‘DMV’ TV Show: Everything to Know About CBS’s Freshman Fall Comedy
Get ready for what will hopefully be the most fun trip you’ve ever taken to the Department of Motor Vehicles when DMV premieres on CBS this fall.
The show, which is produced by CBS Studios, is part of the network’s fall 2025-2026 slate — the only new comedy among the new offerings.
So what is there to know about DMV so far? Here’s a look.
When will DMV premiere?
Though an official premiere date has not yet been announced by CBS, it’s expected to be announced as part of the network’s fall 2025 programming list. It is only one of two fall comedies on the network, joining Ghosts Season 5.
Who will star in DMV?
According to Deadline, the cast for DMV includes Harriet Dyer, Tim Meadows, Molly Kearney, Alex Tarrant, Tony Cavalero, and Gigi Zumbado.
What is DMV about?
The logline for DMV tells us, “Based on award-winning author Katherine Heiny’s short story, a single camera workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the DMV. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.”
The short story in question, “Chicken-Flavored and Lemon-Scented,” centers on a driving examiner named Colette who realizes that Ted Bundy must’ve had a driving test at some point with someone like her overseeing it. She then sets out to turn her erstwhile mundane job into a hunt for the extraordinary. It can be read at Electric Lit or in the collection Games and Rituals: Stories. In response to the news that the story would be adapted to the small screen, Heiny wrote on Instagram, “I’m in a sort of joyful daze about this news—ironically, it’s probably not safe for me to drive today.”
What else is there to know about DMV?
DMV is a single-camera series that is created, executive-produced, and written by Dana Klein. The pilot is directed by Trent O’Donnell, and Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, and Robyn Meisinger also executive produce.
The series won out against competing comedies — including Poppa’s House and Zarna, a planned spinoff of The Neighborhood — for the series order by CBS.
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I guess whoever was too stupid to realize that George and Mandy’s First marriage and the Neighborhood are comedies that are both coming back. This show more likely takes over the spot where Poppa’s House was at.
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Looking forward to this show! It's probably going to be hilarious bc, come on now, we all KNOW how the DMV is in real in life!
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Yes it is true, I worked there for 31 years and by the time I retired. I thought I was crazy.
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Oh, lighten up! It's a comedy, a take on the real, God-awful dmv so it will probably be real funny! I'm ready for something new other than terrible doctor & law enforcement shows!
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So I actually work at a DMV. Been there almost 15 years. Just because you see people doing or saying or acting a certain way does not mean you actually know what’s going on. Trust me DMV is a crazy place but maybe you should ask some actual people who work at DMV and get their input on how things are. DMV is just not someplace you go to get your license or your car registered. You have to be a clerk, a photographer, an ophthalmologist, a social worker, you have to be on display the whole 8-9 or 10 hours that you are there. And yes we get yelled at and screamed at and have stuff thrown at us and get threatened. I haven’t seen your show. But people tend to forget that we are also human beings and don’t deserve to get treated the way we do. I will definitely watch an episode of your show just to see what it’s like.
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Stupid show.....could be really funny but it's not!!!
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CBS should have a campaign to have people send their own dmv experience for a chance to win a prize if chosen🥰😎🥰
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I just got back and had a great time once I got parked. The first guy was from my hometown and we had fun reminiscing about it, and then The next person was psyched that I was going to see The Who in Vegas so we talked about them and just seeing AC/DC there in April.
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Not watching a show that’s set in LA and filmed in Montreal.
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I think the public will finally realize illegal aliens are NOT given a license.
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Mike Digesu came up with this idea 35 years ago 😄.
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Ii think TV Execs ought to accept 1 show to air and 1 as a standby in the event the first one they choose is a flop then they have another to replace it with. If both should flop then they show reruns of one older comedy that carried on fir multiple seasons. I also think instead of having a prime time starting at 7pm CST until 10pm CST having the first 2 hours comedy and the last being a 1 hr. Drama they should have a full prime time night of comedies,a primetime night of Game Shows,a prime time night of Dramas,and the rest of the week a combination of all, such as 1 hr. Game Show,1 hr. Comedy,1 hr. Drama
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Got to laugh at something, just being an old smock don't get it anymore. Hope they show the parking and waiting issues.
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Great premise. Bring Poppa House back too
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I used to watch the neighborhood. I love Georgie & Mandy-good show!
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What’s the point of watching? If it’s good and everyone loves it . They will cancel it anyway. It could be the #1 show and they will still cancel it .
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Soooo, replace Poppa’s House with this? I wonder why *Cough Cough YT YT YT*
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DMV is bad enough here in Virginia, the last thing we want to do is watch it on TV.
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No thanks.
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