Official poster for Cat for Cash, the 2026 Thai BL cat café romantic comedy from GMMTV and Gemmistry Studio

Cat for Cash

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What happens

Some people inherit a house. Tiger inherits the ability to understand cats, and the cats immediately have a list of demands. Cat for Cash (เปย์รักด้วยแมวเลี้ยง) is a fantasy romantic comedy set in a cat café where the furry staff have opinions and finally someone can hear them.

Tiger (First Kanaphan Puitrakul) is a kind young creditor who adores cats. His work sends him to a cat café to collect unpaid dues, and there he forms a gentle bond with the owner, Je Meow (Fresh Arisara Wongchalee). Before she is gone, she passes him a special gift: the power to talk with cats and hear them talk back.

The cats do not waste it. They beg Tiger to save the café from Je Meow's son, Lynx (Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan), who plans to sell the place. Lynx steps in as the new manager and quickly learns that running a café full of cats is harder than it looks. So Tiger helps from behind the scenes, translating every protest and every missing cat crisis.

Fair warning: the café gets crowded fast. Leo (Satang Kittiphop Sereevichayasawat), Lynx's half brother from their father's side, arrives and moves in. Dr. Pom (Great Sapol Assawamunkong), a charming veterinarian, keeps stopping by with his own cat. JJ Chayakorn Jutamas plays Krapor.

Behind the cat chaos sits a family story. Lynx has old feelings about his mother to work through, the brothers argue over a long hidden secret about their father, and the truth about who really inherits the café waits until the end.

Can the language of cats bring a debt collector and a reluctant café manager together? The cats certainly think so, and they are not shy about saying it.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
เปย์รักด้วยแมวเลี้ยง
Original Title
Cat for Cash
Also Known As
เปย์รักด้วยแมวเลี้ยง, Pey Rak Duai Maeo Liang, Cat For Cash
Themes
Key Themes
Cat caféTalking to catsDebt collectorBrothersInheritanceFamily reconciliation
Country
Language
Thai
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Duration
About 50 minutes
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year

Before You Watch

  • Ten episodes: aired on Tuesdays at 20:30 on GMM25 from 20 January to 24 March 2026.
  • Streaming: available on the TrueVisions NOW app during the run.
  • Studios: a GMMTV and Gemmistry Studio production.
  • Director: Kornprom Niyomsil.
  • Genre: a BL romantic comedy with a fantasy twist, set in a cat café.

Reviewed by Renkaze

7/10

A debt collector who can hear cats, a café that refuses to close and a manager who has no idea his staff are filing complaints. Uff, I adore a premise where the animals are the smartest people in the building.

Spot the Big Cats

Here is the detail that made me laugh out loud: look at the names. The hero is Tiger, the man he falls for is Lynx, the brother who crashes the party is Leo, and the café belongs to Je Meow. Everybody in this story is named like a cat, so of course the house cats feel entitled to run things. When the internet later crowns the couple with the hashtag #TigerLynx in episode 8, it sounds like a nature documentary and a ship name at the same time.

First and Khaotung, Softer Than Ever

First Kanaphan and Khaotung Thanawat have shared some heavy material. Their pairing began with The Eclipse in 2022, then came the tangled friend group of Only Friends and the hired courtship of The Heart Killers. Cat for Cash hands them a much gentler room, where the biggest danger is a jealous cat.

First plays the warm one this time. Tiger is the creditor with a soft heart, the man who can translate a cat protest and still collect the bill. Khaotung gets the prickly role, a son who arrives at his mother's café as a near stranger and has to learn the place one meow at a time.

The Rival Has a Cat Too

Great Sapol plays Dr. Pom, and his cat Gong Yoo becomes Tiger's least favourite customer. Yes, there is a love triangle. No, the cats are not neutral about it. Satang Kittiphop plays Leo, who turns the sweet routine into an awkward three person household in episode 5. Later on, Winny Thanawin drops in as Pug, Dr. Pom's younger brother, and Papang Phromphiriya appears as Hongtae.

A Song About Coming Home

The leads sing the duet Found My Home together, and the title fits a series about a café that becomes a home for everybody in it, human or otherwise. Bonnie Pattraphus sings the second song, Love Language, which is a sly title for a show where love literally needs a translator.

This is a comfort series through and through, with low stakes, big feelings and a cast of cats that steal every corner of the frame. It is made for a cosy evening.

My tip: pick a favourite café cat in episode 1. Jenny, the café's PR queen, is a strong choice, and following one cat through the whole run gives the comedy a second storyline.

Final Score: 7/10

LEAD & SIDE COUPLES

First Kanaphan Puitrakul official photo - Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, lead in The Eclipse, Only Friends, and The Heart Killers
Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan official photo - Thai actor and singer under GMMTV, lead in The Eclipse, Only Friends, and The Heart Killers
First Kanaphan PuitrakulFirstKhaoKhaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan
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Best Scenes

Spoilers ahead. Episode numbers and outcomes are named, so come back after watching if you want to keep it fresh.

Episode 2 (spoilers): The secret translator. Lynx takes over as manager and the cats fall into total chaos, so Tiger, who understands every meow, quietly guides him from behind the scenes.

Episode 4 (spoilers): The cat rival. Dr. Pom arrives with his cat Gong Yoo, a jealous Tiger cannot stop competing with him, and Jenny the café cat falls for Gong Yoo instead.

Episode 5 (spoilers): Three under one roof. Leo turns up and moves in with them. Tiger tries to keep the peace between the two brothers, only for Leo to openly confess his feelings for him.

Episode 8 (spoilers): The secret is out. Leo stumbles onto the relationship between Lynx and Tiger and backs them fully, and their café promo videos send #TigerLynx viral.

Episode 9 (spoilers): Meet the parents. With the café suddenly popular and the pressure on the couple growing, Tiger and Lynx face a brand new challenge: meeting Tiger's parents.

Themes and Messages

Listening is the quiet theme under the jokes. Tiger can literally hear what the cats need, and the story keeps asking whether the humans can learn the same skill with each other. Lynx and Leo are brothers who have never really talked, and the café forces them to.

Inheritance runs through everything as well. It starts as a question of who owns the café and becomes a question of what a mother leaves her sons. By the finale, the home Lynx was ready to sell turns into the place where he finds his family and his love.

Did You Know?

  • PURE KANIN and Jeaniich wrote both the words and the music of Found My Home, which Wisp Team produced.
  • Found My Home came out on GMMTV RECORDS a week before the first episode aired.
  • The cats in the story have names of their own, including John Wick, Jenny and Gong Yoo.
  • The Thai title, Pey Rak Duai Maeo Liang, translates as Lavishing Love with a Pet Cat.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL OST

Episode guide: Cat for Cash

10 / 10 episodes aired · Completed
EP 1
20 Jan 2026
Aired
EP 2
27 Jan 2026
Aired
EP 3
03 Feb 2026
Aired
EP 4
10 Feb 2026
Aired
EP 5
17 Feb 2026
Aired
EP 6
24 Feb 2026
Aired
EP 7
03 Mar 2026
Aired
EP 8
10 Mar 2026
Aired
EP 9
17 Mar 2026
Aired
EP 10
24 Mar 2026
Aired

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is Cat for Cash based on a novel?

No novel or webtoon is credited. GMMTV first announced the series at its GMMTV 2025: Riding the Wave event on 26 November 2024.

Who wrote Cat for Cash?

Nichaphat Buranadilok and Pongsate Lucksameepong are credited with the screenplay.

Can I watch Cat for Cash with English subtitles?

GMMTV OFFICIAL uploads every episode on YouTube in four parts with English subtitles.

Is there a follow up special?

Yes. Cat For Honeymoon is a short special on GMMTV OFFICIAL in which Tiger and Lynx plan a honeymoon trip and end up sleeping in a tent.

Who sings the songs in Cat for Cash?

First and Khaotung sing Found My Home (บ้านของหัวใจ), and Bonnie Pattraphus sings Love Language (ภาษารัก).

Where else can I watch First and Khaotung together?

They lead The Eclipse (2022), Only Friends (2023) and The Heart Killers (2024).

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