Melissa Fumero is preparing for a blockbuster…
Netflix has released first look images at its workplace comedy Blockbuster, starring the 40-year-old Cuban American actress.
The 10-episode first season, which will be released on November 3, also stars Randall Park, 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 (including his long-time crush, Eliza (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.
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.
Fumero’s previous credits include Brooklyn Nine-Nine and One Life to Live.