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Alley Cats is an adult animated sitcom created by and starring the multi award-winning Ricky Gervais. The series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats from all walks of society, who seek companionship while ruminating on everyday life. From the funny to the absurd, the series is packed with Gervais’ signature style of heart and social commentary that audiences have come to expect.

Quote from Ricky Gervais, Creator, Writer & Director: “I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a trailer. I can’t wait for everyone to get to know these cats.” 

Creator, Writer and Director: Ricky Gervais

Co-director: Elliot Dear

Executive Producers: Ricky Gervais of Derek Productions, Steven Hamilton Shaw (Gnomeo & Juliet) of Shush Creative. James Stevenson Bretton and Ben Lole for Blink Industries.

Producer: Hugo Donkin

Production Designer: Tang Heng

Cast: Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Diane Morgan, and also featuring Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way

Animation Studio: Blink Industries (Dead End: Paranormal Park, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared)

ABOUT RICKY GERVAIS 

Considered one of the most influential British comedians since Charlie Chaplin, (he received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy 2016 BAFTA/LA) Ricky Gervais is the creator and star of The Office, Extras, Derek, and the critically acclaimed Netflix hit After Life. Following the global success of his two previous Netflix stand-up specials ‘Humanity’ and ‘Supernature’, Gervais released his third special in 2023 – his biggest to date, ‘Armageddon’. It won a Golden Globe, was nominated for a Grammy and was the global number 1 most-watched show on Netflix. It followed a record-breaking international tour, where Gervais’s show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-grossing comedy gig ever. He is currently touring his latest stand-up show ‘Mortality’ to sold-out arenas around the globe – the show will once again be filmed for Netflix. Gervais has won countless awards across his career and enjoyed huge critical success for the outstanding three series of After Life. His hit series The Office is the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in more than 90 countries, with 13 remakes.  Ricky has hosted the Golden Globe Awards five times, in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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