Gervais' Alley Cats Lands 39% On Metacritic
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- Alley Cats, Ricky Gervais' new animated Netflix series, debuted over the weekend and holds a 39% score on Metacritic, with critics having "their knives out" for the politically incorrect dark comedy
- Ricky Gervais created the show, which has drawn fire from professional critics since its premiere
- An unnamed comedy legend has publicly come to the show's defense, offering a counterweight to the negative critical consensus
- Netflix is distributing the animated series, positioning it as adult-oriented, provocative comedy content on the platform
Why it matters: A 39% Metacritic score means Alley Cats sits in firmly negative critical territory for a flagship Gervais project on Netflix, and the platform's bet on his brand of provocative comedy is being tested by audiences and reviewers alike. The public defense from a comedy legend signals the show still has influential allies, which could shape whether Netflix greenlights more similarly edgy animated content.
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