As Adult Swim (2019–present)
Historically, many of Adult Swim's original productions were aired in Canada by Teletoon, as part of its relationship with parent channel Cartoon Network. The programming was aired under its similarly-formatted late-night block Teletoon at Night (formerly The Detour).[11] On July 4, 2012, Teletoon launched a Canadian version of Cartoon Network as a sister channel. Much like its American counterpart, the channel would also offer a version of Adult Swim.
From March 2016 through November 2018, Time Warner had also operated an Adult Swim subscription video on demand service for Android and iOS devices via Adult Swim Games,[12] which streamed some of Adult Swim's original programming in Canada. New episodes were added to the app following their U.S. airings,[13][14] Originally, Rick and Morty and Robot Chicken premieres were only added after they aired in Canada. Beginning with its third season, new episodes of Rick and Morty were added the next day after their U.S. premiere. In 2017, new episodes from Samurai Jack's fifth season were added two days after they premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[12]
On March 4, 2019, it was announced that Action would be relaunched as a standalone Adult Swim channel on April 1, 2019, marking the first time that the brand would be used for a 24-hour channel.[15] Both the Teletoon at Night and Adult Swim blocks on Teletoon and Cartoon Network were discontinued as part of the channel's launch.[15] The network would launch with a two-month free preview, while full episodes of the channel's programming were made free to watch on-demand until January 2020.[16][15] Shows announced for the channel's launch included Rick and Morty, Robot Chicken, Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories, The Eric Andre Show, and Lazor Wulf, the latter of which was announced to premiere day-and-date with the U.S service.[16]
During Corus Entertainment's 2022 upfronts presentation, the company announced its first two original commissions for the Adult Swim channel; Psi Cops, and Red Ketchup (co-commissioned with Télétoon la nuit).[17][18][19]
