AnimeMania August 27, 2022 Share August 27, 2022 Blockbuster is a 10 episode workplace comedy set at the last Blockbuster Video Store in America, streaming November 3, 2022 on Netflix. JB Smoove as Percy Scott, owner of the strip mall and a party store in the strip mall. Percy sees himself as “the man with the plan.” He is the fast-talking, stylish, over-confident best friend of Timmy amd can’t seem to stay away from Blockbuster, especially with his daughter Kayla working there. Randall Park plays Timmy Yoon, “an analog dreamer living in a 5G world.” After he discovers that he is operating the nation’s last standing Blockbuster Video, “Timmy and his staff — including his long time crush, Eliza Walker — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: a human connection.” Olga Merediz as Connie, Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla, Melissa Fumero as Eliza, Madeleine Arthur as Hannah, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Melissa Fumero is Eliza Walker, meanwhile, is described as “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 as his trusty No. 2… and maybe more.” Olga Merediz as Connie Serrano, store associate. She works at Blockbuster to make friends, not money. She’s the unintentionally blunt mother figure to not just the employees, but many of the Blockbuster regulars. Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla Scott, store associate. Percy’s smart and sometimes scary teenage daughter. She’s not super open to the idea of taking orders from anyone, which can make her working at Blockbuster complicated for Timmy Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman, store associate. She’s genuinely sweet, a little naive, yet undeniably charming. She lost her mom at a young age but is surrounded by family at Blockbuster. Financially savvy to a fault, the staff is helping her learn the importance of self-care. Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, store associate. 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 his parents to live the American life they planned for him. 1 Link to comment
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