Randall Park Manages the Last Video Store in Trailer for Blockbuster

Blockbuster used to be one of the defining establishments from the 90s, and though streaming was the final nail in the coffin for the company, Netflix has decided to make a show about the last Blockbuster in America.

Check out the trailer for Blockbuster:

Here’s the series description:

Timmy Yoon Is 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) fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.

Besides Randall Park, probably the second biggest star in this show is Melissa Fumero, who a lot of fans will recognize from Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. Smoove also has a role, and the young characters are played by Madeleine Arthur, Kamaia Fairburn, and Tyler Alvarez.

With Netflix being pointed out as one of the major reasons why Blockbuster closed, it feels like they’re kind of mocking the franchise by making a whole show about how obsolete the store has become. Then again, maybe it is a look at what we’ve lost with the advancement of media technology, and this could be an interesting take on what the streaming model can’t replicate.

Or am I just giving the show too much credit?

Catch Blockbuster when it premieres on Netflix on Nov. 3.