Rick and Morty showrunner Dan Harmon explains why season 3 was cut short

'I mostly blame myself for doing 10 instead of 14'

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty’s third season has been one of the year’s best TV shows, blending humour, sci-fi antics, and nihilism to almost perfection.

Before the season started, Dan Harmon promised the world 14 episodes, four more than season two. Fans were understandably very excited.

However, this Sunday, the tenth and final episode will air. So, why did Harmon decided to cut the season short? Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the showrunner explained all.

“I mostly blame myself for doing 10 instead of 14,” he told the publication. “I’m still learning how to do the show efficiently while catering to the perfectionist in all of us.

“I would like to think I’ve learned enough from my mistakes in season 3 that we could definitely do 14 now, but then I have to say, Yeah but you’re the guy who says we can do 14 who turned out to be wrong so we’re not listening to you now.’”

Harmon explained how, with season four, he will be promising another 10 episodes, but hopefully prove himself to the network and earn the additional episodes.

“Because I never got this far [working on NBC’s] Community,” he continued. “I fell apart in season three of Community and got fired in season four. Now I’m about to do season four of Rick and Morty and want to prove that I’ve grown.”

Season three’s final episode will air this Sunday. Read our review of last week’s episode here.