Ricky Gervais Lands Adult Animated Comedy at Netflix

Alley Cats, an original adult animated comedy series created by Ricky Gervais (After Life, Extras, The Office), will debut on Netflix in 2026.

The six-episode series will be produced by Blink Industries (Dead End: Paranormal Park, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared). Gervais is an executive producer for Derek Productions, and Steven Hamilton Shaw (Gnomeo & Juliet) is an executive producer for Shush Creative. Elliot Dear is a co-director.

Alongside Gervais, the voice cast will include Gervais, Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Diane Morgan, Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way.

Alley Cats follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats who seek companionship while ruminating about the struggles of everyday life.

“I play a fat, lazy, rude, opinionated creature with fangs, who’s not as smart or brave as he thinks he is,” Gervais said. “So, quite a stretch.”