Kevin (TV series)
American adult animated sitcom
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Kevin is an American adult animated sitcom created by Joe Wengert and Aubrey Plaza for Amazon Prime Video. The show depicts Kevin, the titular anthropomorphic cat, adjusting to life on his own following the separation of his two owners in a fictional version of New York City. The series was released on April 20, 2026. On June 19, 2026, it was announced that the series was canceled after one season.[1][2]
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| Music by | Dan Romer |
| Opening theme | "I'm Coming Home" by Jason Schwartzman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer | Robbee Jones |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | April 20, 2026 |
Premise
After his owners separate from each other, Kevin, an anthropomorphic cat living in New York City, moves into a pet rescue in Astoria, Queens with a group of misfit animals.[3]
Voice cast and characters
Main
- Jason Schwartzman as Kevin, a neurotic tuxedo cat exploring life on his own.
- Amy Sedaris as Brandi, Seth's pet Shih Tzu.
- Aparna Nancherla as Judy, a sickly Scottish Fold kitten.
- Gil Ozeri as Seth, the human owner of "Furrever Friends" pet rescue.
- Aubrey Plaza as Dana, Kevin's former human owner.
- John Waters as Armando, a Persian cat.
- Whoopi Goldberg as Cupcake, a feral hairless cat.
Guest
- Quinta Brunson
- Neil Casey
- Mike Mitchell
- Pam Murphy
- Jim O'Heir
- Ben Rogers
- Carl Tart
- Lamar Woods
- John Milhiser
- Debby Ryan
- Maria Bamford
- Joe Wengert
- Nick Wiger
- Joe Locke
- Patti LuPone
- Charles Melton
- Addison Rae
- Seth Kirschner
- Stephen Malkmus
- Lennon Parham
- Stephanie Allynne
- Aaron Jackson
- Tig Notaro
- Eugene Cordero
- Cary Elwes
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Breakup" | Casey Crowe and Angelo Hatgistavrou | Teleplay by : Joe Wengert Story by : Joe Wengert & Aubrey Plaza | April 20, 2026 |
| 2 | 2 | "Animal of the Month" | Casey Crowe | Alison Bennett | April 20, 2026 |
| 3 | 3 | "In Heat" | Sarah Seember Huisken | Marcy Jarreau | April 20, 2026 |
| 4 | 4 | "Kitten Season" | Michael Moloney | Jess Dweck | April 20, 2026 |
| 5 | 5 | "Quarantined" | Casey Crowe | John T. Reynolds | April 20, 2026 |
| 6 | 6 | "Fourth of July" | Sarah Seember Huisken | Corin Wells | April 20, 2026 |
| 7 | 7 | "Provincetown" | Michael Moloney | Peter Kelly | April 20, 2026 |
| 8 | 8 | "Opening Night" | Casey Crowe | Alison Bennett & Jess Dweck | April 20, 2026 |
Production
The series was produced through co-creator Aubrey Plaza's Evil Hag Productions banner in collaboration with Titmouse, Inc., and Amazon MGM Studios.[3]
On June 19, 2026, co-creator Joe Wengert revealed on his Instagram account that Amazon Prime Video had canceled the series after one season.[1][2]
Release
On March 2, 2026, Amazon MGM Studios revealed the series' title sequence.[4] The first episode was shown on April 16, 2026, at Metrograph in New York City.[5] All eight episodes of the series were released on April 20, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video.[4]
Music
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating based on 10 critic reviews.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 62 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]
In a positive review for Variety, Alison Herman praised the show's "enjoyable chaos", noting the similarities of the series to other shows like Big Mouth and Broad City.[9]
In a negative review for The Guardian, critic Sarah Dempster described the series as being "so irretrievably bad it must never be allowed to happen again", giving the show one-star out of five.[10] Clint Worthington for RogerEbert.com found it inferior to its stylistic influences, namely Bojack Horseman and Tuca & Bertie, and criticized the quality of the show's animation as well as its repetitive humour.[11]
