‘Kevin’ (2026) Prime Video Series Review - Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert Let Loose Their Weirdness

According to the press material and Aubrey Plaza's interviews, "Kevin" is loosely inspired by a real-life breakup, with a cat caught in the middle. It's an interesting idea that nonetheless gives rise to an eight-episode animated show whose sole virtue is that it has some good jokes. When the owners of the eponymous tuxedo cat, voiced by Jason Schwartzman, break up, he moves out and finds a new home at a local pet rescue center. This new home is called Furrever Friends, and it has an ugly website that features the "Animal of the Month"—a title that Kevin earns as early as the second episode.

Creators Plaza and Joe Wengert use the medium of animation to go as weird as possible. There is, for instance, a spider that sleeps inside a man's ear and watches him have sex. There is a rat who pretends to be a dog, a horse with ambitions of becoming a great theater actor, a fish with a strange kink, and a bird who prefers IVF over adoption. If this isn't enough, just wait until you see a dead rat being dragged by a pizza. Go to the library, and you'll find a book titled The Art of the Deal: Small Dog Edition. Sounds freakishly fun, right? Well, wait until you come across a bizarre butt enhancement.

Whenever I see Plaza in interviews, I imagine her as someone with a peculiar sense of humor. Some of that peculiarity even seeps into her performances, like in Megalopolis, where she plays Wow Platinum. A show like "Kevin," in that sense, seems like a perfect excuse for the star to give voice to her eccentric wit and imagination. In Episode 6, titled "Fourth of July," for example, the animals' fear of firecrackers is rendered bonkers through strange, amusing dream sequences. One cat sees himself in a movie, while another is transported to a "mirror dimension" where his reflection has well-defined muscles. Not all jokes are big or layered with mania; I chuckled most at something as basic as a scene where some horses start dabbing after misreading "Bad" as "Dab." Sometimes, I just love childish humor that tickles my inner five-year-old.

"Kevin" is worth watching for its gags, which can also surprise you with their consistency (a rat in Episode 6 "modifies" Judy's [Aparna Nancherla] tail to pass her off as someone belonging to a rodent family in front of his parents, and Judy's tail remains modified even in Episode 7). The series is also about Kevin and Dana (Plaza) learning to be comfortable alone, but the "themes," the "story," and the "arcs" feel like clotheslines for the jokes. This, however, is not a major complaint when the laughs are so consistent. "Kevin" might not end up being the most memorable comedy on Prime Video, but it definitely knows how to crack you up. In this case, I think that's more than enough.

Final Score- [6/10]
Reviewed by - Vikas Yadav
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Publisher at Midgard Times
Note: All 8 episodes are screened for this review.
Premiere Date: April 20, 2026, on Prime Video