Agent Elvis

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 17, 2023
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Brittany Vincent
    Mar 17, 2023
    80
    McConaughey’s smooth Southern drawl is the perfect fit for Presley, the animation is fluid and attractive, and the laughs come at you quickly. It’s a raucous good time, and deserves a good, old-fashioned try – even by suspicious minds.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Leila Latif
    Mar 17, 2023
    80
    The central voices are uniformly delightful, but particular praise must go to Cheadle, who practically sings his dialogue and has sharp comic timing that brings the best out of even the silliest punchlines.
  3. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Benji Wilson
    Mar 17, 2023
    80
    It’s the kind of thing that could easily come across as smart-arsed, an idea dreamt up by a couple of the many Hollywood big shots who are Elvis fans as they supped energy drinks on private jets. Yet Agent Elvis is, in the round, a blast for the viewer too. The steadying hand of Mike Arnold, a long-time writer on the excellent Archer, keeps things on an even keel.
  5. IGN
    Reviewed by: Jim Vejvoda
    Jun 1, 2023
    70
    Elvis Presley gets his own Archer-style animated action series with Netflix’s Agent Elvis, a fun if at times repetitive hail to the King.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Mar 17, 2023
    70
    The show, in general, is fine — long stretches pass with very few laughs and multiple characters are still duds after the full 10-episode season — but it’s the rare series that actually gets better when you Google it for accuracy.
  7. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Reuben Baron
    Mar 20, 2023
    65
    On visual strength alone, this would be an easy recommendation, if only it were more consistently funny and had a more fitting lead voice actor. As is, it’s still a pretty good time despite some cringy gags.

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User Score
3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 5 out of 8
  1. Rincemac
    Mar 19, 2023
    1
    So pretend you are Lisa Marie Presley, have seen "Archer", got really high one night and then and think to yourself: "Hmmm, that Archer seriesSo pretend you are Lisa Marie Presley, have seen "Archer", got really high one night and then and think to yourself: "Hmmm, that Archer series is super fun. Wait, what if I put my dad in there, pitch this to Netflix and they pay some A-List voice talent - can I cash in big$ and make myself relevant somehow?" - What do you think would happen? Well, nothing good.

    It's a jumbled mess, pretending to have the same style as the Archer crew pulled off - but sans the humor... actually sans any detectable humor.

    It's neither a smart, nor a fun show - why the hell Elvis is in there outside of someone with the name "Presley" getting some dough, is beyond me. They could've put Joey Baloney in there and it would've probably been way more edgy.

    Netflix's decision to fund this mumbo jumbo is just one more reason to subscribe to your local library and read a good book, or either cut the NF sub to let them know they're on the way to quickly become a true trash streaming service canceling good shows in favor of things that make you say "Why did this happen?"    … Full Review »
  2. mauvemage
    Mar 28, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. An insult to the King. Elvis would have loved a show where he was secretly playing an agent at the hieght of his career. But not this violent foul mouthed garbage. Presley loved God apple pie and mom. He would have hated this.… Full Review »
  3. teatom
    Mar 19, 2023
    2
    Beautiful art direction. Some great nuance and grit in the animation and character design.
    Very little to enjoy in the extremely linear plot    Beautiful art direction. Some great nuance and grit in the animation and character design.
    Very little to enjoy in the extremely linear plot and the dialogue is rambling and one note.
    There's almost nothing in the script that gives each character a unique voice and because of this there's no interplay and humour.
    Mike Arnold is the "Archer Writer" that the publicity makes such noise about. Unfortunately his involvement with Archer spans only a handful of episodes, after the show dropped off in quality in season 4, onwards, so perhaps not the stamp of quality the showrunners would like us to think.
    Conceptually interesting but unfortunately a sad indictment of how studios think they can churn out bland content that will be eaten up, simply because it has a few big names attached to it and bears a vague resemblance to something else that was once popular.
    It makes me wonder how many incredibly talented people with new and interesting concepts for shows were knocked back, simply because a spreadsheet suggested this bilge would work.    … Full Review »
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