On August 12, 2015, short after the premiere of the second season, the show was renewed for a third season.[2] The first episode of Rick and Morty season three, entitled "The Rickshank Rickdemption", was released on April 1, 2017,[3] as part of Adult Swim annual April Fools' Day prank.[4] The rest of the episodes weren't released until later that year, starting with "Rickmancing the Stone" on July 30, airing weekly until October 1, 2017.[5] The title of the episode was revealed on July 13, 2017.[6] Later that month, on July 20, Jane Becker announced on Twitter that she would write "Rickmancing the Stone".[7] The episode is also directed by Dominic Polcino.