Kevin: Release date news, cast details, streaming details, and more about the upcoming Prime Video animated comedy series

Kevin Live Like You Only Have Nine Lives (Image via YouTube/@Prime Video AU & NZ)
Kevin Live Like You Only Have Nine Lives (Image via YouTube/@Prime Video AU & NZ)

Prime Video is all set to release a brand new animated comedy series titled Kevin. In the poster released by the streaming platform, a black and white cat named Kevin is seen holding onto a building with a cup in one of his hands. The cat looks confused, with the people and animals around him reacting to his actions.

The tagline under the title reads:

"Live like you only have nine lives”

Created by Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert, and Dan Murphy, the story of the Prime Original animated series revolves around a black and white cat who decides not to live with humans anymore. The synopsis of the series reads:

"After the unexpected break-up of his human “owners,” Kevin breaks up with them and moves into a local pet rescue in Astoria, Queens where a chaotic band of misfit animals will help him to figure out what he really wants out of life."

More on the story below.


Kevin release date and streaming details

Kevin is scheduled to release on April 20 on Prime Video. Season one of the animated series has eight episodes in total. And all of them will be released on the same day instead of following a weekly schedule.

Interested viewers will need a subscription to watch the series, with the monthly subscription starting at $14.99. The platform also offers a thirty-day free trial, which viewers can take advantage of to watch the series after its release.


Meet the cast of Kevin

Cast of Prime Video animated comedy series - Source: Getty
Cast of Prime Video animated comedy series - Source: Getty

The cast of the animated comedy series includes:

  • Jason Schwartzman as Kevin: A pet cat who chooses to live on its own
  • Aubrey Plaza as Dana: One of the people he used to stay with
  • Aparna Nancherla as Judy: The new cat he stays with in the rescue shelter
  • Gil Ozeri as Seth: Owner of a local pet rescue
  • Amy Sedaris as Brandi: Pet dog of Seth
  • Whoopi Goldberg as Cupcake
  • John Waters as Armando

No details about Goldberg's and Waters's characters are revealed as of now.

The guest cast members of the Prime Video animated comedy series include:

  • Aaron Jackson
  • Addison Rae
  • Ben Rodgers
  • Carl Tart
  • Cary Elwes
  • Charles Melton
  • Debby Ryan
  • Eugene Cordero
  • Jim O’Heir
  • Joe Locke
  • Joe Wengert
  • John Milhiser
  • Lamar Woods
  • Lennon Parham
  • Maria Bamford
  • Mike Mitchell
  • Neil Casey
  • Nick Tiger Wiger
  • Nicole Byer
  • Pam Murphy
  • Patti LuPone
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Seth Kirschner
  • Stephanie Allynne
  • Stephen Malkmus
  • Tig Notaro

What is Kevin about?

The story follows a pet cat who chooses to go his own way after his humans decide to go their separate ways. In the trailer, released by Prime Video, his owners tell him about the breakup. This leaves him shocked and confused at the same time. However, the cat makes a big decision and says:

"I think this might be the perfect opportunity for me to finally live on my own."

However, his journey is not easy after he leaves home, as he has to deal with different street animals, which he was not used to. In the end, he finds his way to an animal shelter run by Seth in Astoria, Queens. There, he meets other animals, helping him discover what he wants to do in life.

Sharing his experience, he says in the trailer:

"So this is really my first time living on my own, and I'm having a little bit of an identity crisis."

From the trailer, the series seemed to have a mix of humor, comedy, and emotional moments with the cat leaving his home and making new friends along the way.


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Edited by Vatsala Chauhan