Overview
- Aubrey Plaza announced on Instagram that Prime Video will not renew Kevin for a second season, a post she shared Saturday that thanked cast and fans and called the decision “very disappointing.”
- All eight episodes of Kevin’s first season were released on Prime Video on April 20 and remain available to stream.
- The show was co-created by Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert and featured voice work from Jason Schwartzman, Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, and Gil Ozeri.
- Kevin earned mixed critical notices but stronger audience scores, with Rotten Tomatoes showing about a 60% critics rating and an 82% audience score based on limited reviews.
- Amazon has not issued a public explanation, and the creators have criticized rapid streaming-era cancellation practices while saying they hope the series might find a new home; the show was produced by Titmouse, Evil Hag Productions and Amazon MGM Studios.