keeps your provider from singling out that traffic in the first place, so you stay private wherever you're streaming from, on your own network or someone else's.

The same goes for a coffee shop or co-working space where you're logged into a shared network for hours at a time, not just a few minutes of hotel Wi-Fi before a flight. The longer you're on a network you don't own, the more of your everyday traffic, streaming included, passes across it.

How Can You Watch Rick and Morty Without a Subscription?

Adult Swim's ad-supported app and website are the most straightforward no-subscription option. Full episodes rotate through on a regular basis, and you don't need to log in or hand over payment details to watch them. It's not the entire catalog at any given time, so if you're chasing a specific season, HBO Max or Hulu is the more reliable bet. Fandango at Home and Amazon also run limited free, ad-supported windows on individual episodes from time to time, though availability there shifts without much notice.