Netflix is closing up its Blockbuster.
The streaming service made the choice Friday to cancel the comedy sequence after a single season.
The sequence did not make an influence on the streamer’s viewership metrics, which generally spells doom for any sequence.
The sequence launched to tepid critiques in November.
Blockbuster starred Randall Park (Timmy), Melissa Fumero (Eliza), Tyler Alvarez (Carlos), Madeleine Arthur (Hannah), Olga Merediz (Connie), JB Smoove (Percy), and Kamaia Fairburn (Kayla).
“Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his total grownup life devoted to his past love, films — a ardour that is saved him at his first and solely job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video,” the logline teases.
“Then Timmy is alarmed to be taught that his retailer is formally the final Blockbuster in America.”
“He now has no alternative however to take motion to remain open and maintain his pals employed. Timmy and his workers rapidly come to comprehend that being dwelling to the final Blockbuster would possibly really be precisely what their group must rekindle the human connections they misplaced to the digital age,” it continues.
“It additionally unexpectedly reunites him together with his long-time crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero), who’s just lately come again to work for him.”
“Will this battle to protect the previous be the push Timmy must step into the current? His workers can solely hope so.”
The sequence hailed from creator, author, government producer, and showrunner Vanessa Ramos, who beforehand labored on Superstore and Brooklyn 9-9.
The sequence did handle to have some humor, nevertheless it wasn’t as constant as you’d anticipate.
Blockbuster had wonderful expertise on and off display, however the premise by no means actually stood the take a look at of time.
Netflix comedies not often dwell so long as dramas. The dramas are inclined to have extra buzz.
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Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Observe him on Twitter.
