Agent Elvis

{{Short description|American adult animated sitcom television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Agent Elvis.jpg

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| creator = {{Plainlist|

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| developer = {{Plainlist|

Mike Arnold
John Eddie

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| director = Gary Ye

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| music = {{Plainlist|

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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Mike Arnold
Priscilla Presley
John Eddie
Kevin Noel
Matthew McConaughey
Chris Prynoski
Shannon Prynoski
Antonio Canobbio
Ben Kalina
Jamie Salter
Corey Salter
Marc Rosen

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| producer = Seranie Manoogian

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 10

| runtime = 23–27 minutes

| company = {{Plainlist|

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| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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Agent Elvis is an American adult animated television series created by Priscilla Presley, the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, and singer-screenwriter John Eddie, and developed by Mike Arnold and Eddie for Netflix.

The series follows the exploits of a fictionalized version of American rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), who moonlights as a spy for the United States government.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-02-06 |title=Matthew McConaughey To Voice Elvis Presley In Netflix's Adult Animated Series 'Agent Elvis' — Watch Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/matthew-mcconaughey-voice-elvis-presley-netflixs-adult-animated-series-agent-elvis-1235250964/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031917/https://deadline.com/2023/02/matthew-mcconaughey-voice-elvis-presley-netflixs-adult-animated-series-agent-elvis-1235250964/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=2023-02-06 |title='Agent Elvis' Trailer Reveals Matthew McConaughey as the Voice of Elvis Presley in Netflix's Adult Animated Series |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/trailers/agent-elvis-trailer-matthew-mcconaughey-netflix-1235513027/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031917/https://variety.com/2023/tv/trailers/agent-elvis-trailer-matthew-mcconaughey-netflix-1235513027/ |url-status=live }} The series premiered on March 17, 2023, and was canceled after one season on November 15, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/shadow-and-bone-glamorous-agent-elvis-captain-fall-farzar-canceled-strike-impact-1235611562/|title='Shadow And Bone', 'Glamorous' & 'Agent Elvis' Among 5 Series Canceled By Netflix Amid Strike Impact|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 15, 2023}}

Voice cast

=Main=

Matthew McConaughey as Elvis Presley
Kaitlin Olson as CeCe Ryder
Johnny Knoxville as Bobby Ray, Elvis' best friend and stuntman.
Niecy Nash as Bertie, Elvis' legal guardian
Tom Kenny as Scatter, Elvis' drug-addicted chimpanzee.
Don Cheadle as The Commander

=Recurring=

Fred Armisen as Charles Manson
Ron Tutt as himself
Asif Ali as Doyle
Chris Elliott as Timothy Leary
Jason Mantzoukas as Howard Hughes
Priscilla Presley as herself
Baz Luhrmann as The Director
Tony Cavalero as Flyboy
Gary Cole as President Nixon
Ed Helms as Robert Goulet
Christina Hendricks as Roxanne Ryder, CeCe's estranged mother.
Ego Nwodim as Zara
George Clinton as himself
Simon Pegg as Paul McCartney
Dee Bradley Baker as Stanley Kubrick
Craig Robinson as Jackie
Kieran Culkin as Gabriel Wolf
Jamie Costa as young Kurt Russell
Tara Strong as Various
Cree Summer as Various

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Full Tilt

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Mike Arnold

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = F*ck You, Vegas

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Casper Kelly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Cocaine Tuesdays

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Mark Ganek

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Total Mind F*ck

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Mike Arnold

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Maximum Density

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Matt Roller

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Pookie-Bear

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Mike Arnold

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Maghrebi Mint

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Asha Wilson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Head Soup

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = John Eddie

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Swollen Desire

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Matt Roller

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Godspeed, Drunk Monkey

|DirectedBy = Gary Ye

|WrittenBy = Mike Arnold

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|03|17}}

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Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 21 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Agent Elvis one-joke premise won't fill viewers with burning love, but its all-star voice cast and sheer novelty make for an alright, alright, alright animated comedy."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=agent_elvis|title=Agent Elvis|type=tv|season=1|access-date=July 8, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=agent-elvis|title=Agent Elvis|type=tv|season=1|access-date=June 11, 2023}}