Season 1 – Exploding Kittens

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Jul 2024

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An eternal conflict reaches epic proportions when both, God and the Devil, are sent to Earth to live with humans, as talking cats.

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A battle between heaven and hell translated into daffy slapstick, Exploding Kittens won't blow viewers' minds but serves up some fun animated mayhem.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Jul 19, 2024

Imagine Bob’s Burger with a streak of Monty Python.

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

Jul 12, 2024

1/5

It is carelessly made, infuriating and unfunny. It is full of jokes that don’t work because, clearly, no one knew or cared what they were doing.

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Isobel Lewis

AV Club

Jul 12, 2024

C-

Instead of the fast-paced, lighthearted adaptation similar to the card game, Exploding Kittens feels like learning the rules itself. You can swear you’re interested, but nothing else is going on to keep you hooked.

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Alex Bear

Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS

Aug 27, 2026

A wild ride full of colorful animation and even more colorful characters, bringing all the wicked whimsy of the OG card game to the screen with extra panache.

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Tara Ariano

Cracked

Aug 28, 2024

We’ve all lived through game-to-screen adaptations — some good, like Clue; some very bad, like Battleship; some still TBD, like the proposed Uno. What Exploding Kittens has over other attempts in the space is that there’s comedy in its DNA.

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Neil Soans

The Times of India

Jul 26, 2024

3/5

Exploding Kittens is a quirky and entertaining series that, despite its flaws, manages to capture the spirit of its source material in a fresh and amusing way.

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Steven S

@G0dJester Aug 31, 2026

The battle between good and evil has rarely been more fun. Entertaining characters and plot that are funny and vibrant. It’s a shame that show ended after only a single season. Would Recommend

Junk F

@RT80899286 Jul 31, 2026

The humour is insufferable Millenial cringe, the plot is a nothing-story with zero substance, the characters have no charm. A show that confuses cynicism for insight and uses stale self-aware irony that was worn out 15 years ago. An inspiration to hacky writers, that writing this bad could even get a Netflix show. Awful.

Who N

@WhoNoName Jun 12, 2026

Ein großer Spaß für Groß und nicht mehr so klein, ich liebe es

emma P.

@poinkercat Nov 19, 2025

very funny show and cute cats, i hope they do a season 2!

Korra N

@RT88131552 Oct 19, 2025

It really blows that this show got cancelled, but the only available season is worth a look. Some of the bits are genuinely laugh-out-loud hilarious.

Muffin H

@RT44544302 Oct 19, 2025

It's not worth your time. It's just bland and unfunny even though it tries too hard to be.

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Tom Ellis

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Suzy Nakamura

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Ally Maki

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Mark Proksch

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Episode 1

Aired Jul 12, 2024

Pilot

Sent to Earth in the body of a cat, God moves in with the dysfunctional Higgins family, then takes game night in a wildly different direction.

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Episode 2

Aired Jul 12, 2024

Tartar Recall

Greta goes to work with Marv, and Godcat and Devilcat watch the movie "Armageddon"; Travis and Abbie follow Aidan to Heck not Hell.

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Episode 3

Aired Jul 12, 2024

Shane & Chugger's

To show Travis they really love him, Abbie and Marv plan a last minute half-birthday rager; Godcat summons the cherubs to see the wonders of Earth.

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Episode 4

Aired Jul 12, 2024

Emotions Are Hard

Greta enters a rocket-building competition sponsored by billionaire Jefflon Bezmusk; Travis moves out and the cats get inside Marv's head.

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Episode 5

Aired Jul 12, 2024

No Regrets

Devilcat takes Godcat as her plus-one to a wedding in Hell; Travis goes back in time to undo his biggest regret, but changing the past has consequences.

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Episode 6

Aired Jul 12, 2024

The Town with No Internet

Devilcat takes Abbie and the kids on a hellish road trip to Halcyon Springs to meet her long-lost mother; Godcat helps Marv ask for a promotion.

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Episode 7

Aired Jul 12, 2024

SeaWorld Is Hell

Devilcat and Godcat go to SeaWorld, Marv drags Abbie to a work thing aboard a corporate blimp, and Greta helps Travis track down a troll.

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Episode 8

Aired Jul 12, 2024

Let the Games Begin

It's good vs. evil as the cats compete in the God Games for control of Heaven and Hell; Travis' friends turn against him; Marv inherits a mess at work.

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Episode 9

Aired Jul 12, 2024

The Westminster Human Show

Chaos brings the Higgins family closer together as Godcat and Devilcat face their final challenge, making humans go against their own nature.

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Director: Scott Bern, Traci Honda, Eddie Rosas
Creator: Shane Kosakowski, Matthew Inman
Screenwriter: Sierra Katow, Shawn Pearlman, Noah Prestwich, Maggie Gottlieb
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 12, 2024

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