Netflix’s ‘Agent Elvis’ is the Latest Adult Animated Comedy That’s Uncompromisingly Insane
It’s been a day now and many have an odd way of classifying this latest Netflix mission to produce an R-rated comedy. This latest stunt has been in the works for a while and Agent Elvis has drawn divided attention for many reasons. Overall, this has led to many flocking to social media to express their excitement, confusion and judgement. Accordingly The Hollywood reporter“the best thing about Netflix Agent Elvis is that, no matter how outlandish and ridiculous it is, it’s all true.” The overall plot construction for these episodes has a real-life event that it loosely draws inspiration from. With that logic, many count that fact as the reason the show stays true in its own unique way.
Agent Elvis tells the adventure of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself, Elvis Presly, played by Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club, mud) as a spy. Directly from the Netflix logline, “Elvis swaps his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret government spy program to help fight the dark forces that threaten the country.”
The show was developed and produced by Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Smell of Fear) in collaboration with rock singer John Eddie via. meeting. Mike Arnold (The Litigator, Homeschooled) is co-showrunner and executive producer alongside McConaughey. They would by Kevin Noel (Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Valkyrie), Chris Prynoski (The Legend of Vox Machina, Motorcity) and Shannon Prynoski (You, Big Mouth) to name a few.
McConaughey Stars as Elvis Presley, who in this series visits then-President Richard M. Nixon and is drafted as an honorary agent of the US government. Accordingly colliders, they refer to a note allegedly written by Elvis, which reads: “Sir, I can and will assist the country with any service I can. I have delved deeply into drug abuse and communist brainwashing techniques and am right in the thick of it all where I can and will do the most good.”
Joining McConaughey would be the main cast for the series. Kaitlin Olson (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, Brickleberry) plays Cece Ryder, another agent who teams up with Elvis and goes on secret missions across the country. Johnny Knoxville (Men in Black II, The Ringer) plays Bobby Ray, Elvis’ loyal sidekick, and is described as a funny buffoon and dimwit. Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time) will be Scatter, Elvis’ sidekick who happened to be a chimp working at NASA. Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Armor Wars) is Commander, the chief of the TCB who oversees many of the agency’s missions. Niecy Nash (Uncorked when they see us, Mrs. America) plays Bertie, who acts as a mother figure to Elvis. Priscilla Presley will star as herself, having been married to the late king of rock ‘n’ roll from 1967 to 1973. above colliders.
They would include: Jason Mantzoukas (The good place, parks and recreation) will guest-star Howard Hugues, a businessman, pilot and film producer. I Nwodim (SNL, 2 broke girls) guest stars as Zara. Fred Armissen (Simply A, SNL) guest-starred the notorious cult leader Charles Manson. Finally, Christina Henriks (Crazy men, drive) guest stars as Roxanne Ryder.
Accordingly colliders, the series was a creative narrative of a suspenseful spy story inspired by the true events of Elvis. On December 21, 1970 he met with Nixon and asked for a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) ID, he aspired to master karate and even taught it, eventually he even had his own chimp named Scatter.
The show itself attracted massive attention in the run-up to its release. When it finally premiered on Netflix on March 17, 2023, it was an instant hit. Accordingly The Hollywood Reporter“It’s easy to watch the first season of 10 episodes Agent Elvis to focus solely on the entertaining ridiculousness.” Without going into spoilers, it describes a slew of ridiculous shenanigans that occur throughout the show. Agent Elvis has proven to be a colorful mix of humor, aimed specifically at an adult audience. At Rotten tomatoes, the viewer rating is 87%, while the critic rating for the tomatometer is 57%. At IMDBthe series sits at 7.1/10, with the top-rated episode being episode 8 entitled “Head Soup” with a rating of 8.8/10.
His humor has garnered a buzz on social media, with many praising the show for embracing its absurdity while cracking jokes. However, others say the show lacks story and development, even a review of Yahoo calls Netflix’s move “desperate.” However, this divisive debate has drawn even more attention to the king of rock ‘n’ roll, especially after the release of the biopic. elvis (2022) by Baz Luhrman (The Great Gatsby, Romeo + Juliet).
If there’s one thing that stood out to people, it was the soundtrack and music for the series. Accordingly diversityComposer Tyler Bates (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) notes that when creating the soundtrack, they were told to make it “as musically bold, brash, and uncompromisingly irreverent as the show itself is at its core.”
The Hollywood Reporter continues: “Agent Elvis is admirably set with enough contemporary music and historical footnotes to encourage some entertaining research by the interested viewer. You’ll also quickly discover that the character’s costumes, designed and refined by John Varvatos, match amazingly well with real outfits that Elvis wore, presumably not when he was battling international super villains.”
You can watch Agent Elvis on Netflix and if you want a sneak peek you can check out the trailer below.
