Series synopsis
Carpool Karaoke: The Series is an American comedy television series that premiered on Apple Music on August 8, 2017. It stars Will Smith, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Billy Eichner.
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over.
Premise
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over.
Premise: Buckle up. Belt it out.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Will Smith as Self
- Alicia Keys as Self
- John Legend as Self
- Billy Eichner as Self
- Lars Ulrich as Self
- James Hetfield as Self
- Robert Trujillo as Self
- Kirk Hammett as Self
Supporting cast
- Taraji P. Henson as Self
- Seth MacFarlane as Self
- Ariana Grande as Self
- Maisie Williams as Self
- Sophie Turner as Self
- Shakira as Self
- Trevor Noah as Self
- Billy Ray Cyrus as Self
- Tish Cyrus-Purcell as Self
- Brandi Cyrus as Self
- Braison Cyrus as Self
- Queen Latifah as Self
Guest cast
- Will Smith as Self
- Alicia Keys as Self
- John Legend as Self
- Billy Eichner as Self
- Lars Ulrich as Self
- James Hetfield as Self
- Robert Trujillo as Self
- Kirk Hammett as Self
- Taraji P. Henson as Self
- Seth MacFarlane as Self
- Ariana Grande as Self
- Maisie Williams as Self
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 75 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | August 8, 2017 | June 22, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 19 | October 12, 2018 | March 29, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 9 | January 24, 2020 | March 20, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 4 | May 10, 2021 | May 10, 2021 |
| Season 5 | 22 | May 26, 2022 | June 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
James Corden & Will Smith Between hilarious duets of Smith's biggest hits, Corden asks about his career and family ... plus, they crash a wedding. |
August 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Alicia Keys & John Legend The soul superstars harmonize on each other's hits, welcome surprise guests and serenade a laundromat. |
August 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Billy Eichner & Metallica It's a battle of the screamers as Eichner and Metallica sing the band's hits—and a classic from The Little Mermaid. |
August 15, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jamie Foxx & Corinne Foxx They may be stars, but this father-daughter pair clashes over car music like everyone else. For them, it’s The Charlie Daniels Band vs. Cardi B. |
October 12, 2018 |
| 2 |
“Weird Al” Yankovic & The Lonely Island Andy, Jorma and Akiva fanboy all over their comedy hero while singing along to his funniest hits. Wait for the blooper reel. |
October 19, 2018 |
| 3 |
Wiz Khalifa & Bebe Rexha After testing Bebe’s massive vocal range, Wiz decides to teach her to drive. Wanna guess which two colors his test rides come in? |
October 26, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Darius Rucker & Anthony Anderson Hootie sing-alongs take a competitive turn when Darius and Anthony set out to break a surprising Guinness world record. |
January 24, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Masked Singer Judges Robin, Nicole and Ken take a break from evaluating masked celebrities and force everyday citizens to perform for them. |
January 31, 2020 |
| 3 |
Kesha & Whitney Cummings A simple car ride becomes a turbulent musical collaboration between the singer and the comic. Will their love of robots and aliens unite them? |
February 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maya Rudolph & HAIM The comedy icon and the hard-rocking sisters jam out to Madonna and Prince — and HAIM hits, of course — on a drive around Los Angeles. |
May 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
Keegan-Michael Key & Rob Gronkowski When Gronk decides to try a career in music, Keegan trains with gruelling vocal warmups and a medley of timeless sports anthems. |
May 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Patricia Arquette & David Arquette The superstar siblings relive childhood battles and compare horror movie screams in between sing-alongs to Violent Femmes and Steppenwolf. |
May 10, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simu Liu & Jessica Henwick It's a Y2K bop bonanza for these action stars as Simu draws on his boy-band past for some Backstreet Boys—all leading to a nail-biting finale. |
May 26, 2022 |
| 2 |
Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario & Sydney Sweeney The White Lotus stars recall filming their smash show, share some hilarious self-taped auditions, and summon tears for the first Carpool Cry-Off. |
May 26, 2022 |
| 3 |
Anitta & Saweetie Slaying their own fierce hits, the superstars compare real names, take over a convenience store, and do the very first Boat-pool Karaoke. |
May 26, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Apple Music |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 8, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2023 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday |