DMV is an American workplace comedy television series created by Dana Klein that premiered on CBS on October 13, 2025. In March 2026, the series was canceled after one season. The series finale aired on May 11, 2026.
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Premise
The show follows the workers at the East Hollywood DMV. Collette, a driving instructor, tackles workplace problems, romance, and interpersonal connections with her coworkers. The show is a fictional account of the DMV, but makes the jokes that most people have when going to renew licenses and forms.
Cast and characters
Main
Harriet Dyer as Colette, a driving examiner at the East Hollywood branch of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) who has a big heart, but is not great with boundaries. She harbors a crush on Noa.
Tony Cavalero as Vic, a DMV driving examiner and former bouncer. An avid gym-goer, generally dim-witted, and is a misogynist.
Molly Kearney as Barbara, the recently promoted California DMV East Hollywood branch manager who is very optimistic and well-intentioned
Alex Tarrant as Noa, a recently hired DMV employee originally from New Zealand
Gigi Zumbado as Ceci, a photographer at the DMV. She is selfish, arrogant, and fixes many problems at the DMV.
Tim Meadows as Gregg, a DMV driving examiner who used to be an English teacher. He often makes jokes about how he cannot stand to go home to his wife.
Recurring
Jessica Camacho as Surfer Mary, Noa's laid-back love interest whom he meets during a driving test
Samantha Helt as Hot Kristen, Colette's attractive co-worker
Special guest stars
Mark Feuerstein as Brent, a man who gets upset when he can't use an expired passport to get a Real ID driver's license
Randall Park as Beau Young, the California DMV North Hollywood branch manager
Leslie Jones as Sally, the California DMV director's executive assistant in Sacramento "Big Sac"
Thomas Lennon as Howie
Zoe Lister-Jones as Dr Jacobs
Anna Camp as Robin
Production
Development
On August 5, 2024, DMV was given a pilot order by CBS. The pilot was written by Dana Klein and directed by Trent O'Donnell, and was filmed in Montreal, Canada in November 2024. Klein also executive produced the project alongside O'Donnell, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, and Robyn Meisinger. On April 22, 2025, DMV was picked to series by CBS. Production companies involved producing the series are Anonymous Content, CBS Studios, Kapital Entertainment, and TrillTV. The series is based on a short story by Katherine Heiny. Filming for the series began on July 28, 2025, in Montreal. In September 2025, DMV received a full season order of 20 episodes. On March 27, 2026, CBS canceled the series after one season.
Casting
In September 2024, Tim Meadows, Harriet Dyer, and Molly Kearney were cast to star. On November 1, 2024, Alex Tarrant, Tony Cavalero, and Gigi Zumbado joined the main cast. On October 20, 2025, Jessica Camacho was cast in a recurring capacity.
Broadcast
DMV premiered on CBS on October 13, 2025. The series finale aired on May 11, 2026.
The series was acquired by ITV in the United Kingdom - subtitled DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles - with the first ten episodes available on its streaming platform ITVX from April 16, 2026, and the remaining ten added by early June; the series was broadcast on ITV1, with the first episode receiving a primetime broadcast that night, and the remaining episodes shown inconsistently in the following weeks in an overnight slot.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 65% based on 17 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While DMV still has some kinks to work out before it passes inspection, it's already a lot more fun than visiting the genuine article." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 53 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average".
