Exploding Kittens (TV series)

Exploding Kittens
Initial promotional poster with the release window
Genre
Created byMatthew Inman
&
Shane Kosakowski
Based onExploding Kittens
by Matthew Inman and Elan Lee
Starring
Music byShirley Song
&
Jina Hyojin An
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJanet Dimon
Editors
  • Lauren Hecht
  • Matt Steinauer
Running time24—27 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)

Exploding Kittens is an American adult animated fantasy comedy television series loosely based on the tabletop card game of the same name designed by Matthew Inman, of The Oatmeal webcomic, and Elan Lee. It features the voices of Tom Ellis, Sasheer Zamata, Suzy Nakamura, Mark Proksch, Ally Maki, Betsy Sodaro, Tom Kenny, David Gborie and Kenny Yates.

Produced by Chomp City, Bandera Entertainment, Jam Filled Entertainment and Chernin Entertainment, it premiered on Netflix on July 12, 2024, to mixed reception from critics.

Premise

In this animated comedy series, God and the Devil are sent to Earth in the form of talking cats. God, voiced by Tom Ellis, must reconnect with humanity while navigating life as a house cat. Living with a dysfunctional family, he attempts to solve their problems and faces humorous challenges, all while engaging in slapstick antics. The show is based on the popular card game of the same name.

— Netflix[citation needed]

Voice cast

Additional Voices

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"Eddie RosasMatthew Inman & Shane KosakowskiJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
After a series of incidents leave his apartment and a section of Heaven in ruin, God is sent to Earth to answer a family's prayer in an effort to repair his image. However, he is sent in the body of a cat so he can grow closer to the humans, the Higgins family, which also limits his magical powers. After a series of failed attempts to get the family to bond, God, now going by Godcat, shrinks the family so they can play a board game created by Marv, the nerdy patriarch of the Higgins family. The plan works and the Higgins grow closer, but Godcat is informed that he must stay on Earth longer to further repair his reputation. After being notified of this, Godcat spots a black cat in the family's yard that creates a pentagram made of fire.
2"Tartar Recall"Scott BernMatthew Inman & Shane KosakowskiJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Feeling she is not evil enough, Hell's board of directors send Beelzebub to Earth in a cat's body, stealing the idea from Heaven, to create "hell on earth". During a fight with Godcat, Devilcat accidentally sends Aidan, a friend of Marv's son Travis, to Heck, a version of Hell for teenagers. Travis and his mother, Abbie, infiltrate Heck in order to save Aidan. Meanwhile, Marv is approached at work to create a presentation for the world's largest tarter sauce company and enlists the help of his daughter Greta in order to bond with her. Marv's plan backfires when Greta convinces the other workers to go on strike.
3"Shane & Chugger's"Eddie RosasCaitie DelaneyJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Due to his birthday falling on Christmas, Travis tries to convince his parents to throw him a half-birthday party. Godcat takes Travis out while Marv and Abbie prep for the party and brings along his two Cherub assistants, Aslandeus and Craig, in order to show them the wonders of Earth and they eventually end up at the entertainment restaurant Shane & Chugger's. Karen, the Higgins' neighbor and Devilcat's owner, notices the party and tries to shut it down.
4"Emotions Are Hard"Traci HondaNoah PrestwichJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Greta enters into a rocket-building contest at school sponsored by a billionaire but has trouble finding people at school to help her. Travis runs away from home after discovering that Abbie has been posing as his therapist in a video game, thinking she is using it to eavesdrop on him and control his life. Abbie then seeks help from Karen in order to become a better mom. Godcat and Devilcat enter into a wager over good vs. evil with Marv's soul at stake.
5"No Regrets"Scott BernSierra KatowJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
6"The Town with No Internet"Traci HondaShawn Kenji PearlmanJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
7"SeaWorld Is Hell"Eddie RosasMaggie GottliebJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
8"Let the Games Begin"Traci HondaShane KosakowskiJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
9"The Westminster Human Show"Eddie RosasMatthew Inman & Shane KosakowskiJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)

Production

Development

In April 2022, it was announced that an animated streaming television series was first officially ordered by Netflix, with King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels as executive producers, alongside Peter Chernin.[1] Additional game mechanics and cards tied to the show will be added to the mobile game at a later date.[1]

Casting

Alongside the series' announcement, Tom Ellis, Sasheer Zamata, Abraham Lim, Lucy Liu, Ally Maki, Betsy Sodaro, Tom Kenny, David Gborie and Mark Proksch, were cast as the ensemble cast. In May 2024, Suzy Nakamura and Kenny Yates joined the cast;[2] but within the two year span of the show's development, Liu and Lim dropped out from the project.[3]

Release

Exploding Kittens had its first look preview at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2023.[4] Originally planned for a release in late 2023,[1] the series was delayed for a 2024 premiere.[5] The series was released on July 12, 2024.[6]

Reception

Exploding Kittens
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[7]
Rotten Tomatoes71%[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubC−[9]
The Guardian[10]
IGN4/10[11]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 71% approval rating with an average rating of 5.0/10, based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A battle between heaven and hell translated into daffy slapstick, Exploding Kittens won't blow viewers' minds but serves up some fun animated mayhem."[8] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 54 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews" based on 9 critic reviews.[7]

Lucy Mangan, reviewing for The Guardian, gave the series one star, saying it was "carelessly made, infuriating and unfunny" and criticising the poor storyline.[10] The A.V. Club's Isobel Lewis gives the series a C−, saying that the jokes are "the kind that lead to a small smile but rarely makes anyone laugh out loud" though there are "nuggets of comedy gold"; she criticises the writing as "tame" and "lack[ing] the bravery of other animated series".[9] Chase Hutchinson, writing for IGN rated the series 4/10, saying that throughout the show "premises are stretched well beyond their breaking point, jokes land with tiresome thuds, and every cliffhanger feels like a forced attempt to get Netflix subscribers to keep the app open."[11]

In the Los Angeles Times, Robert Lloyd notes that while the series is a "lesson ... that anything can amount to exploitable intellectual property", it is also "corny as... hell, but it's genuine corn".[12] Angie Han in The Hollywood Reporter said the show's plot was "admirably zany" but that the comedy "[tended] to be obvious"; she concludes that "if you're looking for light humor, you could do worse".[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (April 18, 2022). "'Exploding Kittens' Animated Series, Mobile Game Coming to Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Milligran, Mercedes (May 9, 2024). "Trailer: Feline Foes Collide in Netflix's 'Exploding Kittens'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Carr, Mary (May 9, 2024). "Netflix's Exploding Kittens trailer is about as random as you'd expect". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Taylor, Drew (April 24, 2023). "Netflix to Debut Official First Looks at 'Nimona,' 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' at This Year's Annecy". TheWrap. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Reul, Kate (November 11, 2023). "Exploding Kittens Teaser Unveils Tom Ellis as God in Cat Form". IGN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Next on Netflix Animation Presentation Sneak-Peeks 'K-Pop: Demon Hunters,' 'Plankton' Movie, 'Motel Transylvania' and Much, Much More!". Animation Magazine. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Exploding Kittens: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Exploding Kittens: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Isobel Lewis (July 11, 2024). "Netflix's Exploding Kittens series is lost in translation". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Mangan, Lucy (July 12, 2024). "Exploding Kittens review – unfunny, infuriating and life-sapping". The Guardian. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Chase Hutchinson (July 12, 2024). "Exploding Kittens Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Lloyd, Robert (July 11, 2024). "Review: Adult cartoons 'Sausage Party' and 'Exploding Kittens,' one charming, one (purposely) not". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Han, Angie (July 12, 2024). "'Exploding Kittens' Review: Netflix's Admirably Zany Animated Cat Comedy Could Use Sharper Jokes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

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