Prime Video has apparently opted to put Kevin down, but series co-creator Aubrey Plaza has hopes the animated show about a talking cat will get to use one of its other nine lives.
On Saturday, the Golden Globe nominee announced the “very disappointing” news that the show she co-created with ex Joe Wengert about their eponymous rescue cat has been canceled after one season.
“Amazon Prime is not picking up Kevin for another season. Very disappointing since we were just getting going,” she wrote on Instagram. “I want to say thank you to all the fans that watched our show and all of the incredible cast and crew that worked so hard to make this dream come alive…”
“I remember on the early days of Parks & Rec when we all thought we would be cancelled because our ratings weren’t great. Our numbers. But we had some special humans over at NBC that believed in the show and let us grow and let audiences fall in love with our characters.
Plaza continued, “I was hoping for this for Kevin but sadly we are living in a different time in our industry. I hope the machines won’t ruin everything. Maybe Kevin will find a new owner someday. Love you all very much. Meow.”
Now available to stream on Prime Video, Kevin stars Jason Schwartzman as the voice of the titular feline, who moves into a Queens pet rescue after his humans unexpectedly break up. There, he bonds with a local band of misfit animals, voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Amy Sedaris and Aparna Nancherla.
Plaza previously said pitching the show was “a really full-circle, crazy moment,” adding, “Because I was 19 when I met Joe. It kind of felt cathartic in a way, kind of like couple’s therapy, but 20 years later, in front of Amazon, Netflix and everyone. And we’re not a couple. But yeah, it’s crazy because that’s actually what our cat looked like, Kevin. That is our cat. So, this is like an acid trip for me. A lot going on for me.”
