Critics have panned Ricky Gervais's new Netflix animated series "Alley Cats," calling it crude, lazy and largely unmemorable.
The six-episode show follows a gang of homeless cats who take in a lost kitten searching for her former home. Gervais leads the voice cast.
Reviews describe the series as a would-be examination of the human condition that settles for constant swearing and nihilistic jokes. One review notes glimmers of potential and praises the strong voice cast, but says the show is ultimately boring and exhausting. Another characterizes it as half-crass and half-sappy, and mostly unmemorable.
Both reviews indicate that "Alley Cats" relies heavily on profanity and dark humor, including the use of the C-word and frequent discussions of death.
"Alley Cats" is streaming on Netflix.