The Last Blockbuster TV Show Is Happening at Netflix with MCU Favorite Randall Park

Randall
Park
gained
a
new
legion
of
fans
on
the
back
of
his

WandaVison
appearance
as
Jimmy
Woo,
with
many
even
calling
for
him
to
get
his
own
spinoff
series.
Now
it
looks
like
he
will
be,
just
not
in
any
Marvel
related
way
but
starring
in



Blockbuster,
a
comedy
series
that
sees
him
playing
an
employee
in
the
last
Blockbuster
Video
store
in
the
U.S.
While
the
series
was
passed
up
by
NBC,
the
Universal
Television
produced
show
will
be
the
second
one
dismissed
by
the
network
that
is
being
picked
up
by
Netflix,
after
the
streamer
gave
the
kiss
of
life
to
sci-fi
mystery
series

Manifest.

The
new

Netflix
comedy
comes
from

Superstore
and

Brooklyn
Nine-Nine
writer
Vanessa
Ramos,
so
a
workplace
based
sitcom
couldn’t
be
in
better
hands
and
she
was
thrilled
to
be
able
to
write
a
show
based
in
a
place
that
she
has
a
connection
with.

“To
say
getting
to
make
a
show
about
a
place
I
love,
with
my
friends
Jackie
and
David,
and



Randall
Park
as
our
star
is
a
dream
come
true,
somehow
feels
like
an
understatement,”
Ramos
said
to
THR. “I
could
not
be
more
grateful
to
Jim
[Donnelly]
and
Megan
[Macmillan]
at
Universal
for
supporting
this
project
since
day
one
and
Tracey,
Andy
[Weil],
and
the
whole
team
at
Netflix
for
being
on
board
with
so
many
weird
jokes.”

While
there
are
no
details
on
where
the
series
will
be
filmed,
the
final

Blockbuster
Video
store
in
the
U.S.
is
found
in
Bend,
Oregon,
and
is
expected
to
be
the
setting
of
the
show.
While
it
would
seem
like
recording
the
series
in
the
actual
store
it
is
based
on
would
be
an
opportunity
that
surely
cannot
be
passed
up
on
if
there
is
any
possibility
of
it
happening,
all
of
that
will
no
doubt
be
decided
in
due
course.
Considering
streamers
like
Netflix
are
ultimately
the
reason
for
the
demise
of
the
likes
of
Blockbuster,
there
is
a
certain
irony
about
the
whole
concept
but
the
struggle
of
the
lone
beacon
of
a
bygone
era
is
something
will
no
doubt
deliver
much
of
the
comedy.

“When
Vanessa
and
David
first
came
in
and
shared
this
idea
for
a
comedy
series,
we
were
immediately
excited,”
Netflix
comedy
head
Tracey
Pakosta
said. “This
is
ultimately
the
story
of
a
dedicated
group
of
co-workers,
with
a
lot
of
heart.
And
now
with
the
hilarious
Randall
Park
signing
on
to
play
the
lead,
it’s
a
no-brainer.”

When
it
comes
to
nostalgia,
there
are
very
few
stores
that
can
summon
up
the
past
–
with
perhaps
the
exception
of

Toys ‘R’
Us
–
in
quite
the
same
way
as
Blockbuster.
Everyone
remembers
those
times
they
hunted
out
the
most
popular
rental
movies
before
they
all
went
out,
and
if
you
found
it
they
gave
you
the
pleasure
of
paying
almost
the
same
price
for
a
two
day
hire
as
you
would
now
pay
for
a
whole
month
of
streaming.
For
those
who
have
been
missing
Blockbuster
Video,
this
will
be
probably
as
close
as
you
will
get
to
relive
the
good
old
days
of
the
iconic
store.
This
news
first
broke
at

The
Hollywood
Reporter.