Production for the new series got underway at the end of February 2022. Where is Netflix’s Blockbuster series in production? Fast forward to today, there’s only one single still operating in Bend, Oregon.īlockbuster stores over 30 years: /rDfiO07525 It then had to pivot again into not only streaming but becoming a producer of content.īlockbuster’s downfall started back in the mid-2000s after there were over 5,600 stores in the US alone. Of course, Netflix eventually had to pivot away from DVDs (although the DVD rental business is still in operation in the US) to streaming video. The pair of companies started out as video rental companies but with a key difference being Netflix was an online business and Blockbuster was a brick and mortar business. The series will reportedly provide an “authentic experience” down memory lane with the production acquiring the rights to be able to use the official Blockbuster logo and store’s uniforms throughout the production. The show is comparable to the likes of Superstore as well as Parks & Recreation and The Office all of which have been big successes for NBC.
The series explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds in a dying industry, in a dying strip mall, in a dying town.
In a world of perpetually available on-demand content, a group of nostalgic workers and their small-town community come together to try to save the last Blockbuster Video store in the world. What’s Blockbuster on Netflix going to be about?Īccording to numerous descriptions, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what we can expect from the show. Bio, Kenan, Saved By The Bell, and Ghosts. Katharine Locke O’Brien is also on board to direct episodes in season 1 too. We can also reveal that Aleysa Young who has worked on the likes of Workin’ Moms, Ginny & Georgia, and Kim’s Convenience will direct in season 1. Bio, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and is directing episodes on the upcoming HBO Max series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Pictured (L-R): Payman Benz, Aleysa Young, Katie Locke O’Brienĭeadline revealed on February 10th that Payman Benz is on board to direct four episodes of the series (episodes 1, 2, 7, and 8).
JB Smoove ( Curb Your Enthusiasm) will play Percy, the strip mall and store owner.Madeleine Arthur ( To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) will play Hannah, a young girl in her 20s and described as a girl next door.
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Tyler Alvarez ( Never Have I Ever) will play Carlos, who is a young male in his 20s and is described movie aficionado, which leads him to come off as a snob.Olga Merediz ( In the Heights) will play Connie, described as maternal and working in Blockbuster because of the friends she’s made there and certainly not for the money.She left Harvard after one semester to start a family and now works at Blockbuster. Melissa Fumero ( Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will play Eliza, a headstrong woman in her 40s and dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on the rocks.Randall Park as Timmy in episode 101 of Blockbuster.
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