Overview
- Creators Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert announced on Instagram that Prime Video will not renew Kevin after its eight-episode first season and thanked the cast and crew for their work.
- Plaza called the decision “very disappointing” and said she hopes the series can find a new distributor while warning that data-driven renewal processes risk shortening shows’ development time.
- The series premiered on Prime Video in April and starred Jason Schwartzman as the title cat with Plaza voicing his former owner and supporting voices from Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla and Gil Ozeri.
- Critical response was mixed but generally positive among viewers, with Rotten Tomatoes showing roughly a 60% critics rating and an 82% audience score based on a limited number of reviews.
- Saturday’s announcement closes Kevin’s first run but also underscores a broader industry pattern where streaming services give new shows less time to grow, a contrast Plaza highlighted by citing NBC’s earlier patience with Parks & Recreation.