DMV (TV series)

DMV is an American workplace comedy television series created by Dana Klein that premiered on CBS on October 13, 2025.

WWW cbs.com/shows/dmv

Cast and characters

Main

Harriet Dyer as Colette, a driving examiner at the East Hollywood branch of the California Department of Motor Vehicles 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
Molly Kearney as Barbara, the recently promoted California DMV East Hollywood branch manager who is very optimistic
Alex Tarrant as Noa, a recently hired DMV employee originally from New Zealand
Gigi Zumbado as Ceci, a photographer at the DMV
Tim Meadows as Gregg, a DMV driving examiner who used to be an English teacher

Recurring

Jessica Camacho as Surfer Mary, Noa’s laid-back love interest whom he meets during a driving test

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"

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.

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.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on 16 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".