Tom Ellis | Exploding Kittens

• Genre: Action comedy, Fantasy comedy
• Created by: Matthew Inman & Shane Kosakowski
• Based on: Exploding Kittens by Matthew Inman and Elan Lee
• Starring: Tom Ellis, Sasheer Zamata, Suzy Nakamura, Mark Proksch, Ally Maki, Betsy Sodaro, David Gborie, Kenny Yates
• Music by: Shirley Song & Jina Hyojin An
• No. of seasons: 1
• No. of episodes: 9
• Executive producers: Shane Kosakowski, Matthew Inman, Elan Lee, Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Dustin Davis, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping
• Producer: Janet Dimon
• Editors: Lauren Hecht, Matt Steinauer
• Running time: 24—27 minutes
• Production companies: Chomp City, Bandera Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment, Jam Filled Entertainment
• Network: Netflix
• Release: July 12, 2024

In this animated comedy series, God and the Devil are sent to Earth in the form of talking cats. God, voiced by Tom Ellis, must reconnect with humanity while navigating life as a house cat. Living with a dysfunctional family, he attempts to solve their problems and faces humorous challenges, all while engaging in slapstick antics. The show is based on the popular card game of the same name.

"Pilot"

After a series of incidents leave his apartment and a section of Heaven in ruin, God is sent to Earth to answer a family's prayer in an effort to repair his image. However, he is sent in the body of a cat so he can grow closer to the humans, the Higgins family, which also limits his magical powers. After a series of failed attempts to get the family to bond, God, now going by Godcat, shrinks the family so they can play a board game created by Marv, the nerdy patriarch of the Higgins family. The plan works and the Higgins grow closer, but Godcat is informed that he must stay on Earth longer to further repair his reputation. After being notified of this, Godcat spots a black cat in the family's yard that creates a pentagram made of fire.

"Tartar Recall"

Feeling she is not evil enough, Hell's board of directors send Beelzebub to Earth in a cat's body, stealing the idea from Heaven, to create "hell on earth". During a fight with Godcat, Devilcat accidentally sends Aidan, a friend of Marv's son Travis, to Heck, a version of Hell for teenagers. Travis and his mother, Abbie, infiltrate Heck in order to save Aidan. Meanwhile, Marv is approached at work to create a presentation for the world's largest tarter sauce company and enlists the help of his daughter Greta in order to bond with her. Marv's plan backfires when Greta convinces the other workers to go on strike.

"Shane & Chugger's"

Due to his birthday falling on Christmas, Travis tries to convince his parents to throw him a half-birthday party. Godcat takes Travis out while Marv and Abbie prep for the party and brings along his two Cherub assistants, Aslandeus and Craig, in order to show them the wonders of Earth and they eventually end up at the entertainment restaurant Shane & Chugger's. Karen, the Higgins' neighbor and Devilcat's owner, notices the party and tries to shut it down.

"Emotions Are Hard"

Greta enters into a rocket-building contest at school sponsored by a billionaire but has trouble finding people at school to help her. Travis runs away from home after discovering that Abbie has been posing as his therapist in a video game, thinking she is using it to eavesdrop on him and control his life. Abbie then seeks help from Karen in order to become a better mom. Godcat and Devilcat enter into a wager over good vs. evil with Marv's soul at stake.

"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.

"The Town with No Internet"

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

"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.

"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.

"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.