Netflix has confirmed an official premiere date for the upcoming comedy series, Blockbuster. The show is based on the real-life Blockbuster business company, the home film and video game rental store that became internationally known throughout the 1990s and was a staple in many American cities. It was a popular place to rent or buy DVDs, videogames and other media before Netflix and the world of streaming took over.
Produced by Universal Television, the ten-episode series was created by by Vanessa Ramos (Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), David Caspe (Happy Endings, Black Monday) and Jackie Clarke (Superstore, Happy Endings) also serving as writers/executive producers. Blockbuster stars Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park and Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Melissa Fumero among other cast members.
Netflix confirmed that Blockbuster will be released on November 3, 2022. The streaming giant also released first look photos from the upcoming comedy series, which you can check out below:
Blockbuster also stars Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, J. B. Smoove, and Kamaia Fairburn.
Payman Benz will direct four out of the show's ten episodes (episodes 1, 2, 7, and 8), including the pilot episode. The director previously worked on A.P. Bio, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Here's the official synopsis for Netflix's Blockbuster:
"Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) 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 (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 read more details about the upcoming comedy show in everything we know about Netflix's Blockbuster.