Tires is a workplace comedy series created by the immensely popular stand-up comedian Shane Gillis. The Netflix comedy series is set in a tire shop and follows the daily hijinks of all the employees from Shane’s quippy remarks to Will’s latest humiliation. Tires stars Gillis in the lead role with Steve Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, and Andrew Schulz. So, if you loved the comedy and the characters in Tires here are some more workplace comedies for you to watch next.
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The Crew is a workplace comedy series created by Jeff Lowell. The Netflix series is set in a NASCAR garage and it follows the story of the crew chief as he is surprised to find out that the owner has decided to retire and put his millennial daughter in charge of the garage. Both butt heads over how the garage...
The Crew (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Crew is a workplace comedy series created by Jeff Lowell. The Netflix series is set in a NASCAR garage and it follows the story of the crew chief as he is surprised to find out that the owner has decided to retire and put his millennial daughter in charge of the garage. Both butt heads over how the garage...
- 5/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Get out your membership cards. The last Blockbuster store in the US is planning to run an ad during the Super Bowl.
No, a bunch of late fees didn’t suddenly appear in its bank account. The store, located in Bend, Oregon, won’t be buying a seven-milliion-dollar TV spot. Instead, it’s streaming on Instagram. It will also play it on a VHS tape at the store, then will make the tape available for rent at 2 per day.
The store is no doubt counting on media (like this site) to pick up on the plans, thus saving several million dollars.
“We are doing a fun, retro-style commercial that we will be releasing during the Big Game. We are featuring it during halftime in the store and on social media,” store owner Sandi Harding told Oregon Live in an email.
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No, a bunch of late fees didn’t suddenly appear in its bank account. The store, located in Bend, Oregon, won’t be buying a seven-milliion-dollar TV spot. Instead, it’s streaming on Instagram. It will also play it on a VHS tape at the store, then will make the tape available for rent at 2 per day.
The store is no doubt counting on media (like this site) to pick up on the plans, thus saving several million dollars.
“We are doing a fun, retro-style commercial that we will be releasing during the Big Game. We are featuring it during halftime in the store and on social media,” store owner Sandi Harding told Oregon Live in an email.
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- 2/13/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
History has a funny way of repeating itself. After nearly two decades of headlines about streaming services killing off DVD rental services, Netflix is once again delivering the deathblow to Blockbuster Video.
Last month, the streamer made the very ironic call to launch a new 10-episode series called "Blockbuster," embracing the idea of a throwback with a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster video store. The concept turned heads for pretty obvious reasons: long before the era of 'Netflix & Chill,' Netflix was just a lowly DVD rental service being crushed by the cultural domination of Blockbuster Video. But overtime, they went from underdog to usurper and eventually, forced Blockbuster out of business. So making a chummy, lighthearted comedy about the company's destruction seemed a bit petty — but that's nothing compared to the latest update.
Per Variety, Netflix has decided not to renew "Blockbuster" for a second season.
Last month, the streamer made the very ironic call to launch a new 10-episode series called "Blockbuster," embracing the idea of a throwback with a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster video store. The concept turned heads for pretty obvious reasons: long before the era of 'Netflix & Chill,' Netflix was just a lowly DVD rental service being crushed by the cultural domination of Blockbuster Video. But overtime, they went from underdog to usurper and eventually, forced Blockbuster out of business. So making a chummy, lighthearted comedy about the company's destruction seemed a bit petty — but that's nothing compared to the latest update.
Per Variety, Netflix has decided not to renew "Blockbuster" for a second season.
- 12/18/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
"Blockbuster", the new 'workplace' TV sit-com series created by Vanessa Ramos, set in the last "Blockbuster Video" store, starring Randall Park as 'Timmy', the manager, has ben canceled after one season on Netflix:
"...the series explores what, and who, it takes for a small business to succeed in the second time Netflix has used the 'Blockbuster' brand, following their documentary feature "The Last Blockbuster"..."
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"...the series explores what, and who, it takes for a small business to succeed in the second time Netflix has used the 'Blockbuster' brand, following their documentary feature "The Last Blockbuster"..."
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- 12/18/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Blockbuster is not returning for a second season. Netflix has cancelled the comedy series, which arrived on the streaming service with 10 episodes on November 3rd.
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, the Blockbuster series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. The workplace comedy follows Timmy Yoon (Park), a dreamer who operates a Blockbuster Video store. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster store in America, Timmy and his employees — including his long-time crush, Eliza (Fumero) — fight to stay relevant and keep the store afloat.
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From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, the Blockbuster series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. The workplace comedy follows Timmy Yoon (Park), a dreamer who operates a Blockbuster Video store. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster store in America, Timmy and his employees — including his long-time crush, Eliza (Fumero) — fight to stay relevant and keep the store afloat.
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- 12/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
When Netflix announced it was making a sitcom about Blockbuster employees, the irony was lost on absolutely no one.
The Vanessa Ramos-created workplace sitcom was about the last Blockbuster video store in America, and Netflix was the primary reason that most of those stores shuttered. Netflix’s original business model of sending DVDs through the mail was a major obstacle for the iconic video store chain, but its eventual pivot to streaming proved to be an insurmountable death blow to Blockbuster.
To many, the sitcom was a declaration of victory, one corporation asserting its dominance by dancing on the grave of a competitor. But when the show began streaming in November, it never broke through as the nostalgia-invoking cultural phenomenon that its champions expected it to be. So Netflix decided to end “Blockbuster” for the second time.
Sources have confirmed to IndieWire that Netflix opted not to renew “Blockbuster” for a second season.
The Vanessa Ramos-created workplace sitcom was about the last Blockbuster video store in America, and Netflix was the primary reason that most of those stores shuttered. Netflix’s original business model of sending DVDs through the mail was a major obstacle for the iconic video store chain, but its eventual pivot to streaming proved to be an insurmountable death blow to Blockbuster.
To many, the sitcom was a declaration of victory, one corporation asserting its dominance by dancing on the grave of a competitor. But when the show began streaming in November, it never broke through as the nostalgia-invoking cultural phenomenon that its champions expected it to be. So Netflix decided to end “Blockbuster” for the second time.
Sources have confirmed to IndieWire that Netflix opted not to renew “Blockbuster” for a second season.
- 12/16/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Netflix is closing up its Blockbuster.
The streaming service made the decision Friday to cancel the comedy series after a single season.
The series didn't make an impact on the streamer's viewership metrics, which typically spells doom for any series.
The series launched to tepid reviews in November.
Blockbuster starred Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video," the logline teases.
"Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America."
"He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy...
The streaming service made the decision Friday to cancel the comedy series after a single season.
The series didn't make an impact on the streamer's viewership metrics, which typically spells doom for any series.
The series launched to tepid reviews in November.
Blockbuster starred Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video," the logline teases.
"Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America."
"He now has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy...
- 12/16/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix is getting out of the “Be Kind, Rewind” business.
The streamer has cancelled the workplace comedy Blockbuster after one season, TVLine has learned. The news comes just six weeks after the release of Season 1, which dropped in its entirety on Nov. 3.
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Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) starred in the single-camera sitcom that explored “what it takes — and,...
The streamer has cancelled the workplace comedy Blockbuster after one season, TVLine has learned. The news comes just six weeks after the release of Season 1, which dropped in its entirety on Nov. 3.
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Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) starred in the single-camera sitcom that explored “what it takes — and,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The comedy series “Blockbuster” has been canceled after just one season at Netflix.
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has opted not to renew new comedy series Blockbuster for a second season.
The decision is not surprising. The single-camera workplace comedy starring Randall Park had a quiet run after launching Nov. 3 and never cracked Netflix’s weekly Top 10.
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Netflix’s pickup of the series was full of irony since Netflix originated as an underdog movie rental upstart that was almost crushed by then-dominant giant Blockbuster Video before ultimately turning the tables and forcing Blockbuster out of business.
The decision is not surprising. The single-camera workplace comedy starring Randall Park had a quiet run after launching Nov. 3 and never cracked Netflix’s weekly Top 10.
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Netflix’s pickup of the series was full of irony since Netflix originated as an underdog movie rental upstart that was almost crushed by then-dominant giant Blockbuster Video before ultimately turning the tables and forcing Blockbuster out of business.
- 12/16/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
When "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" writer Vanessa Ramos' brand new Netflix series hit the streamer earlier this month, the world thought it was odd that "Blockbuster," a story based on the world's last video store that Netflix popularly put out of business, would find a place on it. Viewers are undoubtedly familiar with the irony of Netflix making a show about their former competitor available to the rest of the world. Ramos knows it too.
"Blockbuster" star and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" veteran Melissa Fumero and "Fresh Off The Boat" star Randall Park play the leading roles in the series as the employees of the last Blockbuster video store in the United States who fight to keep the store relevant. /Film's Valerie Ettenhofer, in her review of "Blockbuster," described the series as "a bizarrely dissonant look at late capitalism" and that its wacky humor makes it an enjoyable network-style sitcom to watch. That appears...
"Blockbuster" star and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" veteran Melissa Fumero and "Fresh Off The Boat" star Randall Park play the leading roles in the series as the employees of the last Blockbuster video store in the United States who fight to keep the store relevant. /Film's Valerie Ettenhofer, in her review of "Blockbuster," described the series as "a bizarrely dissonant look at late capitalism" and that its wacky humor makes it an enjoyable network-style sitcom to watch. That appears...
- 11/15/2022
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
The new series "Blockbuster" just hit Netflix, and if that sentence sounds strange to you, you're not alone. The new sitcom about the world's last Blockbuster store certainly seems like an odd fit for the streaming giant that all but put it out of business, and the team behind the show was acutely aware of the dissonance. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, series creator Vanessa Ramos was asked whether Netflix execs are aware of the irony of a show about their former competitor landing on the streamer.
"They absolutely do," Ramos told the outlet, but she says the folks at Netflix were totally okay with being talked about in the show. "I was so thrilled that they were on our side. It's weirder to not acknowledge it. We have a couple references to it throughout the show." The series follows Timmy (Randall Park), the manager of a Midwest...
"They absolutely do," Ramos told the outlet, but she says the folks at Netflix were totally okay with being talked about in the show. "I was so thrilled that they were on our side. It's weirder to not acknowledge it. We have a couple references to it throughout the show." The series follows Timmy (Randall Park), the manager of a Midwest...
- 11/8/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Stars: Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur | Created by Vanessa Ramos | Directed by Payman Benz, Aleysa Young, Katie Locke O’Brien, Jackie Clarke
Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Ah, Blockbuster. I genuinely miss going to my local store every other weekend to rent the newest video game, and spending the entire week playing it and having the time of my life before the dreaded day when I ultimately had to return the game in the little metal door outside the building. There was something special about Blockbuster Video that nearly everyone seems to miss.
Timmy Yoon is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long time crush, Eliza fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Ah, Blockbuster. I genuinely miss going to my local store every other weekend to rent the newest video game, and spending the entire week playing it and having the time of my life before the dreaded day when I ultimately had to return the game in the little metal door outside the building. There was something special about Blockbuster Video that nearly everyone seems to miss.
- 11/8/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
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Netflix is bringing Blockbuster back, and everyone involved is aware of how that sounds.
The streaming giant on Thursday launched its new comedy series Blockbuster, starring Randall Park, Melissa Fumero and J.B. Smoove. The show centers on Timmy (Park), the manager of the once-prominent video-rental chain’s last remaining store, as he tries to keep the brand alive while competing with streaming culture. Blockbuster, set in Michigan, is a fictionalized look at the company’s final still-existing franchised location in Bend, Oregon, that was the focus of the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster.
Series creator Vanessa Ramos tells The Hollywood Reporter that Dish Network, which currently owns the Blockbuster rights, toured the show’s set to verify its authenticity, including making sure that the re-created store used the exact hues of blue and yellow. She also emphasizes that Netflix was more than happy to...
Netflix is bringing Blockbuster back, and everyone involved is aware of how that sounds.
The streaming giant on Thursday launched its new comedy series Blockbuster, starring Randall Park, Melissa Fumero and J.B. Smoove. The show centers on Timmy (Park), the manager of the once-prominent video-rental chain’s last remaining store, as he tries to keep the brand alive while competing with streaming culture. Blockbuster, set in Michigan, is a fictionalized look at the company’s final still-existing franchised location in Bend, Oregon, that was the focus of the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster.
Series creator Vanessa Ramos tells The Hollywood Reporter that Dish Network, which currently owns the Blockbuster rights, toured the show’s set to verify its authenticity, including making sure that the re-created store used the exact hues of blue and yellow. She also emphasizes that Netflix was more than happy to...
- 11/8/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its heyday, Blockbuster Video boasted over four thousand locations in the United States alone. That’s a lot of return slots.
As the Blockbuster conglomerate grew, millions of people headed out to get their video fix by driving to the closest blazing bright blue and yellow sign to browse in person. If you were a film aficionado from the late 80’s to the early 2000’s, Blockbuster was (probably) your jam. (Hi. Hello. It’s me.)
Blockbuster, a new Netflix series that takes its name directly from the once-popular chain, knows all of this, and it sincerely hopes to appeal to your nostalgia sweet spot. In fact, multiple characters comment on the nostalgia factor throughout the first season, with one person even saying, “never underestimate nostalgia” at one point in time. However, by setting the narrative in a bleak version of the present instead of the storied past, the series...
As the Blockbuster conglomerate grew, millions of people headed out to get their video fix by driving to the closest blazing bright blue and yellow sign to browse in person. If you were a film aficionado from the late 80’s to the early 2000’s, Blockbuster was (probably) your jam. (Hi. Hello. It’s me.)
Blockbuster, a new Netflix series that takes its name directly from the once-popular chain, knows all of this, and it sincerely hopes to appeal to your nostalgia sweet spot. In fact, multiple characters comment on the nostalgia factor throughout the first season, with one person even saying, “never underestimate nostalgia” at one point in time. However, by setting the narrative in a bleak version of the present instead of the storied past, the series...
- 11/7/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A series of unfortunate events play out in Blockbuster‘s Season 1 finale, laying the groundwork for a potential Season 2 of the workplace comedy.
It all begins when Timmy arranges for former child star Lil’ Stevie (played by Saturday Night Live vet Bobby Moynihan) to make an in-store appearance, which quickly goes awry. He thus finds himself with a store full of aggravated customers when a solar storm wipes out the Internet. Without access to streaming services, everyone is desperate for DVDs — so desperate, in fact, that one customer rents a Jimmy Fallon movie. On purpose! Eventually, a fight breaks out between Percy and Lil’ Stevie,...
It all begins when Timmy arranges for former child star Lil’ Stevie (played by Saturday Night Live vet Bobby Moynihan) to make an in-store appearance, which quickly goes awry. He thus finds himself with a store full of aggravated customers when a solar storm wipes out the Internet. Without access to streaming services, everyone is desperate for DVDs — so desperate, in fact, that one customer rents a Jimmy Fallon movie. On purpose! Eventually, a fight breaks out between Percy and Lil’ Stevie,...
- 11/6/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
It may be hard to picture Melissa Fumero having an on-screen romance with anyone but Andy Samberg at this point, but such is the case in Netflix’s new series “Blockbuster.” Here, she gets to act opposite Randall Park, and according to Fumero, it was a very easy thing to find a spark with him.
In the series — the first season of which is now streaming — Fumero plays Eliza, an employee at Blockbuster who’s going through some rocky times at home. Her husband Aaron cheated on her with a girl named Erin, and her daughter has no idea, so she blames Eliza for everything falling apart. Meanwhile, Eliza is only begrudgingly at Blockbuster, since it was the job she had in high school. The only thing that makes it bearable for her is her friend and manager Timmy (Park).
“Well I mean, thankfully, Randall is like the easiest person to have chemistry with,...
In the series — the first season of which is now streaming — Fumero plays Eliza, an employee at Blockbuster who’s going through some rocky times at home. Her husband Aaron cheated on her with a girl named Erin, and her daughter has no idea, so she blames Eliza for everything falling apart. Meanwhile, Eliza is only begrudgingly at Blockbuster, since it was the job she had in high school. The only thing that makes it bearable for her is her friend and manager Timmy (Park).
“Well I mean, thankfully, Randall is like the easiest person to have chemistry with,...
- 11/5/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Are you ready to make it a Blockbuster night?
Netflix on Thursday dropped all 10 episodes of the new workplace comedy, which is set against the backdrop of — you guessed it! — the last Blockbuster Video in America. At its center is Randall Park’s Timmy, a man-child who is determined to keep the former retail giant’s one remaining location open for as long as he can.
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Netflix on Thursday dropped all 10 episodes of the new workplace comedy, which is set against the backdrop of — you guessed it! — the last Blockbuster Video in America. At its center is Randall Park’s Timmy, a man-child who is determined to keep the former retail giant’s one remaining location open for as long as he can.
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- 11/4/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
"Oh, let's talk about jokes," Vanessa Ramos says. "I only ever want to talk about jokes." The writer's first series as showrunner, "Blockbuster," is packed to the brim with them. There are even gags audiences might not catch at first glance, including a subplot about a missing person that basically plays out in the background.
"Blockbuster" isn't Ramos' first experience with workplace comedy. Previously, she wrote for "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Superstore," not to mention produced and penned a handful of standout episodes from HBO's "Crashing." During lockdown, she had the idea for "Blockbuster." The ensemble comedy, which stars Randall Park ("WandaVision") and Melissa Fumero ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), taps into some nostalgia for the days of roaming video stores. Although the Netflix show's tone is mostly nice and light on its feet, it also has its moments of strange references and bizarre subplots. Recently, Ramos told us about how a few of those jokes came about.
"Blockbuster" isn't Ramos' first experience with workplace comedy. Previously, she wrote for "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Superstore," not to mention produced and penned a handful of standout episodes from HBO's "Crashing." During lockdown, she had the idea for "Blockbuster." The ensemble comedy, which stars Randall Park ("WandaVision") and Melissa Fumero ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), taps into some nostalgia for the days of roaming video stores. Although the Netflix show's tone is mostly nice and light on its feet, it also has its moments of strange references and bizarre subplots. Recently, Ramos told us about how a few of those jokes came about.
- 11/3/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
What’s it like working at the last Blockbuster in existence? Well, it’s just like any other workplace comedy, really, except the employees have a bit of a distaste toward Netflix and its algorithms — which might be odd for a series that’s literally a Netflix original. But according to executive producer Vanessa Ramos, the streaming giant was more than onboard with poking fun at themselves; they encouraged it.
In “Blockbuster,” now streaming its entire first season on Netflix, store manager Timmy (Randall Park) is informed that he is now the manager of the last Blockbuster in existence. Even corporate has gone under, so he’s a sole owner of his store. This means a whole lot of freedom for Timmy, but also a lot of stress, knowing that he’s now in a streaming age.
There’s no shortage of jokes at the expense of Netflix and other streamers in the premiere episode,...
In “Blockbuster,” now streaming its entire first season on Netflix, store manager Timmy (Randall Park) is informed that he is now the manager of the last Blockbuster in existence. Even corporate has gone under, so he’s a sole owner of his store. This means a whole lot of freedom for Timmy, but also a lot of stress, knowing that he’s now in a streaming age.
There’s no shortage of jokes at the expense of Netflix and other streamers in the premiere episode,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Though “Blockbuster” ostensibly takes place in a Michigan strip mall, it immediately feels stuck in an uncanny valley of Netflix’s strategic making. It’s not the fault of the show itself — a workplace comedy set in the last Blockbuster video store — that the biggest streaming service on the planet bought it, but without being set in the past, it has a hell of a hard time getting out from underneath that shadow all the same. Unable to criticize the very entertainment model putting brick and mortar rental places out of business, but trying to sell a scrappy story of comeback kids all the same, “Blockbuster” quickly gets stuck in a low gear that never quite lets it live up to its potential.
Which is a shame! Even before watching a single minute of the show (which premiered Thursday Nov. 3 on Netflix), it was exciting to imagine what it might...
Which is a shame! Even before watching a single minute of the show (which premiered Thursday Nov. 3 on Netflix), it was exciting to imagine what it might...
- 11/3/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The new Netflix comedy Blockbuster takes a lighthearted swipe at James Corden — a swipe that, in light of recent headlines, may be interpreted in a way other than the series intended.
Midway through Season 1’s sixth episode, “Parental Control,” video store associate Connie (played by Olga Merediz) is struggling to get through an evening shift. When her coworker Eliza (Melissa Fumero) points out that it’s only 7 pm, Connie tells her that she’s usually asleep by that point, having one of her reoccurring nightmares about Corden.
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Midway through Season 1’s sixth episode, “Parental Control,” video store associate Connie (played by Olga Merediz) is struggling to get through an evening shift. When her coworker Eliza (Melissa Fumero) points out that it’s only 7 pm, Connie tells her that she’s usually asleep by that point, having one of her reoccurring nightmares about Corden.
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- 11/3/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
When “The Last Blockbuster,” a documentary celebrating the Blockbuster Video store in Oregon that became the final surviving vestige of the once-mighty video rental chain, found its audience on Netflix, the irony was so neat it barely qualified as such. After all, where else could a contemporary documentary reach so many people but the very streamer that helped kill off Blockbuster?
It’s a bit more perverse, however, that Netflix has apparently made Blockbuster nostalgia part of their brand, picking up “Blockbuster,” a workplace sitcom once intended for NBC. The show is loosely based on the same final Blockbuster outpost depicted in the doc — though the location has shifted to a midwestern strip mall — and follows the store’s transition from part of a waning corporation to a de facto mom-and-pop operation. Timmy (Randall Park), an earnest go-getter who hasn’t actually gone anywhere in his decades with the store...
It’s a bit more perverse, however, that Netflix has apparently made Blockbuster nostalgia part of their brand, picking up “Blockbuster,” a workplace sitcom once intended for NBC. The show is loosely based on the same final Blockbuster outpost depicted in the doc — though the location has shifted to a midwestern strip mall — and follows the store’s transition from part of a waning corporation to a de facto mom-and-pop operation. Timmy (Randall Park), an earnest go-getter who hasn’t actually gone anywhere in his decades with the store...
- 11/3/2022
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Wrap
If there’s anything to appreciate about “Blockbuster” — and beyond its three talented leads, pickings are slim — it’s how quickly the new Netflix series tells you exactly what it is, and what it isn’t.
The opening scene sees Timmy (Randall Park) greeting a customer who’s hasn’t visited his local video rental store in three years. Before the manager can rattle off all the reasons why people get too busy to partake in at-home motion pictures, the shopper cuts him off: “I’ve been watching Netflix.”
Thank goodness, right? The Blockbuster/Netflix connection, after all, is the elephant in the room: “Blockbuster” is ostensibly about the last Blockbuster storefront in America, and it’s only available to watch on the service that many credit for putting Blockbuster out of business. (This isn’t entirely true.) Acknowledging the awkwardness right out of the gate could have been a good thing.
The opening scene sees Timmy (Randall Park) greeting a customer who’s hasn’t visited his local video rental store in three years. Before the manager can rattle off all the reasons why people get too busy to partake in at-home motion pictures, the shopper cuts him off: “I’ve been watching Netflix.”
Thank goodness, right? The Blockbuster/Netflix connection, after all, is the elephant in the room: “Blockbuster” is ostensibly about the last Blockbuster storefront in America, and it’s only available to watch on the service that many credit for putting Blockbuster out of business. (This isn’t entirely true.) Acknowledging the awkwardness right out of the gate could have been a good thing.
- 11/3/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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The single sharpest joke of Netflix’s Blockbuster is the one contained right there in that phrase: This is a comedy set at the very last Blockbuster on Earth, premiering on the very platform that helped kill all the other Blockbusters.
The irony is so striking and unavoidable that the series tackles it head-on in the very first scene, as a customer admits he hasn’t come by lately because he’s been “doing Netflix, like everybody.” The recommendation algorithm’s been letting him down, though, and that’s where the store staff comes in. It takes a human touch to deduce that what he really needs for his broken heart is Under the Tuscan Sun, when he’d never have picked it out for himself.
But having made a point about the importance of brick-and-mortar retail in an online world, complete with...
The single sharpest joke of Netflix’s Blockbuster is the one contained right there in that phrase: This is a comedy set at the very last Blockbuster on Earth, premiering on the very platform that helped kill all the other Blockbusters.
The irony is so striking and unavoidable that the series tackles it head-on in the very first scene, as a customer admits he hasn’t come by lately because he’s been “doing Netflix, like everybody.” The recommendation algorithm’s been letting him down, though, and that’s where the store staff comes in. It takes a human touch to deduce that what he really needs for his broken heart is Under the Tuscan Sun, when he’d never have picked it out for himself.
But having made a point about the importance of brick-and-mortar retail in an online world, complete with...
- 11/3/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There's a moment in the pilot of "Blockbuster," the new Netflix sitcom from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Superstore" writer Vanessa Ramos, when the staff of the last Blockbuster in the world reaches their hands out, going in for a morale-raising group cheer. Before they can count down ("'Blockbuster' on three!"), jaded employee Eliza (Melissa Fumero) pauses to point out the irony of a once-monopolizing video store chain that put mom-and-pop stores out of business now being positioned as an underdog. It's an apt footnote and a rare moment of self-awareness for a series that, despite being quite funny, often has trouble reconciling the odd space it takes up in a late capitalist world.
There is, for example, the inherent contradiction of the show's own premise. "Blockbuster" sets itself up as a series that's all about the scrappy fight to keep physical media alive, but it's streaming exclusively on Netflix, the company that was,...
There is, for example, the inherent contradiction of the show's own premise. "Blockbuster" sets itself up as a series that's all about the scrappy fight to keep physical media alive, but it's streaming exclusively on Netflix, the company that was,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Randall Park is a freshly minted cinephile.
The “Fresh Off the Boat” actor credited upcoming Netflix sitcom “Blockbuster” for introducing him to new films. Park plays store manager Timmy Yoon at the last Blockbuster in the world, located in Bend, Oregon. While the real-life store was the subject of 2020 documentary “The Last Blockbuster,” Netflix took a fictionalized approach for a sitcom about a failing business.
“My initial hesitation was, ‘Oh, it’s about Blockbuster, is it just gonna be like a pure kind of nostalgia play?'” Park told Screenrant about signing on to the series, streaming November 3.
Yet “Blockbuster” turned out to be film school 101 for Park.
“I know nothing compared to [my character] Timmy,” Park said of his movie knowledge. “Timmy is like a cinephile, a true cinephile. I actually watched a lot of movies based on the recommendations that Timmy would give to other characters, and I discovered some...
The “Fresh Off the Boat” actor credited upcoming Netflix sitcom “Blockbuster” for introducing him to new films. Park plays store manager Timmy Yoon at the last Blockbuster in the world, located in Bend, Oregon. While the real-life store was the subject of 2020 documentary “The Last Blockbuster,” Netflix took a fictionalized approach for a sitcom about a failing business.
“My initial hesitation was, ‘Oh, it’s about Blockbuster, is it just gonna be like a pure kind of nostalgia play?'” Park told Screenrant about signing on to the series, streaming November 3.
Yet “Blockbuster” turned out to be film school 101 for Park.
“I know nothing compared to [my character] Timmy,” Park said of his movie knowledge. “Timmy is like a cinephile, a true cinephile. I actually watched a lot of movies based on the recommendations that Timmy would give to other characters, and I discovered some...
- 11/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Netflix is browsing memory lane with an ironic subject for nostalgia: renting movies.
Blockbuster, a workplace comedy launching Nov. 3, stars Randall Park as Timmy, the frazzled manager of the last remaining Blockbuster Video store. While set in present day, the series that also stars Melissa Fumero and Jb Smoove is a reminder of the rental company’s heyday pre-streaming.
Launched in Dallas in 1985, Blockbuster Video quickly grew to hundreds of stores and in 1994 was acquired by Viacom for 8.4 billion. At its peak in the early 2000s, the rental giant operated more than 9,000 stores worldwide — and even had the chance to purchase a fledging company called Netflix for 50 million. Blockbuster passed, and before long, it was struggling to keep up with its new DVDs-by-mail rival. By 2014, all corporate-owned stores had shut down; today, only one franchised location remains in Bend, Oregon, as seen in the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster.
Netflix is browsing memory lane with an ironic subject for nostalgia: renting movies.
Blockbuster, a workplace comedy launching Nov. 3, stars Randall Park as Timmy, the frazzled manager of the last remaining Blockbuster Video store. While set in present day, the series that also stars Melissa Fumero and Jb Smoove is a reminder of the rental company’s heyday pre-streaming.
Launched in Dallas in 1985, Blockbuster Video quickly grew to hundreds of stores and in 1994 was acquired by Viacom for 8.4 billion. At its peak in the early 2000s, the rental giant operated more than 9,000 stores worldwide — and even had the chance to purchase a fledging company called Netflix for 50 million. Blockbuster passed, and before long, it was struggling to keep up with its new DVDs-by-mail rival. By 2014, all corporate-owned stores had shut down; today, only one franchised location remains in Bend, Oregon, as seen in the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster.
- 11/2/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Once upon a time in cities across the U.S., one of the most popular destinations on a Friday or Saturday night, aside from the multiplex, was the local Blockbuster.
Though it has long since been replaced by streaming, the rental chain, which went belly up more than a decade ago, once held prime spots on the weekend social calendars of families, couples, teens, gamers and solo movie-lovers as the place to peruse the shelves and pick out a VHS or DVD to take home — temporarily.
“I would spend all of Friday night in a Blockbuster because I could never decide what movie to get,” Randall Park recalled to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday before heading into the world premiere of his new Netflix series Blockbuster at Tudum Theater in Hollywood. “I was one of those guys who would be there for hours...
Once upon a time in cities across the U.S., one of the most popular destinations on a Friday or Saturday night, aside from the multiplex, was the local Blockbuster.
Though it has long since been replaced by streaming, the rental chain, which went belly up more than a decade ago, once held prime spots on the weekend social calendars of families, couples, teens, gamers and solo movie-lovers as the place to peruse the shelves and pick out a VHS or DVD to take home — temporarily.
“I would spend all of Friday night in a Blockbuster because I could never decide what movie to get,” Randall Park recalled to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday before heading into the world premiere of his new Netflix series Blockbuster at Tudum Theater in Hollywood. “I was one of those guys who would be there for hours...
- 10/28/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2, Blockbuster and Wif Honors.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever world premiere
The highly anticipated sequel made its debut on Wednesday night in Hollywood, alongside director Ryan Coogler and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke and newcomers Tenoch Huerta and Michaela Coel. Rihanna, who has new music on the film’s soundtrack, also made an appearance, as well as a starry guest list including Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Janelle Monáe, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Regé-Jean Page, Tyler Perry, Simu Liu and Quinta Brunson.
Lupita Nyong’o Winston Duke and Letitia Wright Kevin Feige, Disney Studios Content chairman Alan Bergman and Ryan Coogler Rihanna and Aap Rocky
Enola Holmes 2...
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2, Blockbuster and Wif Honors.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever world premiere
The highly anticipated sequel made its debut on Wednesday night in Hollywood, alongside director Ryan Coogler and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke and newcomers Tenoch Huerta and Michaela Coel. Rihanna, who has new music on the film’s soundtrack, also made an appearance, as well as a starry guest list including Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Janelle Monáe, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Regé-Jean Page, Tyler Perry, Simu Liu and Quinta Brunson.
Lupita Nyong’o Winston Duke and Letitia Wright Kevin Feige, Disney Studios Content chairman Alan Bergman and Ryan Coogler Rihanna and Aap Rocky
Enola Holmes 2...
- 10/28/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Blockbuster" is the new 'workplace' TV sit-com series created by Vanessa Ramos, set in the last "Blockbuster Video" video store, starring Randall Park as 'Timmy', the manager of the last "Blockbuster Video" store, streaming November 3, 2022 on Netflix:
"...the series explores what, and who, it takes for a small business to succeed in the second time Netflix has used the 'Blockbuster' brand, following their documentary feature "The Last Blockbuster"..."
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"...the series explores what, and who, it takes for a small business to succeed in the second time Netflix has used the 'Blockbuster' brand, following their documentary feature "The Last Blockbuster"..."
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- 10/10/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix’s Blockbuster is set in the last Blockbuster video store on the planet. Randall Park plays Timmy the manager and as the official trailer reveals, he’s doing everything in his power to keep his employees employed and the store’s doors open.
The season one cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Olga Merediz as Connie, Jb Smoove as Percy, and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla.
Vanessa Ramos created the half-hour comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Jackie Clarke, David Caspe, John David, and John Fox are also involved as executive producers.
The 10 episode season will premiere on November 3, 2022.
The Blockbuster Plot:
Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job,...
The season one cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Olga Merediz as Connie, Jb Smoove as Percy, and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla.
Vanessa Ramos created the half-hour comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Jackie Clarke, David Caspe, John David, and John Fox are also involved as executive producers.
The 10 episode season will premiere on November 3, 2022.
The Blockbuster Plot:
Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
There’s something undeniably troll-like about Netflix launching a series revolving around an enterprise it helped run into the ground. Then again, Blockbuster Video owes a portion of its pop culture relevancy to the streamer, who in 2020 released The Last Blockbuster, a documentary about the video rental store’s last gasp. Putting those things aside, today, we have Netflix’s Blockbuster trailer. The promo teases the new comedy series from Vanessa Ramos, featuring a cast of comedic greats struggling to keep the last Blockbuster Video from going the way of the dodo.
Here’s the official description for Blockbuster:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store...
Here’s the official description for Blockbuster:
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that’s kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Then Timmy is alarmed to learn that his store...
- 10/7/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Do you miss Blockbuster?
If the answer to that question is Yes, then Netflix might have the perfect show for you.
The streaming service unveiled the full-length trailer for its forthcoming workplace comedy titled -- you guessed it -- Blockbuster.
The trailer looks very much like an NBC comedy, and that should bode well for fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Superstore.
The series comes from Vanessa Ramos, who worked on the two NBC comedies.
The cast includes Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
EPs include Jackie Clarke, David Caspe and John David & John Fox for Davis Entertainment.
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video,...
If the answer to that question is Yes, then Netflix might have the perfect show for you.
The streaming service unveiled the full-length trailer for its forthcoming workplace comedy titled -- you guessed it -- Blockbuster.
The trailer looks very much like an NBC comedy, and that should bode well for fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Superstore.
The series comes from Vanessa Ramos, who worked on the two NBC comedies.
The cast includes Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), Jb Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
EPs include Jackie Clarke, David Caspe and John David & John Fox for Davis Entertainment.
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies — a passion that's kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix sitcom “Blockbuster” is just salt in the wound of the ol’ tale of streaming killed the video store star.
Randall Park leads the series as Timmy Yoon, an “analog dreamer living in a 5G world” per an official description, where he is operating the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the country. Per the official synopsis, Timmy and his staff employees, including his long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), then must fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
The series also stars Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. “Blockbuster” premieres November 3 on Netflix.
“Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producer Vanessa Ramos created the series with David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox also executive produce for Davis Entertainment.
Randall Park leads the series as Timmy Yoon, an “analog dreamer living in a 5G world” per an official description, where he is operating the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the country. Per the official synopsis, Timmy and his staff employees, including his long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero), then must fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
The series also stars Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn. “Blockbuster” premieres November 3 on Netflix.
“Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producer Vanessa Ramos created the series with David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox also executive produce for Davis Entertainment.
- 10/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Blockbuster,” a Netflix comedy series about the flagship movie rental store starring Randall Park, has set a premiere date for Nov. 3. The half-hour comedy’s 10 episodes will premiere all at once on the streaming service.
Park plays Timmy Yoon, an analog dreamer who is in charge of the last operating Blockbuster Video in the United States. Timmy, alongside the rest of his employees, must work to remind their community that the local store can provide the human connection that big corporations can’t.
Alongside Park, the cast includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman and Olga Merediz as Connie Serrano. Recurring guest stars for the series include J.B. Smoove as Percy Scott and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla Scott.
Vanessa Ramos created the show and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Her previous credits include working on “Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Universal Television produced the show,...
Park plays Timmy Yoon, an analog dreamer who is in charge of the last operating Blockbuster Video in the United States. Timmy, alongside the rest of his employees, must work to remind their community that the local store can provide the human connection that big corporations can’t.
Alongside Park, the cast includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman and Olga Merediz as Connie Serrano. Recurring guest stars for the series include J.B. Smoove as Percy Scott and Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla Scott.
Vanessa Ramos created the show and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Her previous credits include working on “Superstore” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Universal Television produced the show,...
- 8/27/2022
- by EJ Panaligan, Michaela Zee and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Melissa Fumero as Eliza and Randall Park as Timmy in ‘Blockbuster’ (Photo Cr. Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022)
Remember the days of actually getting in your car and driving to a Blockbuster while crossing your fingers a new DVD release you’ve been dying to see is available? And then when it’s not, trying to figure out what you haven’t already watched a million times before so you don’t leave empty-handed? Netflix’s Blockbuster dives into those good old days when streaming didn’t exist and everyone owned a DVD player.
The 10-episode series is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video and stars Randall Park as the store’s manager, Timmy Yoon. The cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, and Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman. Olga Merediz plays Connie Serrano, Jb Smoove is Percy Scott, and Kamaia Fairburn stars as Kayla Scott.
Remember the days of actually getting in your car and driving to a Blockbuster while crossing your fingers a new DVD release you’ve been dying to see is available? And then when it’s not, trying to figure out what you haven’t already watched a million times before so you don’t leave empty-handed? Netflix’s Blockbuster dives into those good old days when streaming didn’t exist and everyone owned a DVD player.
The 10-episode series is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video and stars Randall Park as the store’s manager, Timmy Yoon. The cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, and Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman. Olga Merediz plays Connie Serrano, Jb Smoove is Percy Scott, and Kamaia Fairburn stars as Kayla Scott.
- 8/26/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix’s workplace comedy Blockbuster is set to release its 10-episode first season on November 3. The series stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster follows Timmy Yoon (Park), an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Alongside Ramos, the series is also written by David Caspe and Jackie Clarke who are also executive producers. John Davis and John Fox are also EPs for Davis Entertainment. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
More first-look photos can be found below.
From creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster follows Timmy Yoon (Park), an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Alongside Ramos, the series is also written by David Caspe and Jackie Clarke who are also executive producers. John Davis and John Fox are also EPs for Davis Entertainment. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
More first-look photos can be found below.
- 8/26/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming killed the video store, but Netflix is keeping the spirit alive.
On Friday, the streamer shared the first images from the upcoming sitcom “Blockbuster”, about the last Blockbuster Video store in the U.S.
Read More: First Look At Netflix’s Upcoming ‘The Midnight Club’
Randall Park as Timmy – Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
“Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world,” the longline reads. “And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.”
Olga Merediz as Connie, Melissa Fumero as Eliza – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, J.B. Smoove as Percy – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
The series is...
On Friday, the streamer shared the first images from the upcoming sitcom “Blockbuster”, about the last Blockbuster Video store in the U.S.
Read More: First Look At Netflix’s Upcoming ‘The Midnight Club’
Randall Park as Timmy – Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix © 2022 Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
“Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world,” the longline reads. “And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.”
Olga Merediz as Connie, Melissa Fumero as Eliza – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, J.B. Smoove as Percy – Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
The series is...
- 8/26/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
‘Blockbuster’ First Look: Randall Park Tries to Save the Home Video Store in Netflix Series (Photos)
Remember Blockbuster? In its latest series, Netflix is exploring the end of the home video store, and a first look at the project suggests the plot includes quite a few shenanigans.
“Blockbuster” will follow Timmy Yoon, played by Randall Park, who is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
You can see Park in a first look image at the top of the page, where he appears to be smiling at a customer while sporting that (vintage) Blockbuster employee polo.
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Other images show the rest of the cast, including Fumero,...
“Blockbuster” will follow Timmy Yoon, played by Randall Park, who is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
You can see Park in a first look image at the top of the page, where he appears to be smiling at a customer while sporting that (vintage) Blockbuster employee polo.
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- 8/26/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
It's movie night! Randall Park is desperate to hold onto a bit of movie rental nostalgia in your first look at Netflix's upcoming series Blockbuster, premiering Nov. 3. In the series, "Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world," according to the streamer. "And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can't: human connection." Created by Superstore's Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster also stars Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jb...
- 8/26/2022
- E! Online
Hilarious. Brilliant. Thoughtful. Those are just some of the adjectives being used to describe the relationships between Jak Knight and his many friends and family on social media as they react to his death.
Knight’s stunning death at age 28 was announced earlier today, shocking the Hollywood community who saw him as a star just coming into his own as a writer, producer and stand-up talent.
A few of the early reactions:
I don’t know what to say about Jak Knight that he wouldn’t make fun of me for. But you were so incredibly loved and respected. There will never be anyone quite like you...
Knight’s stunning death at age 28 was announced earlier today, shocking the Hollywood community who saw him as a star just coming into his own as a writer, producer and stand-up talent.
A few of the early reactions:
I don’t know what to say about Jak Knight that he wouldn’t make fun of me for. But you were so incredibly loved and respected. There will never be anyone quite like you...
- 7/16/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Television Academy is hoping to make it a blockbuster morning* with this year’s Emmy nominations announcement. Jb Smoove and Melissa Fumero — who star in the upcoming Netflix comedy series “Blockbuster” (along with Randall Park) — have been tapped to reveal this year’s noms on Tuesday, July 12, at 8:30 a.m. Pt.
Like last year, the announcement for the 74th Emmy Awards nominations will take place virtually. Smoove, Fumero and TV Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will reveal this year’s nods live online, via a stream on Emmys.com.
“It’s been another exceptional year of television with an abundance of remarkable programs and performances,” said Scherma. “We are thrilled to have Jb and Melissa on board to help us celebrate the extraordinary shows, producers, storytellers and talent that continue to shape and elevate our dynamic medium.”
Nomination voting for this year’s Emmys ended on Monday at 10 p.
Like last year, the announcement for the 74th Emmy Awards nominations will take place virtually. Smoove, Fumero and TV Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will reveal this year’s nods live online, via a stream on Emmys.com.
“It’s been another exceptional year of television with an abundance of remarkable programs and performances,” said Scherma. “We are thrilled to have Jb and Melissa on board to help us celebrate the extraordinary shows, producers, storytellers and talent that continue to shape and elevate our dynamic medium.”
Nomination voting for this year’s Emmys ended on Monday at 10 p.
- 6/30/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is set to drop its latest comedy offering, a workplace comedy titled Blockbuster. The show depicts the life of employees working at the last remaining Blockbuster Video store. The show is created by Vanessa Ramos, who is best known for her work on shows like Kenan, Superstore, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Here is Netflix’s official description of the show: “Blockbuster examines what it takes for a (now) small business to succeed against all odds. Park plays boss and movie-lover Timmy, while Fumero is Eliza, his No. 2 in command. She left Harvard after one semester to start a family, but now things are on
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- 5/18/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Netflix has released a first-look photo of Randall Park and Melissa Fumero on the set of Blockbuster, its upcoming single-camera video store comedy series from Universal Television. See the photo below.
Park and Fumero star in the ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America. It explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Cast also includes Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn.
The photo was released as part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival. Later tonight, Park, Fumero, Smoove and Alvarez will be competing against each other in a Movie Trivia Happy Hour event out of the festival.
The series is created by Vanessa Ramos, with David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers/executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce for Davis Entertainment. Payman Benz...
Park and Fumero star in the ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America. It explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Cast also includes Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, Jb Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn.
The photo was released as part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival. Later tonight, Park, Fumero, Smoove and Alvarez will be competing against each other in a Movie Trivia Happy Hour event out of the festival.
The series is created by Vanessa Ramos, with David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers/executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce for Davis Entertainment. Payman Benz...
- 5/5/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur and Olga Merediz are set as series regulars and Jb Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn will recur in Blockbuster, Netflix’s upcoming single-camera workplace comedy. They join previously announced leads Randall Park and Melissa Fumero.
Blockbuster, from Universal Television, is a 10-episode ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video store in America. It explores what it takes – and, more specifically, who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Alvarez will play Carlos. As a first-generation son of immigrants, he learned English by watching
movies, and they quickly became his love language. He dreams of being a filmmaker, but can’t help but feel like he owes it to...
Blockbuster, from Universal Television, is a 10-episode ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video store in America. It explores what it takes – and, more specifically, who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Alvarez will play Carlos. As a first-generation son of immigrants, he learned English by watching
movies, and they quickly became his love language. He dreams of being a filmmaker, but can’t help but feel like he owes it to...
- 3/3/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming Netflix comedy series “Blockbuster” has added five new cast members
Tyler Alvarez, Madeline Arthur, and Olga Merediz have all joined the show as series regulars. Jb Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn will appear in recurring guest star roles. Full character descriptions can be found below.
The new cast members join previously announced leads Randall Park and Melissa Fumero. The single-cam ensemble workplace comedy follows the staff of the last Blockbuster Video in America.
“Blockbuster” has been given a 10-episode order at Netflix. Vanessa Ramos created the series and serves as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serve as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television is the studio.
New Character Desciptions:
Tyler Alvarez as Carlos: As a first-generation son of immigrants, he learned English by watching movies, and they quickly became his love language. He dreams of being a filmmaker,...
Tyler Alvarez, Madeline Arthur, and Olga Merediz have all joined the show as series regulars. Jb Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn will appear in recurring guest star roles. Full character descriptions can be found below.
The new cast members join previously announced leads Randall Park and Melissa Fumero. The single-cam ensemble workplace comedy follows the staff of the last Blockbuster Video in America.
“Blockbuster” has been given a 10-episode order at Netflix. Vanessa Ramos created the series and serves as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serve as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television is the studio.
New Character Desciptions:
Tyler Alvarez as Carlos: As a first-generation son of immigrants, he learned English by watching movies, and they quickly became his love language. He dreams of being a filmmaker,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Melissa Fumero has found her next TV gig as she joins Netflix‘s upcoming comedy Blockbuster. She will star alongside the previously announced Randall Park in the single-camera workplace comedy from creators Vanessa Ramos, David Caspe, and Jackie Clarke. Additional casting will be announced soon, as the show about the last remaining Blockbuster video store takes shape at the streamer. (Credit: Art Streiber/NBC) Fumero has been cast as Eliza, a dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is currently on the rocks. After having left Harvard after one semester to start a family, Eliza now works at Blockbuster alongside Park’s Timmy as his trusted number two. But could there be more between them? Ordered for 10 episodes, Blockbuster is described as an ensemble comedy set at the last Blockbuster Video, and it will explore what it takes and who it takes to keep the...
- 2/16/2022
- TV Insider
This calls for Amy Santiago’s celebratory dork dance.
Fresh off her eight-season run on NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Melissa Fumero has been cast opposite Randall Park in the Netflix workplace comedy Blockbuster.
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As previously reported, the 10-episode single-cam “takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America,” and “explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds,...
Fresh off her eight-season run on NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Melissa Fumero has been cast opposite Randall Park in the Netflix workplace comedy Blockbuster.
More from TVLineBrooklyn Nine-Nine Series Finale Recap: Did the NBC Comedy Pull Off the 'Perfect Goodbye'?'Brooklyn Nine-Nine': All the Series Finale CameosThat '90s Show: First Photos Reveal Red and Kitty, Recreated Basement Set
As previously reported, the 10-episode single-cam “takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America,” and “explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine alumna Melissa Fumero is set as the female lead opposite Randall Park in Blockbuster, Netflix’s upcoming single-camera workplace comedy.
Blockbuster, from Universal Television, is a 10-episode ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video store in America. It explores what it takes – and, more specifically, who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Fumero will play Eliza, a dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on the rocks. She left Harvard after one semester to start a family and now works at Blockbuster alongside Timmy (Park) as his trusty Number 2 — and maybe more.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The series is created by Vanessa Ramos, with David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers/executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce for Davis Entertainment. Payman Benz will direct and co-executive produce four episodes, including the pilot.
Blockbuster, from Universal Television, is a 10-episode ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video store in America. It explores what it takes – and, more specifically, who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.
Fumero will play Eliza, a dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on the rocks. She left Harvard after one semester to start a family and now works at Blockbuster alongside Timmy (Park) as his trusty Number 2 — and maybe more.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The series is created by Vanessa Ramos, with David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also serving as writers/executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produce for Davis Entertainment. Payman Benz will direct and co-executive produce four episodes, including the pilot.
- 2/16/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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