Ricky Gervais: Alley Cats, a Profane Comedy About London's Stray Cats — First Look
Ricky Gervais: Alley Cats is a six-episode adult animated comedy about foul-mouthed London cats whose chaotic street lives mix survival, friendship, and existential humor.
Creator·Director Ricky Gervais
Co-Director Elliot Dear
Distributor Netflix
Animation Production Blink Industries
Release 2026-08-07 (Netflix)
Format 6 episodes · approximately 15 minutes each
4-Minute First-Look Video
《Ricky Gervais: Alley Cats》 is an adult short-form animated comedy about the daily lives of five stray cats roaming the streets of London and their stylish house-cat friend. They gather in an abandoned apartment to watch TV, head out to find food, and survive in the human world while relentlessly teasing one another.
Gus, voiced by Ricky Gervais, is a cat who pretends to be grumpy and tough but is surprisingly kind. Alongside friends with very different personalities, including Fang, Puke, Olive, and Ponce, he faces the dangers of the streets and the anxiety of a short life, weaving stories about friendship and loneliness between the rough jokes.
Created, written, and directed by Gervais, with Elliot Dear as co-director. Blink Industries produced the animation, with Diane Morgan, Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Natalie Cassidy, and Tony Way providing the voices of the British cats.
All six episodes will be released on Netflix on August 7, 2026. Since this is a short-form series with episodes of approximately 15 minutes each, the previous combined 90 minutes has been corrected to episode information rather than presented as a single runtime.