Ricky Gervais’s Alley Cats | Official Trailer

This adult animated sitcom follows a group of London strays as they forage, bicker and navigate the hazards of modern city life. When they encounter a lost kitten, their routine turns into a journey t

Stray cats who use an abandoned London apartment as their hideout roam the streets in search of food, lounge around watching TV, and mercilessly tease one another. Leader Gus and his companions Fang, Puke, Olive, and Ponce are a crew that endures the daily hunt for food and the dangers of the streets. One day, they encounter a lost kitten and cannot turn away from his wish to return to his adoptive family.

Each episode of the six-part series runs approximately 15 minutes, unfolding around the cats’ plan to find the kitten’s home. In the first episode, the group discovers the kitten while hunting rats in a cemetery, and their plan repeatedly goes awry amid conversations about their relationships and each of their personal problems. In the end, they retrace their path toward home, following a clue obtained from the kitten’s fever dream.

Ricky Gervais served as creator, writer, director, and the voice of Gus, with Elliott Dear as co-director. Blink Industries handled the animation, while Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Diane Morgan, Joe Hartley, Kerry Godliman, Tony Way, and Natalie Cassidy joined the voice cast. It was released worldwide on Netflix on August 7, 2026.