Aubrey Plaza revealed details about her upcoming animated series, “Kevin,” during a recent interview, describing the show as “iconic” and praising its writing team as a “team of super slayer writers.” The series, set to stream on Prime Video, draws heavily from the creators’ shared experiences living in new York City in the early 2000s.
“Kevin” represents a growing trend of high-profile talent lending their voices to adult animation, a genre experiencing a surge in popularity fueled by shows like “Rick and Morty” and “BoJack Horseman.” The series’ success hinges on its ability to capture the specific nostalgia of the early 2000s New York experience and leverage the star power of its cast, which Murphy described as a ”dream cast of people that we have always looked up to.” No official release date has been announced.
The show’s setting is integral to its authenticity, according to co-creator Greg Murphy. “We got really lucky as it’s set in New York, where we all lived simultaneously occurring in early 2000s right after college,” he said. “It feels very authentic, I think, to living in Queens during that time.”
Murphy also emphasized the long development process behind “Kevin,” noting that the project evolved from another idea and took time to come to fruition.”The way it came together was, there was something else we where working on, and then this sort of, like, came to us,” he explained.”We worked on it during the pandemic, and then it took a while for it to actually get made.”
Plaza echoed Murphy’s enthusiasm, highlighting the comedic strength of the characters. “The characters are just so funny… it feels very iconic,” she stated, with Prime Video credited as the source of the quote and accompanying image. Murphy,who serves as an executive producer,added that securing the cast was a significant achievement. “We got our dream cast of people that we have always looked up to. We were just so amazed that we were able to get these icon-type people that we have loved as we were in high school.” The pilot cast remained consistent for the full series.
