‘President Curtis’ Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Where To Watch & Preview

Adult Swim’s presidential detour into the Rick and Morty universe keeps building momentum as its first season heads into its final stretch. ‘President Curtis’ has carved out its own identity as a spinoff, leaning into monster diplomacy, government conspiracies, and the particular chaos of running a country that keeps getting pulled into interdimensional nonsense.

With a new episode dropping each week, viewers are looking ahead to what episode eight has in store, along with the practical details of when and where to catch it. Here is everything confirmed so far about the release date, air time, streaming availability, and plot direction for the upcoming installment.

‘President Curtis’ Episode 8 Release Date

‘President Curtis’ premiered on Adult Swim on July 26, 2026, and has maintained a weekly release pattern since with new episodes added to HBO Max the day after they debut on the network.

Episode eight, titled ‘Knox,’ is scheduled to air on September 13, 2026 with a robbery at Fort Knox putting Curtis and the FBI on a manhunt for the culprit, forcing O’Doyle to confront figures from his past to get to the bottom of it. That timing tracks with the show’s established rhythm, since it follows directly after episode seven, which aired on September 6.

The season overall runs ten episodes, and the first season is set to conclude on September 27, 2026, meaning ‘Knox’ lands just past the midway point of the remaining episodes.

Notably, the series was renewed for a second season, so episode eight arrives with the knowledge that Curtis, Banks, and O’Doyle will be back for more absurdity beyond this first batch of episodes.

What Time Does ‘President Curtis’ Episode 8 Premiere

For viewers tuning in live, the show has consistently aired at a late night slot since launch. The series premiered on Adult Swim at 11:30pm EST, and that time slot has remained the anchor point for the show’s weekly rollout.

Fans watching through cable or a live TV subscription should plan around that 11:30pm Eastern window on the night the episode is scheduled to broadcast.

Those who prefer streaming do not need to stay up for the broadcast slot, since each episode is added to HBO Max the day after its television premiere, giving next-day access for anyone who wants to avoid the late hour.

Where To Watch ‘President Curtis’ Episode 8

‘President Curtis’ airs first and foremost on Adult Swim, the Warner Bros. Discovery network that has hosted the Rick and Morty franchise for years. Cable subscribers with access to Adult Swim can watch the episode as it broadcasts.

For streaming, the show is available with a subscription on HBO Max, which remains the primary home for on demand viewing once an episode has aired. Individual episodes can also be purchased digitally through Fandango for viewers who do not carry an HBO Max subscription.

Given the overlapping release pattern, most fans following episode eight closely will likely catch the initial broadcast on Adult Swim, then revisit or catch up through HBO Max once it lands there the following day.

‘President Curtis’ Episode 8 Preview

Episode eight carries the title ‘Knox,’ and its central plot involves a break in at the nation’s gold reserve. A robbery at Fort Knox puts Curtis and the FBI on a manhunt for the culprit, forcing O’Doyle to confront figures from his past to get to the bottom of it, a description echoed in the show’s own episode guide, which frames it as a case where O’Doyle must reckon with people connected to his own history while the investigation unfolds.

That setup follows an episode seven storyline in which President Andre Curtis went head to head with the CIA over the possession of a secret tape, forcing him to confront deep secrets of his own. The Fort Knox case appears to continue that thread of Curtis and his team dealing with institutional secrets and old history resurfacing at inconvenient moments.

The series has drawn a mixed but engaged critical response through its run. One review highlighted inspired voice performances from Keith David, Jim Rash, and Stephanie Beatriz, while another noted that the characters talk fast with snappy, cynical dialogue and a stream of insults worth remembering. Given O’Doyle’s half leprechaun, by the book FBI persona, an episode built around a heist and a personal reckoning seems well suited to the character work the show has leaned on so far.

With Curtis, Banks, and O’Doyle each carrying their own subplots into ‘Knox,’ the episode looks poised to blend the show’s signature government satire with a more personal stakes driven case, and it will be worth watching how O’Doyle’s past factors into an investigation that starts at the country’s gold vault.

What do you think O’Doyle’s connection to the Fort Knox heist will turn out to be, and how do you expect Curtis to handle the fallout once the case is solved.